Greetings Jesse!
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Originally Posted by Longhorn
I am in the midst of a restoration on my Caravel in anticipation of a 3-4 month trip this fall of the west, south and east coasts in that order, can't wait! This is my first airstream and will be doing some shakedown trips this summer and hope to meet some of you at the rallys 
I am curious do any of you know of others who use Classic tow vehicles? Mine is a 72' Chevy 3/4 ton.
Also I would like to post some pics but don't no how to reduce the size...keep getting rejected for too big a file. Croping did not help.
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There are a number of us who tow with vehicles that are similar in vintage to our coaches. At nearly every rally that I have attended with a planned Vintage activity, there has been at least one and usually three or four participants towing with tow vehicles of near vintages to thier coaches.
I will be towing extensively this summer with my '75 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (mated to the Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre --the Overlander cuts too close to the car's trailer tow limit for my comfort). If I hadn't owned it prior to purchasing the Overlander in '95, I would have chosen something with rear wheel drive -- the limitation place on the Eldorado and its Tornado twin by the 2.70 Final Drvie (front wheel drive unit) is very difficult to overcome (upgrading to a 3.07 Final Drive costs in excess of $1,900 just for parts -- the same Final Drive utilized by GMC motorhomes that were front wheel drive). The photo of the Cadillac/Overlander combination was taken from the front porch of my former home in Mercer County, Illinois in 2003.
I have also attached a photo of my first tow vehicle that is in storage waiting for its restoration to be completed. It made an ideal tow vehicle for a number of years -- HO 383 cubic inch V8 with 3.93 differential gears and all of the heavy duty cooling and suspension equipment (I towed as much as a 25' tandem axle Nomad with the car, but it was happier with something in the 20' to 22' range). The photo of the Dodge and Nomad was taken at Cloud Nine Ranch near Caufield, Missouri in 1980.
I am sure that you will enjoy your autumn excursion -- a Fall clor tour is among my many planned adventures for after retirement in fifteen to twenty years.
Kevin