7.5t transporter self drive - Birmingham

[StickyWickett]

Need a bit of help here. I may need to transport a non-roadworthy 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 from Wrexham to Birmingham quite soon but I can't find anyone local to Brum that rents out these transporters. I've found loads of places hiring standard box vans and curtainsiders but no flatbed transporters. The car is a bit of a beast at 5 1/2m long and 1 1/2t undladen so a 3.5t van won't do.

Anyone had experience with this kind of move before who could recommend somebody?

[bluequattro]

Use shiply instead
Far less hassle
Or look on eBay -plenty recovery firms -find one where the car is-maybe cheaper travelling one way

[Tonybolony]

If you get stuck, I can ask the guy who delivers our caravans to us. He occasionally does runs from the Factory in Bristol to way up North, and maybe on his way back??
He's got an Man flat-bed thats big enough to carry a twin-axle caravan, so size/weight wont be a prob.

[UrS4boy]

Unless it's the six-cylinder version, the weight can be much higher than 1.5tonne:

Ford Galaxie 500 XL 2-door Hardtop 390 Thunderbird Special V-8 4-speed, model year 1967, version for North America U.S. (up to September)
2-door coupe body type
*RWD (rear-wheel drive), manual 4-speed gearbox
*petrol (gasoline) engine with displacement: 6384 cm3 / 389.6 cui, advertised power: 235 kW / 315 hp / 320 PS ( SAE gross ), Torque net: 579 Nm / 427 lb-ft
*characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5410 mm / 213 in, wheelbase: 3023 mm / 119 in
*reference weights: base curb weight: 1807 kg / 3984 lbs
*how fast is this car ? top speed: 200 km/h (124 mph) (theoretical);
accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7.7 s; 0- 100 km/h 8.1 s (a-c simulation); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 16.1 s (a-c simulation)
*fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 20.3 l/100km / 13.9 mpg (imp.) / 11.6 mpg (U.S.) / 4.9 km/l

[bluequattro]

I know someone at Whitchurch with a trailer.
Not that far from Wrexham.
He carries 2 range rovers at a time

[sal_s2]

Try urban recovery, theyre based in Birmingham and have loads of big trucks. If you're flexible on what dates it can be picked up it'll be a lot cheaper

[StickyWickett]

Cheers for the input guys, unfortunately I missed out on the Galaxie but hopefully this info will come in useful for a future purchase.