Hi All,

We will be moving the GP from Chicago to Portland, OR in a month or so and are looking into shipping options. Open carrier transport appears to run around $900 and enclosed is more than double that. Therefore, we are leaning toward open transport, but some carriers seem to indicate potential issues with loading and unloading of cars with less than 6" ground clearance.

Does anyone have experience with shipping a GP (or similar) on an open car carrier? Were there any issues due to the ground clearance?

Thanks in advance!

 

I purchased my GP from another state sight unseen...and it was shipped to me via open carrier.

They had no issue...

I'll never forget watching it as they drove it off the truck and thinking its minnnne!!

 

Just go to a car dealer or CARMAX dealer and watch as the open haulers load/offload. You'll soon see that the ramp angle will "kill" your front splitter and the associated under bumper trim. Any money you'd save will probably be offset by the incurred damage. I'd go with a well-respected enclosed hauler with a flat elevator lift.

 

Thumper,

Thanks for the reply. Do you recall the name of the carrier?

 

Horseless Carriage is a very well respected carrier. I have used them for a couple of my classic cars before.

 

intercity lines is a great transport company. i believe they offer only enclosed, but the last time i was quoted from them, it was not much more than 1000.

i think 500 either way is worth the piece of mind.

 

Try U Ship they have good deals for enclosed

 

i'll drive your car to oregon for you, you pay gas, expenses and airline ticket back

scott

 

I had my GP transported from North Carolina on an open transport as well as other cars that may have had even less ground clearance with no problems. I have also used Uship multiple times we good success never having any problems with it. It comes down to the person loading and off-loading the cars. They could have 100% success rate and still mess up. Its just a risk you have to take. I always make sure i insure any cars i purchase before they get on the trailer, just in case.

 

I have just shipped a car using Magic Carpet from Glendora to Boston at a cost of $800. This was a open carrier and everything ended up fine - dusty but fine. My only warning is these are not trucks owned by Magic Carpet - they are all independents as are most of the trucks used by the auto shipping companies.

If you want less risk use a service that owns there own trucks. Or better yet a closed carrier - these are the best as some trucks have an elevator system on the back of the truck that will easily accommodate cars with very minimal ground clearance. I used one of these carriers about 10 years ago to move a Porsche across the USA and the driver was telling me stories about owners who are fanatics about their cars even getting a little dusty. These fancy closed carriers allow for car to arrive in virtually the same condition as they are in when driven on the carrier. As I recall the cost was about $1,500 but that was 10 years ago. I think it was about 2X the cost of an open carrier.

 

Roy Sewell at Intercity FTW. He transported my GP in March with impeccable service and care. Ask for the 6 speed discount and discuss gaur entered pickup schedule. Once the car is loaded it's not an issue of time, if's getting the car picked up that took a while.