How to tow an early A?
Don't feel bad, it happens to lots of us!
I used a tow bar years ago to get my car to the paint shop across town. Car was stripped down to it's shell. (read extremely light). The very first corner I went around we had problems. So I had a great idea....."Oh hunny, can you give me a hand?" I have the best Mopar wife...willing to help in most any way. She was willing to sit in the car, no glass, no seat, nothin...well I gave her a milk crate to sit on. Her task was to steer the car. Pretty easy ...right.... EXCEPT..she couldn't feel how the car was tracking. So we would go around the corner and the wheels would start to go the wrong way. She would try to get them to follow and return, but she had no idea where they ended up.(no previous manual steering experience). So after the "test corners" she says..." Don't worry, I figure it out...let's go!" Mind you, were on all residential roads, nothing above 20 mph. We got about half way there, and I realized that without a windshield it was much easier to hear LOTS of cussing from back there. I stopped to check. She gulped it down and said keep going(without cussing).
Moral of story: While we made our trip safely, I will not ever use tow bar again. I have always used a tow dolly since and never had an issue.
And never put your wife in a car like that....we were young and stupid!
Merry Christmas everyone!--Godspeedglen