[DeTomaso] NPC Auto transport companies

[Himes, Terry (397C)]

Just a quick note on those car carriers.  When I purchased my Xterra, it lived in Houston, TX. 
I contacted a reputable car carrier (can’t remember which one) and asked for a pickup when
they had a truck coming thru with extra space. I believe it was ~$300.  Very cheap. When the
next truck came thru TX with an empty slot, the driver called and picked up my Xterra and 
delivered it to Pasadena.  That was 10 years ago, so I’m not sure it would work today. But it 
was pretty slick and I only waited extra couple weeks.

Terry


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On 11/13/17, 7:13 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Chuck and Linda Huber" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of lindahuber at cox.net> wrote:

    I had good luck with these guys..
    
     
    
    $1100 for a car (Jensen Interceptor) moved from Charlotte to Tucson, AZ, enclosed carrier.
    
     
    
    Specialty Mobile Carriers
    
    800 789-5250
    
     
    
     
    
    
    
     
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Mike Scardina [mailto:a42n8cfo at yahoo.com] 
    Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2017 12:32 PM
    To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Auto transport companies
    
     
    
    On Friday, I bought a 1964 Volvo PV544 B18 Sport on bringatrailer.com. The car is located in Colts Neck, NJ and I need to find someone with preferably an enclosed carrier to bring it to my home in Oak Brook, IL. Over the weekend I got two quotes from big name companies.  Horseless Carriage quoted $1,250 over the phone and Dependable quoted $1,750 via email.  Horseless Carriage has a big operation in NJ which might account for the difference.  However, I seem to recall some stories about bad experiences with them and whenever I've seen Dependable trucks I am amazed at the high quality equipment they seem to always use.  Nonetheless, the amount of data I'm basing my impression on is very small.  Do any of you have recommendations for carriers to get this car from NJ to IL? Thanks for your thoughts.