Hey Chris! I reckon you got away light under the circumstances and will soon be able to laugh at that trip, but I have had some towing horror stories too including the one where the entire tow bar detached itself from the tow truck and launched a drag race Chevy Camaro into the rush hour traffic - ending up without a scratch which is more than can be said for the 8 cars the trailer hit before it stopped.
Anyway, interesting comments concerning front or rear facing for a '40. I would always reckon for a rear engined car, rear first and keep the weight on the ball and adjust position fore and aft on the trailer to get optimum hitch weight for maximum stability. I once loaded an ex racing Boss 429 Mustang sans motor, facing forwards on the trailer, and within 500 yds jacknifed the whole shebang as the tail wagged the dog rather severely.
But as I said (marveled) on another thread.........
http://www.gt40s.com/forum/showthrea...671#post161671
Good luck with the rest of the MDA build. The chassis and suspension looks to be the best I've seen...
