let me begin by saying that im not putting anyone down that has been classified as owning a "trailer queen", as i have been the blunt of many jokes owning a car that only gets trailered and out few times a year,,thus owning a "trailer queen",, my question is for those of you out there that might have one also,,im trying to find someone that pretty much stores his or her car and only trailers it to shows etc,,,my question is,,, while being stored do you keep the gas tank full or as little as gas in the tank as possible? Ive heard arguments saying that both are correct,, so im trying to figure out the correct way in storing gas in, yes, my "trailer queen",, thanks for you time, doug
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I have my driver quality stored at one of those nationally enclosed rental facilities that recommend that the gasoline tank be kept full for safety reasons. As far as those "trailer queens"....they sure seem to draw major bucks at Barrett-Jackson. -
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I' v talked about trailer queens many times and people think I' am against them , not so , I just don't have the patient to wait to drive it once or twice a year in and out of a trailer .I wish I could keep my 55 looking like that,( I really am Jalousie of you) I get up set when I Need to clean every thing once a month trying to keep it looking good. Three weeks after a total restoration 26 years ago we took off to NY from Ca. On a 30 day vacation in it. I only had to replace the $160.00 spark plug wires and wore out the repro $520.00 four tires when we got back. It was so much fun we' v now put over 100,000 miles in it and I need to go through the original engine again not to far in the future .
I'm just the kind of guy that loves to drive a Corvette and think if needed I can again do a total restoration and the second time will be easier now that I' v done it before. ( it's only money) In the 26 years I' v collected nearly every NOS part I should need to do it again and I have the time on my hands.Comment
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i guess i dont mind the trailer queen comments from anyone as i have 3 other vettes i can and do drive!!dougComment
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A good man in the car collecting business said " you can restore many times over, but you'll only be original once.",,Comment
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learning how to do this pic thing finally,, thanks guys.. doug
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Re: Nice to see the pace car. *NM*
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Doug,
You pose a good question. I have two LS-6 coupes, both are stored in Featherlite trailers and not driven alot, but trailered to the long distance shows. I have stored them both with empty tanks and full tanks, haven't noticed any difference either way, however I'm in Northern California, and maybe our climate swings aren't drastic enough, although there is 5 inches of snow on top of the trailers now.
Nothing wrong with trailering a restored or low mileage original car, I've had both, it IS a lot of work to maintain a restored car if driven daily to look like brand new. A low mileage high performance engined Corvette if driven daily will soon wear out to the point of a rebuild to keep the performance at its peak, at that point it is no longer original. I personally like the fact that my 454cid/425hp big block IS truly a 454 big block and built the way GM built it.Comment
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I have always read that you store them with full fuel and a stabilizing agent added to the fuel.
From the commercial airplane side, all the flyable airplanes that are stored in the Mojave desert have full fuel tanks.
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I keep less than a 1/4 of a tank in mine. This is because the fire marshall requires this in a couple of indoor Houston car shows I attend every year. I put stabilizer in the gas and have not had any problems.Comment
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Allen..Cars invited to the Bloomington Gold Special collection held indoors..require that the show cars have 1/4 tank or less of fuel.
This may not be relevent to the question of storage..but I wouldn't want to have to drain a tank to show it indoors.
For long term storage..I suspect a rather full tank with stabilizer would be best to eliminate moisture, rust and fuel breakdown.
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