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Michael,
I'd win that hands down considering the speeds I run when pulling a trailer. There are a few here that can verify that.
We've looked at the new pickups with the rear view camera that causes your trailer to disappear. Not sure about that. Jean says no to the trucks that back the trailer for you. She likes to do that herself when we tow two cars to events. I have roughly 400 lbs of torque and with the gearing of the GMC pulling a trailer I can top Fancy Gap mountain on I77 in Va. at an easy 65 MPH.That is what I'm talking about , Bob. Great stories with speed. There is definitely a difference between then and now. You would be thrown in jail for 128mph now. Cool set up for towing a car in a trailer. I've been using my 2017 F350 with 450 hp and 900lbs of torque. It never seems like I'm climbing any mountains or that there is any trailer attached. Probably why I tend to get up above 90 mph on the open plains with no traffic. Don't worry about my mate, Michael, he always manages the details well ahead of the adventure and during the excursions. When he let me use his Series II to drive the Great Ocean Road, Michael was magnanimous. I won't share the speeds I was able to attain. I will say that going through the twists and turns provided wonderful thrills. I also felt compelled to provide the parts to rework the brakes and thank you Michael for the labor.
Haven't had an intact speedo cable in decades. When my last engine was fresh, and running 3.7 gears, I was getting 16 mph per 1000 rpm. Just after sunrise on a gently curved, downhill stretch of I-90 in eastern Washington state I ran at 6300 rpms for about 30 seconds. At least by my math, I barely topped the 100 mark.
I once fell in with a bad crowd, only I was in a 289 modified V8 in a 1940 Ford coupe. I backed out at 105 but could have gone much higher with the 29" tall rear tires and a 2.79 rear axle. The motor had much left but something told me to slow down. Just over that hill the highway patrol was waiting. I cruised by the parked cars listening to Aritha singing RESPECT. Some things one NEVER forgets.I had my SV up to 95 on the way home from the 2006 Covington United. At least that is what the speedo showed. I was very lucky not to have documented proof of my speed, as the 6 cars in front of me all got pulled over as we drove though a speed trap. I escaped only because I was the 7th car and they ran out of cops before they got to me. It certainly wasn't the smartest thing I have done in my adult life, but it was a beautiful day and I just fell in with a bad crowd.