I haven't been on here for a while, but as my need to tow this car has developed, I knew there are people on here who would have ideas.
The car is an '87 Mustang that is a toy that I drive on nice days, and take to the drag strip once in a blue moon. Driving it there is risky because if it breaks, it is a REAL hassle getting towed home. (I learned the hard way.)
I have a pick up that will pull it, but I can't justify the expense of a trailer when the trips to the track are so infrequent. Besides, I really don't have the room for it. I looked into a tow dolly, but it seems they have to tow the car with the front wheels on it. Towing with the rear wheels on it causes stability issues, as the caster would be "backwards". I would need to be able to put the back wheels on the dolly in the event of a driveline failure.
I'm thinking of some kind of simple sling-type tow rig that could be bolted into the bed (maybe combined w/ a hitch) just for the trips to the track. Being that I would only be towing the one type car, maybe it could be built in a simple way, with a manual winch and a one-off rigging arrangement.
Maybe a tow dolly type of deal that would be mounted to the bed and hitch, eliminating the pivot which causes the handling issues. The dolly would be on the ground, put the car on, and then crank the dolly off the ground. Thinking out loud, now.
Maybe an existing tow dolly could be modified to do this.