Google is allways your friend:
http://www.google.com/search?gbv=2&hl=en&q=65+lb+in+kg

No, it's 65lb~=30Kg, not 1lb=30kg.
1Kg=2.2lb.
What are you supposed to tow that weighs 30 kilos? I can tow more then that just walking.

29 kg? Then 65 lbs are 1885 kg - this is very much for towing!

I'm not familar with the towing-weights of Golf's, but I remember, that one old-Audi-freak has bought a Golf I Cabriolet for towing his trailer with old Audi's and DKW's. The Cabriolet is allowed to tow 1450 kg, much more than the normal Golf I. It has less than 1000 kg, I think.

The -very shitty- Fiat Ritmo Cabrio hat also 1450 kg, much more than the normal (shitty, too) Ritmo. The former girl-friend of a friend had such a car. But 1450 kg were too much. Even with a horse-trailer with just one horse inside, the driving was getting dangerous and unsafe.

Almost 30 kg (something like 29 and a half) If I’m not mistaken, someone correct me if my math is wrong.

Not much you could pull around with that rating.

I couldn’t find any info on the Volkswagen MK1 Rabbit (Golf) but the MK2 Rabbit (1985-1992) can tow up two 1,000 lbs (US) with a standard hidden hitch receiver (I’m guessing it would be a Class I receiver hitch) A Class II receiver hitch is/was available, but requires underbody modifications to fit it (sounds expensive)

@ingo, yes a vehicle can tow slightly more if the trailer is "braked" (has it’s own set of brakes) Then the vehicle does not have to stop the trailer by itself, the trailer helps in stopping making for shorter stopping distances, and also less wear and tear on the TVs (tow vehicles) brakes.

How much are 65 US lbs in kilogrammes? And aren't there differences if the trailer has an own brake or not? Without an extra trailer-brake (it works, when you are braking), in Germany the maximum weight is -for all cars, I guess- 450 kg. With brakes, it depends on the car.

I wouldn't wonder, if the Datsun is allowed to tow more than a same aged and same-sized VW Rabbit or so.
BWD-cars and cars with very conventional suspension often are allowed to tow more than same-sized FWD-cars. The total weight of the car is not the main thing.

Ha ha, I guessed a little bit high even What in the world kind of thing would you tow that only weighed 65 pounds though?

I search for it on the internet (I also wanted to check my old car magazines * I have a stash of them somewhere around here*) But could find nothing.

I did however, find that a small tow hitch is available for a 1974-1980 Datsun B 210 which gives it a towing capacity of 65 lbs (US)

nice pics

I just got home from a four-day vacation to the Lake Michigan beach (the town of Manistee, Michigan), and I saw quite a few interesting cars while on my trip. I think that in this four-day period I saw the most Ford Crown Victorias, Chevrolet Caprices, Mercury Grand Marquis', Buick Roadmasters, and Lincoln Town Cars than I have ever seen in my entire life. This is probably becuase there is an enourmous amount of how should I say, "senior citizens" living in this area It seemed to me like half of the all the full-size sedans and wagons in the US were located in this single northern-Michigan town. I didn't even bother to take many pictures of them, as there were simply so many. The two most common ones I saw were the Merucry Grand Marquis and Buick Roadmaster Wagon.

Well anyway, on to the pictures!


Far from a Caprice or Grand Marquis, but tens times more interesting, I spotted this very, very rare Datsun 210 with not a spec of rust on it. After I took this picture I saw this same car in other places throughout the town a couple more times.



The sad part is that this poor little car was being forced to pull this big heavy trailer behind it! How abusive of the owner to do such a thing, look how it sags in the back (though one of the times I saw it again when it was not pulling the trailer, but for some reason still sagged a bit ) By the way Neptune, why don't you check the towing capacity for this baby? Maybe 150 pounds or so?




A very non-rusty 1977-79 Caprice/Impala (I can't tell which, as it appaered all the badges had been removed) The paint isn't too good, but considereing the fact that this car is 30 years old it is still in very good overall condition.




A 1973-75 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu also in quite good condition. Someone who knows this generation well can tell me the exact year.






Why is this Caravan's front so high? Becuase there is no engine in it! (no joke)




A Dodge Charger of the Manistee Poice Department. Manistee PD has five cruisers: two Chargers, two Crown Victorias, and a Ford Explorer.




A 1968-72 Chevrolet El Camino SS with the lightning fast 454 motor. Again, someone who knows these can tell me the exact year.



Another El Camino spotted in the same K-Mart parking lot as the first, this one a 1982-87 model.



An ex-police car Ford Crown Victoria. By the wheels and grille, it appears to be a 2001-2002 model (correct me if I'm wrong ford guy)




One of only a couple Caprice wagons I saw on the trip, for some reason it's sister - the Buick Roadmaster, seems to be much more common. This one was in the McDonalds drive-thru and seemed to be carrying a large number of people (it can seat up to nine!)




A few cars belonging to the State of Michigan fleet. A new Ford Focus (there were three more of those, though one of them was a 2005-07 model), a Chevrolet Cavalier, and a Chevrolet Impala, all with the "State" logo on both front doors.




My first real-life smart car sighting! (again in the K-Mart parking lot) It's even uglier in person!