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In high school my buddy Jerry had to get his non-running 55 (or so) DeSoto up the driveway into the garage to work on the engine. It was too heavy to push by hand, and the only other vehicle we had was his tunnel buggy, which is not good for pushing.
We tied a 3/8" rope from the buggy to the car, and towed it a block or so down the street, me in the car and Jerry in the buggy. We made a u-turn then accelerated to about 15 mph. At about three houses before his, Jerry let off and let the rope go slack, then nailed it to break the rope and let me turn up the driveway and into the garage. Polypropylene rope apparently will stretch a *long* way before it breaks. Jerry's sudden acceleration transmitted quite well to the DeSoto.
I ended up trying to turn into the driveway at about 20, rope still intact but quite taut, and pulled Jerry along for the ride. Made it into the garage, and if it weren't for his mothers washer and dryer I would have been able to stop before hitting the wall. I think.
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