SMITH TOWING & R E C O V E R Y
Lamborghini Aventador on our flatbed at night — specialty transport

SPECIALTY TRANSPORT

Exotics, classics, one-off builds — how we move what can’t be replaced.

Specialty

WHEN WHAT YOU’RE MOVING CAN’T BE REPLACED

Some vehicles exist in small numbers, have irreplaceable parts, or carry emotional weight that outweighs their book value. Moving those safely is a different kind of job — one that requires soft straps, certified tie-down points, and a driver who understands what they’re carrying.

We’ve transported Lamborghinis at 2am out of gas stations, General Lee-replica Chargers, ’71 K5 Blazers, show-condition builds, and everything in between. Damage-free is the baseline expectation, not a premium.

Indoor enclosed storage available at our 4-acre Crosby facility for vehicles that can’t sit outside.

Capabilities

SPECIALTY CAPABILITIES

  • Exotics (Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.)
  • Classic & restoration project vehicles
  • Muscle cars & custom builds
  • Motorcycles & powersports
  • Show-condition vehicles
  • Collector car dealer transport
  • Long-distance flatbed hauls
  • Enclosed indoor storage available

EXOTIC & SUPERCAR TRANSPORT

A Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, or other supercar rides inches off the ground, runs carbon-ceramic brakes and forged wheels, and has front splitters and aero that a careless load angle will crack in seconds. We transport exotics on a flatbed with the deck angle managed so the nose clears, soft straps run over the tires instead of clamping the body or suspension, and the wheels carry the load the way the engineers intended. We’ve handled this work since 2001 — including 2am pulls out of gas stations — and damage-free is the baseline, not an upsell.

CLASSIC & RESTORATION PROJECT TRANSPORT

Classics and restoration projects come with their own problems: low-pressure or flat tires, a transmission that won’t shift, no working brakes, or a bare shell with no glass and no interior. None of that has to mean a winch dragging across original sheet metal. We load non-running cars, partial builds, and frame-off projects gently, choose tie-down points that won’t bend a fender or stress a fragile chassis, and move them between your shop, the body shop, the upholsterer, and home. A numbers-matching car or a decades-long build gets treated like it can’t be replaced — because it can’t.

ENCLOSED & PROTECTED TRANSPORT

When a vehicle can’t take road grime, rock chips, or weather — fresh paint, a concours car, a high-dollar build — open transport isn’t always the right answer. For those moves we coordinate enclosed, weather-protected transport and arrange covered handling on both ends of the trip. And at the destination, our 4-acre Crosby facility has enclosed indoor storage with an on-site shop, so a car that can’t sit outside has somewhere secure to land before or after the haul.

MOTORCYCLE & POWERSPORTS TRANSPORT

A motorcycle is a balance problem, not just a weight problem — one strap on a triple clamp pulled too hard, or a bike that tips on the deck, and you’ve done real damage. We transport street bikes, baggers, customs, trikes, and powersports with proper wheel chocks and soft tie-downs that hold the bike upright and stable without overloading the fork seals. Whether it’s a dead battery on the side of US-59 or a show bike going to an event, it rides secure and arrives the way it left.

DEALER, AUCTION & COLLECTOR TRANSPORT

Dealers, collectors, and buyers move cars on a schedule — auction pickups, showroom-to-buyer deliveries, inventory shuffles between lots. We run collector-car and dealer transport across greater Houston and handle the long-distance flatbed hauls those deals often require. A real dispatcher answers 24/7/365, so a sold car or an auction win doesn’t sit waiting on a call center, and high-value units can land in our enclosed storage until the handoff.

EVENT, SHOW & CONCOURS TRANSPORT

Car shows, concours lawns, track days, and promotional events all have a hard arrival window and a car that has to look perfect when the trailer door opens. We schedule show and event transport around the move-in time, load show-condition vehicles with the same soft-strap, tire-loaded care we give an exotic, and get them there clean and on time. Need the car held the night before? It can sit in our enclosed Crosby facility and roll out fresh on event morning.

OVERSIZED & HEAVY SPECIALTY LOADS

Some specialty moves are too big or too heavy for a standard car hauler — a long-wheelbase custom, a multi-vehicle move, or a one-off build on an oversized chassis. Because we also run heavy-duty equipment, including a 35-ton heavy wrecker and 50- and 75-ton rotators, we can put real lifting and hauling capacity behind a specialty job when the size or weight calls for it, instead of forcing an awkward fit onto light-duty gear.

SPECIALTY TRANSPORT ACROSS GREATER HOUSTON

We dispatch specialty transport 24/7/365 from our 4-acre Crosby facility and run hauls across the metro — Houston, Baytown, Katy, Kingwood, Atascocita, the Woodlands, and the I-10, US-59 / I-69, and Beltway 8 corridors — plus long-distance flatbed runs beyond it. Response is roughly 15 minutes in Crosby and about 20–40 minutes across greater Houston, and we give you a straight ETA when you call. Whatever you’re moving, it travels with soft straps, certified tie-downs, and a driver who knows what’s on the deck.

Local coverage

SERVING CROSBY & GREATER HOUSTON

We provide this service 24/7 across Crosby and the greater Houston area, including:

CrosbyBaytownChannelviewPasadenaDeer ParkLa PorteKingwoodHumbleAtascocitaHighlands

Common Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We load exotics on a flatbed and manage the deck angle so the nose, splitter, and aero clear the ramp. Soft straps run over the tires — the wheels carry the load, not the body or suspension — so a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or McLaren arrives the way it left. Damage-free is the baseline.
Yes. Non-running classics, partial builds, and bare shells are routine for us. We load gently with no winch dragging across original metal and pick tie-down points that won’t bend panels or stress a fragile chassis. We move the car between your shop, the body shop, and home.
For vehicles that can’t take road grime, rock chips, or weather — fresh paint, concours cars, high-dollar builds — we coordinate enclosed, weather-protected transport. And our 4-acre Crosby facility has enclosed indoor storage so the car has a secure place to land before or after the haul.
Yes. We transport street bikes, baggers, customs, trikes, and powersports using proper wheel chocks and soft tie-downs that hold the bike upright and stable without overloading the fork seals — whether it’s a roadside breakdown or a show bike headed to an event.
Yes. We run dealer, auction, and collector transport across greater Houston, plus long-distance flatbed hauls. A real dispatcher answers 24/7/365, not a call center, and high-value units can sit in our enclosed Crosby storage until the handoff.
We dispatch 24/7/365 from Crosby across Houston, Baytown, Katy, Kingwood, Atascocita, the Woodlands, and the major freeway corridors, plus long-distance runs. Response is about 15 minutes in Crosby and roughly 20–40 minutes across greater Houston, and we give you a straight ETA on the call.

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