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• WRECKER QUESTION: Would the new Moebius wrecker be period correct for the AMT '60 F-100? What about the '50's Chevy pickups? *NM*
  • Well, if a tow truck operator had a '72 rig that got totaled in a wreck, but the wrecker portion was ok, he might put it on an old Chevy farm truck his uncle never used any more. *NM*
  • Light duty wrecker bodies are not that plentiful. Hard job finding good examples of 50's and 60's wreckers on line. *NM*
  • There are diecast wreckers that might be good sources for parts. A 1950 lighter duty tow truck might have a Weaver hoist through. There is reference for scratchbuilting such a unit around the internet. *NM*
  • You'd want the wrecker unit to be older than the truck (or equal for the first installation). The trucks wore out/rusted out faster than the wrecker, so a unit would be switched to a new truck when the first one wore out *NM*
    • I used to know of an independent tow truck driver who bought a brand new Chevy C30 Holmes wrecker every seven years or so.
  • Thanks, Jim, Charlie, Brian, & Mark. I appreciate your help here. *NM*
  • The wrecker body depicted by Moebuis is a Holmes 440 that was first released in 1966.
    • Now we are getting somewhere. I'm guessing the OP was wondering if it would be found on a '60 Ford, and unless it was a VERY unusual circumstance, that would be a no. But it does beg the question of what WOULD be correct for a light(er) duty wrecker body...
    • Thanks, A>J> That's what I needed. *NM*
      • Sorry A.J. *NM*
  • We used to have a resident tow truck expert on here, Patrick Bailey maybe....
    • That would be Pat Redmond. He’s alive and well on the Facebooks and he has a YouTube channel too. I know a few things about modern hydraulic units both small and big. *NM*
      • Thats him, glad to hear he's doing well. Sorry I butchered his name *NM*
        • If it makes you feel any better, there WAS a Patrick Bailey on this board some time back. *NM*
          • Yes, I've mixed my Patricks. sorry for the confusion. *NM*
  • There is a museum for tow trucks that may have some hepful info. Here the lnk to heir website. *NM* *LINK*
    • I've stopped there several times while passing through Chattanooga, TN. Nice collection, worth the visit. *NM*
  • I have two of the Moebius kits, working on one now, cut the bed down to a low side or west coast as some call it. I have a 60 F-100 waiting for the bed from the other kit. I’ll leave it as a high side, and period correct or not I’m doing it LOL! *NM*