Love the delivery

The toy craftsman shared this photo with me since he made several 1/8 scale of this. This is a CUSTOM wrecker from a PACKARD. It rests in a museum somewhere in the States.

I know of an 80 year old mechanic who used to work on Packards. So, I shared the photo with him & asked if Packard corp. made wreckers.
His answers: "NO"! He also told me why someone chose a Packard. So, let me pick your brain. Do you know why?

Because they had that huge V12 engine in them with a high ratio rear axle. One set out in a wrecking yard here in Cheyenne made out of a convertible coupe with the boom comng out of the trunk. It set there for at least 20 years next to a 1939 Buick convertible that I wanted so bad I could taste it. Finally they all disappeared because somebody came though town and bought every collectable car he had. Mitch

Mich,

I can just picture you & Clarence together. That is exactly what Clarence told me.

Now the 1/8 scale of the WRECKER in steel...

This toy truck has model look to it but I still consider it a toy. An extraordinary workmanship. All done by hand.

This is the kind of talent one can find in good'ol USA!

"Ask the man who owns one"

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Here's my new one to ad to my fleet.I posted more info on it in nonpetro showcase,thought I would share it here also.
Doc awesome pics,I can't beleive the amount of trucks out where you live!!!
Joe

YUP, FOUND YET ANOTHER WHILE OUT RIDING AROUND THIS MORNING.

1951 FORD FIRE DEPT TRUCK IN WESTHAMPTON.....

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That truck is bada$$ !!

SURE IS....IT WAS BUILT JUST UP THE ROAD FROM ME ABOUT 5 MILES.

THIS THIS MAY'VE BEEN BUILT BY THE SAME GARAGE AS THE C.O.E.
THE BEDS LOOK SIMILAR...



WAS TOLD THIS TRUCK IS A NASH. DID NASH ACTUALLY PRODUCE A PICK-UP OR WAS THIS FABRICATED FROM A CAR?

ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE?



LAST THIS RAT ROD BELONGS TO MY FRIEND CHRIS WHO HAS SEVERAL RIDES TUCKED IN HIS GARAGE....