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Thanks Larry!

They have made MAC car crushers since the 70s, and at that pretty much unchanged. The only things I have noticed is the switch from a Detroit Diesel 4-71 to John Deere and Cummins power sources, Dayton Spoke wheels to steelies, and the removal of the cab, besides that they're pretty much the same. Me and my dad built this one based of a either 80s or early 90s MAC car crusher with a 4-71 Detroit. Some came from the factory with a 4-71T, or turbocharged 4-71. I didn't have of those, so we did the rational thing and used a 8v71 out of the GMC General kit. Which is basically two 4-71s put together. If a 4-71 can feed the hydraulic pump enough to crush a car in 40 seconds, then a 8v71 could probably do it in about 20. Not overkill at all! The base is the AMT furniture van, engine from a GMC general, Rims also from a furniture van. Oversize load and grille decal from the bulldozer and the rest is either kitbashed or scratchbuilt. It rained so I couldn't get pictures on the blacktop. Thanks for looking!

Thanks David!

Thanks James!

Thanks Jeff!

Thanks Alan!

Thanks John!

I don't know why it does that, possible because its an embedded image link failing to load. But here should be some pictures that work.

I mean its practically rust free, only needs a few things, like all new sheet metal, but that's only a little bit. Drinks a little oil, slight exhaust leak, use a nail to start it, lost the key, has a slight knock, use thicker oil, brakes a little weak, but hey its got all new bulbs! I'd say 15,000 firm, no lowballers, I know what I got! What Once was a beautiful 1968 Mercury M100 V8, automatic, in a beautiful blue metallic was then sent through 43 years of northeast winters (and salt!) then to 2 years of rough beater offroad riding, and then finally the engine started knocking. Sat for 10 years and then slapped together to be sold as a survivor restoration candidate. Somewhere between all the salt and failing breaks it gained a new bed, which never got painted blue. Hit a deer, driver fender was salvageable and oncome the primered fender and faded paint hood, which was off a junker F250. Moebius M100 with a F100 hood, besides that box stock. Thanks for Looking!

Thank you Michael! I think this is maybe the 3rd or 4th one of these I built, they're fun kits for sure!

Thank you Philippe!

On my ever growing quest to build all the trucks from my local junkyard, (I have like 30 to go, so close to this goal!) I need to build #15, a Kenworth W900 with a Holmes 750 and Underreach. Started with a Revell USA W900 and cut the sleeper off, then lengthened the frame. This Is the first mockup Sleeper sourced from the AMT Kenworth, the bed is scratch built and the, I guess base of the Wrecker is 3D printed, designed by myself. I then Painted the front half of the truck because I wanted too, I don't have good reason besides I wanted it to have some color. Currently siting like this, I need to finish the 750, and an underreach, paint it all, then letter it Here's a picture of the real truck. That's all for now, Thanks for looking!

Thanks Steve!

Thanks David, unfortunately the real truck doesn't still exist, the next owner either wrecked it, or wanted a 396 Big Block and torching mounts and ripping cabs is an easier task than messing with 30 year old rusted bolts. It is rather sad that it did get wrecked as it is a very impressive hauler. Here's a picture of the real thing.

Thanks Larry!

That is a very nice wrecker.

Based on a homemade 3 car rollback from a local junkyard. The real truck was a 396 powered C65 Danco rollback bed with stinger, at some point the stinger was removed and replaced by a underreach and it gained the over head bed. My truck started as a MPC Sodbuster Chevy Pickup cab that had the front end replaced with a 3D printed Medium duty front end and put on a scratch built frame. The truck is mostly scratch built except the cab, interior, rear axle and wheels. Bed goes up and down, underreach goes back and forth. I like it, that's what really matters, I like it. At some point the real truck was either traded for a Camaro, or sold. It then lost the overhead bed and eventually returned wrecked. Thanks for looking

Adding on to scratch building one, you can get a parts manual for a 1801 Holmes online for free, finding measurements may be a harder task. Either way this would be a fun build to watch.

Strange, For me they're still here. Maybe this picture will work.

Thank you Victor, I will for sure get more photos of the trailer once I finish it.

Thank you Jim.

Thank you David. Thank you Chris. Thank you Brian.

Built box stock, Pretty easy considering I tend to build a lot of trucks. Tamiya Pearl White, turned out pretty nice. Decals are clear printer labels, Avery 22822. Thanks for looking!