MGL Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 I started this last year and finely got around to finishing it yesterday. It started out as the Superstones Ford, I scratch built the bed and used the winch and end of the boom from the 77 GMC Wrecker along with reworking the front bumper. The grill and distributor are from Morgan Automotive Detail and were perfect, no flash at all. This was my first attempt at making decals. This is a replica of my Dads tow truck, I learned how to drive in this truck. I modified the transfer case and made a gear box for the PTO, and added map books from the area the truck worked. The WIP is here. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/99935-1973-f-350-tow-truck/ Thanks for looking.
Renegade Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Reminds me of the first wrecker I drove. Great detail. Love it.
martinfan5 Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 Not gonna do much towing without a fuel tank , overall,nice work.
slusher Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Great build Mark. Awesome work on this build..
towman1271 Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I have driven many styles of wreckers, and I gotta say that bed you scratched is perfect replica of a Holmes bed. You even remembered the PTO. Amazing work, and even better that it was a tribute of your dads truck.. Be proud of this one
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Not gonna do much towing without a fuel tank , overall,nice work. I had one of these pickups. Only the 1/2 tons had the fuel tank underneath. The 250 and 350 had the tank behind the seat on these year models because the frame was narrower behind the cab than the 1/2 ton's frames were. This can be seen in the photos of the 1:1 wrecker on the workbench thread for this build. I found this out the hard way when I replaced the bed on mine and the bolt holes did not line up. So, a simple gas cap could fix this if you so desired. This model is great!!! I really like it. I drove a 69 with a bed like this one for years. The 4x4 lying on the back was an excellent touch. Used that board many times to keep the chains off of plastic bumpers long before we had a wheel lift. I am hoping to build a 69 Ford wrecker like the one that I drove, and be sure that I will be looking at this build for direction on my build. Great work!!!...Brian.
kruleworld Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 fabulous build. it reminds me of the one in Gone in 60 seconds movie.
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