Autocar Holmes Wrecker

[Warren D]

I saw the freshly restored Autocar wrecker at the Bolton, MA truck show last fall.  I think I got very close, though I didn't notice that the front of the wrecker bed was cut back and wrapped around the stacks until I was almost done.  (Correction would have required cutting up the wrecker bed as well as shortening the chassis 1/4".  With everything painted and assembled I decided to take some artistic license.)  Otherwise, I'm pleased.

AMT Autocar dump truck cab, fenders, hood, engine and front chassis, Pete wrecker rear chassis grafted to front chassis.  Wheels and tires from Scale Scenics, 24.5's!  Lights on body and nose from CTM.  I usually paint the stripes on the rear but as I seem to be having more trouble getting crisp lines, I decided to go the decal route which worked very well.  Wrecker body from First Gear, rear tow gear from scratch.

 

Edited January 21, 2024 by Warren D

[ChrisR]

Awesome!!

[Gary Chastain]

Such a cool build, well detailed and love the colors. Well done

[Hi-Po]

Good looking build, nicely done.

[Jim B]

Really nice looking wrecker.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Scott Eriksen]

Nice job!

[yh70]

great job

[Doug 1061]

That is a beautiful beast.

[cifenet]

Perfectly produced!  Great job making this look awesome, I really like how it all turned out.

[1959scudetto]

This is one awesome wrecker - very well done !

[Dutzie]

That is one tough looking wrecker!

[happy grumpy]

Great rendition of an already beautiful truck, you brought it to the next level.

[slusher]

Outstanding!

[Warren D]

On 1/21/2024 at 10:31 AM, ChrisR said:

Awesome!!

Thanks!

On 1/21/2024 at 11:35 AM, Gary Chastain said:

Such a cool build, well detailed and love the colors. Well done

Thank you, nothing says wrecker better than red, white and black!

On 1/21/2024 at 1:15 PM, Hi-Po said:

Good looking build, nicely done.

Thanks

On 1/21/2024 at 2:55 PM, Jim B said:

Really nice looking wrecker.

Thanks

On 1/21/2024 at 8:42 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thank you

On 1/21/2024 at 8:49 PM, Scott Eriksen said:

Nice job!

Thanks

On 1/21/2024 at 9:30 PM, yh70 said:

great job

Thanks

On 1/22/2024 at 1:05 AM, Doug 1061 said:

That is a beautiful beast.

Thank you

On 1/22/2024 at 1:51 AM, cifenet said:

Perfectly produced!  Great job making this look awesome, I really like how it all turned out.

Thanks

On 1/22/2024 at 1:55 PM, 1959scudetto said:

This is one awesome wrecker - very well done !

Thanks

On 1/22/2024 at 6:16 PM, Dutzie said:

That is one tough looking wrecker!

Thanks, the real one is a real beast

On 1/25/2024 at 3:38 PM, happy grumpy said:

Great rendition of an already beautiful truck, you brought it to the next level.

Thanks

On 1/26/2024 at 1:11 AM, slusher said:

Outstanding!

Thank you

[Pete68]

Nice finish Warren looks like a beast 

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Beautiful build Warren!! Excellent work!!

[Toys4Don2]

Absolutely beautiful looking Wrecker!!

[grodudulle77]

Nice looking wrecker !!??

[Bainford]

Great looking wrecker. I really dig this build. A very cool Autocar.

[mikemodeler]

Nice looking rig. Are you going to add any lights?

[Sledsel]

Superb!