1982 Chevrolet C30 Wrecker

[Chuck Most]

Seth's Towing served the Lansing/Dewitt area beginning in 1988. Seth Hynnek and his team gained a reputation for fast, friendly, and reasonably priced service. That all changed in 1994, when John Derringer bought the operation. Derringer quickly fired Seth's people and ran the business into the ground. Seth's former wreckers were rumored to have been used to tie random vehicles to Derringer's chop shop, where parts would be resold or used in vehicles at one of Derringer's trio of sketchy "float the note" used car lots. 

Seth was so angered by what had happened he came out of retirement and started a new towing business, hiring back his former staff, and eventually handing over the new operations to his employees once he retired, for good, in 1999.

The very first wrecker Seth bought was a 1982 Chevrolet C30 that had been fitted with the towing setup from a 1979 GMC Holmes Captain Hook. Though a bit of a hodge podge, it proved to be reliable. And it's the last Seth's wrecker known to still exist. Seth heard it was being stored behind a body shop in Mt. Pleasant (reportedly collateral for a bill left unpaid by Derringer), and Seth bought it. The truck is much rougher than it was in it's heyday, but mechanically it's still tip top. Seth jokes that the truck will probably outlive him. It's already outlived Derringer's shady businesses, and Derringer himself... who was found dead under strange circumstances in his office in late 2020. But that's a whole 'nother story.

The model is the Revell GMC wrecker, fitted with a cab from the MPC Deserter '84 GMC. It has AMT C3500 wheels with Moebius tires, an Iceman Collections grille, and emblems from Rays Kits Decals North America . It was basically a quick weekend project whipped up to dispose of spare parts.

[Jim B]

Cool wrecker. Well done. 

[av405]

I like it. I strongly believe that MPC's truck body is much more accurate than Revell's, so that really took it up a notch. 

[espo]

Alway like how your back stories better describe the overall look of your builds. Like the "stylish" looking bed sides. The patina is very realistic looking along with the service body and equipment.  

[ncbuckeye67]

That's a very well-done tow rig! Your weathering is so spot-on.

[stavanzer]

Great Story.

Even Better Build!

 

 

Good Show.

[Daverde]

Awesome work !! Love the wrecker!!

[KevinCarroll]

Super job with so many cool notes. One caught my eye right away - the 'cloudy' yellow plexiglass cover on the emergency light!