Old Time Trucks Magazine's show at Expediteexpo 2012 in Wilmington, Ohio. I'm fascinated by old trucks, wreckers and COE's in particular. Obviously this one fits the bill on all three counts and it's rusty to boot.
To see more of Tom's collection of historic old trucks, look at my album "Tom's Trucks".
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Wilmington, Ohio. I have so many truck photos in queue that I have to put one up every so often. This cool old Diamond T wrecker is owned by someone in Batavia, Ohio which is quite near to where I live, but the Snakedoctor and I saw it for the first time yesterday about 50 miles North. My guess is that it was trailed up here, but I saw him fire it up and move it around so, although it sounded a bit rough, I know it runs. One thing I found interesting is how spotless and unblemished the chrome is among all that rust. The guy has his priorities straight. That's an amazing array of rigging on the back. Pretty heavy duty.
Another interesting thing is that we found a similar military wrecker on the way home.
The rig in the left background is a Marmon, often referred to as the Rolls Royce of trucks.
To see more of Tom's collection of historic old trucks, look at my album "Tom's Trucks".
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Wilmington, Ohio. This cool old Diamond T wrecker is owned by someone in Batavia, Ohio which is quite near to where I live, but the Snakedoctor and I saw it for the first time yesterday about 50 miles North. My guess is that it was trailed up here, but I saw him fire it up and move it around so, although it sounded a bit rough, I know it runs. One thing I found interesting is how spotless and unblemished the chrome is among all that rust. The guy has his priorities straight. That's an amazing array of rigging on the back. Pretty heavy duty.
Another interesting thing is that we found a similar military wrecker on the way home.
To see more of Tom's collection of historic old trucks, look at my album "Tom's Trucks".
Tags: Wilmington Ohio 1943 Diamond T 959 Wrecker from WW2 military wrecker rust rusty vintage truck historic truck Tom Rohrich ATHS American Truck Historical Society camiones lorry
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2013 Midwest Regional Tow Show at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio. Tom is a collector of old tow trucks. He had five historic trucks at the show, three of which I'd seen before, but didn't realize that he owned them all. Apparently he has more at his place. I'm told that he isn't into restoring them, but just leaving them pretty much as he found them, but in drivable condition.
This 1968 Autocar formerly belonged to Bevis (Ohio) Towing Service. It is powered by a Cummins engine running through a 13 speed transmission with a 4 speed auxiliary transmission. It has an 850 Holmes crane, a hydraulic spade, and an 80,000 lb drag winch.
To see more of Tom's collection of historic old trucks, look at my album "Tom's Trucks".
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2013 Midwest Regional Tow Show at the Great Wolf Lodge in Mason, Ohio. Tom is a collector of old tow trucks. He had five historic trucks at the show, three of which I'd seen before, but didn't realize that he owned them all. Apparently he has more at his place. I'm told that he isn't into restoring them, but just leaving them pretty much as he found them, but in drivable condition.
This 1968 Autocar formerly belonged to Bevis (Ohio) Towing Service. It is powered by a Cummins engine running through a 13 speed transmission with a 4 speed auxiliary transmission. It has an 850 Holmes crane, a hydraulic spade, and an 80,000 lb drag winch.
To see more of Tom's collection of historic old trucks, look at my album "Tom's Trucks".
Tags: 2013 Midwest Regional Tow Show Great Wolf Lodge Mason Ohio Tom Rohrich 1968 Autocar tow truck 850 Holmes crane wrecker Cummins historic wrecker vintage wrecker historic tow truck vintage tow truck Towing and Recovery Association of Ohio Towing and Recovery Association of Kentucky West Virginia Towing and Recovery Association American Truck Historical Society ATHS A Car camiones lorry
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