Ford/Holmes Barn Find....

[EdsTowing]

Originally Created in October of 2016

 

My buddy restores & sells 73-79 Ford trucks and came across this wrecker other day. He bought it as a project to restore...









They cleaned it up a little and got some good gas to it....Fired right up.














Its got a 71' 460 in it...DOVE heads so it was a performance/Interceptor engine I would assume. 4wd & everything works.

I'm thinking it will make a nice addition to our fleet....

Thanks,
Ed

 

Builder2 said:

Ed 71 460 wasn't much for performance, lower compression by then, dove heads are 1970 heads with smaller chambers, so someone has played with it, looks like a nice add to the collection!

 

Eds Towing said:

The mast had 2 angle irons welded to it, top & bottom, on both sides. They were all cut off

at some time but I can't recall them being factory or what they may have been for?




Mark said:

I like these old wreckers. I have old 480'S…old 750's that we use every day…..and LLoyds old 850. Is it just me or does it seem like 7 or 8 years ago

a lot of people loved these older trucks and commented on them but now it seems interest in them is way down? Just saying….. Maybe its just me

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