Matchbox wrecker restorations from the distant past

[Tinman]

[Squid]

Some nice restorations. I particularly like the two with Shell livery. Do my eyes deceive me, or is the one at bottom a wrecker body on a 3B cab?

[Tinman]

Some nice restorations. I particularly like the two with Shell livery. Do my eyes deceive me, or is the one at bottom a wrecker body on a 3B cab?

Bedford yes, came from a 25c tanker

[Squid]

That would have been my second guess. I had to enlarge the photo to catch the pin on which the cab tilts.

[Tinman]

It took awhile, but I found a larger photo of the Bedford wrecker.

[Tinman]

I also found this very old "wallpaper" pic of some restorations featuring the wrecker.

[Squid]

They all look great. I am particularly fond of the Jaguars.

[Malibu]

It took awhile, but I found a larger photo of the Bedford wrecker.

I like this one.
How did you do the chassis?

Stephan

[Tinman]

I like this one.
How did you do the chassis?

Stephan

I had pics showing the build but they were lost in a hard drive fire (yeah, it actually caught fire). The two models are completely separated at the line shown. I cut a strip of aluminum in the desired thickness and size, placed it under the motor of the cab (with epoxy) with half of its length sticking out the back. The Jib and bed were joined with epoxy and the aluminum strip was slid in on top of the bed and under the jib.

[misterpop]

Thats the way to do it...Are they all out there or did you keep one as it was too nice to release.?