Robin emailed me the other day asking how rare Willys trucks with tow packages are. Before answering her question, I did some searches to make sure my answer, which was yes, was correct. That’s when I came across these two pictures. One is a beautiful Willys Tow Truck and the other is entirely odd ball.
This is a picture that is being auctioned on eBay:
This image was taken by Randy Brown on February of 2010:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownrc/4351689687/in/set-72157625331956867/
from the website of the oddball truck…and right now there is a Manley wrecker unit being auctioned on Ebay.(search for Manly wrecker, they guy doesn’t know how to spell…
There’s a Willys wrecker rusting at an old service station near me. I don’t think it’s the same tow package as the one you have pictured. I did ask them once about the owner – it was the previous owner of the station, and they told me that I should call his widow.
I’ll try to get out there in the next couple of weeks for pictures and details.
That would be great!