1966 Unimog flatbed tow truck... with an innovative tilt rear wheel assembly that is brilliant

 sorta makes you wonder why this didn't become more common as a design... it would be very useful in a small scale for wheelchairs, motorcycles, boats, jet-skis etc

 the above is the rear wheel hubcap

I don't remember ever seeing anything like this before! Proves to me that there are still cool vehicles to see, but they aren't coming to many shows, and I have to keep going to shows I haven't been to in order to find them

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33 or 34 Model AA tow truck, Muckenthaler 2012 concours

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Rat Rod tow truck... full size 1950's Chevy

found on http://hotrodekustom.blogspot.com/2011/01/tow-truck-c-10-rat-rod.html

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I love tow trucks. I love COEs (cab over engine)... and streamlined anything are cool.. so the streamlined COE tow trucks are pretty much the peak of the genre

 This is typical of the Count de Sakhnoffsky design... he was tops in auto design in the 30's http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/extraordinary-designer-of-automotive.html for a gallery and info about his work

All found on the HAMB thread http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219018&page=110&highlight=coe

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the annual "Best Show On Turf" car show of the San Diego Auto Museum is now at Liberty Station... the city upped the rent on the Balboa Park turf to way over budget

above and below are interesting owner added bits I haven't seen before

The steering wheel is from a Lincoln, the engine from a T-Bird, and the turn signal stalk on the left side is the shifter from fwd to reverse

Very nice owners, they are the 3rd owners and this boat spent it's previous life in Lake Tahoe

 I don't think I've ever seen a wind wing on the back windows of any car... til this Hudson Hornet.

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