1941 Ford Tow Truck for Sale in De Nora, PA 15033
41 Ford DWR Nut & Bolt Resto except for More Modern Holmes Wrecker.
HIGHLIGHTS
Frame-off restoration in 2003
Restored as a Texaco Service truck
Rebuilt flathead V-8 engine
4-speed transmission
2-speed rear end
Power take off
Functional Holmes wrecker body
Two ton wrecker
Red with Red and Tan interior
VIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Treated to a frame-off restoration in 2003, this 1941 Ford two-ton
tow-truck still stands ready, willing and able to save many a stranded motorist
from wasting their day with a stricken car. Equipped with a rebuilt vintage
flathead V-8 delivering torque through a sturdy 4-speed transmission to a
2-speed rear axle, this Ford Wrecker features a functioning power-takeoff, in
this case tied to a modern Holmes wrecker body. Dearborn offered two Regular
chassis in 1941’s big-truck lineup that featured trucks of more than one-ton,
with most commonly incorporating a 134-inch wheelbase. A 158-inch counterpart
also was offered for some seriously long hauling. Three engines were available:
a 226 CI 6-cylinder, a 221 CI V-8 and a 239 CI V-8. As for the aftermarket
wrecker equipment seen here, it comes from the company that built the world’s
first tow truck. Per the long-told story, after trying in vain for eight hours
to pull a wayward Model T Ford from Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, in 1916, local service-station owner Ernest Holmes teamed up with
L.C. Decker and Elmer Gross to build a primitive wrecker based on a 1913
Cadillac limousine chassis. His twin-boom design was patented in January 1918,
and at its peak, the resulting Ernest Holmes Company controlled a 75 percent
share of America’s tow-truck manufacturing business. Holmes died in 1945 and
his company remained in family hands until 1973. Two decades later, the firm
became the first of many acquired by Miller Industries, now the world’s largest
integrated provider of towing and vehicle-recovery equipment systems and
services. Those interested can find a replica of Holmes’ original wrecker,
along with his family history, at Chattanooga’s International Towing and
Recovery Hall of Fame Museum, or, better yet, they can bid on this fine example
of a robust vintage Ford Wrecker.
Seller’s Note - Nice for your business or car show worthy.
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