MOC: A tale of two tow trucks

[AllanSmith]

Ed: I was here first!

Al: No, I was here first!

How to turn a Smart car into a stretch limo

Ed's Tow Truck Service:

After building it I found this photo on the web with my sliding design.

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Al's Towing:

Dolly for towing.

Having a quiet wine and some lowlife stole our wheels?

Enjoy

Edited April 26, 2010 by AllanSmith

[lightningtiger]

AWESOME flat bed 'AllanSmith' and a much better looking HD tow truck from 7642 garage set.

Flat bed mechanism - very good !

I'm impressed by these that's for sure !

Excellent work and I'm a conformist! 'AllanSmith' really I'm a conformist! !

[dr_spock]

Good work. Nice flatbed. I thought Al would win since he appears to have more traction and a stronger winch than Ed. Poor little Small Car.

[Redcross]

Very solid design AlanSmith, I wonder were you inspired by the sticker? Also what piece did you use to achieve changing the angle on the flat bed?

[Rick]

These are both great Allan. I really like the mechanism on the flatbed. Also, I like the more toned-down look of the tow truck compared to the one from 7642.

[AllanSmith]

Very solid design AlanSmith, I wonder were you inspired by the sticker? Also what piece did you use to achieve changing the angle on the flat bed?

The sticker inspired the colours

I used 2 of these

and a technic axle through this

It is keep upright by using this against the grill plates above the mudguards

[The Cobra]

Nice indeed; it would have been outstanding if you had modded the smart making it look like a short Limo (white everywhere except for the black line on bottom).

[AllanSmith]

MOC update. Bricklink parts arrived so I have made it more orange with new mudguards, inverted 1 x 6's etc. Also replaced the dark grey chassis with orange. Moved white stripe up.

Enjoy