I have pictures of that tow truck on Nazareth Speedy way. They paid me to clean the track of cars after the endurance races.
The scrap yard was right up the street. I would yank all the good motors at the track. I would back the truck over the bumper and put the hook in somewhere. Never used a wrench . That truck would pull them like a tooth. The booms would elevate and swing out to the side I would put them on the 53 stake body. Anything with a good 8 3/4 went home with the other black 56 tow truck while I was pulling motors and loading them.
The one race there were over 150 cars to be removed. There were usually 300 entries. The scrap man would give me a flat rate of $125 a car. I would get my check on Monday. That was a big monthly pay day and it brought in other tows also. Boy the memories we all have . If only we could go back knowing what we know,
I would buy all the 340 383 and 440 cars I could afford. My friend Rolly would buy all the hemi trade in cars on car lots and keep the drive lines. He is still selling them in Hemings motor news and and chrysler collector guide But mostly to Ray Barton Racing. That is how I started selling Ray 67-69 Cudas and Darts. Did you all know that Ray is from England and they would not let him in to the US. Chrysler brought him in through Canada. When ever I would go visit we would go out for Dinner and talk about yesteryear. Our sons are the same age . Ray gave my son our motor block for our Duster on a bet through his son David.
