'Holmes Wrecker’ Recovery Vehicle

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'Holmes Wrecker’ Recovery Vehicle

It was an odd decision to move from the very recognisable and British Bedford TK as the staple of the Corgi Majors heavy goods vehicle range and replace it with an American model never seen in the UK - and one that was as superannuated as the Bedford. However I'm glad they did it as this lorry is almost a piece of sculpture - a towering ziggurat of a vehicle ascending in rounded steps - and the Wrecker is one of the best, a brilliant piece of model engineering.

This is a fair example - the winches and jibs are not perfect and the horns are a bit wobbly, but it looks nice.