How about some pics of '73-'87 wrecker, fire, ambulance, etc?
 

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wowser! I loved all those pics! :D

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I like the Blazer and the black tow truck with air horns. BTW, the tow truck has 1970 Super Bee hood scoops on it.

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I Love the twin spots on these!!!!!!!!!!! I'm I crazy? I want to put twin spots on my truck. I actually have the left one and bracket new in the box. Just have to get a right one and bracket.

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I thought you'd never ask.... from 1990 to 1995, I owned Cowboy Towing in Stillwater OK. I sold it and its still going (although they have retired all the squares). My fleet consisted of a 1988 FI 454 w/a Holmes 175 bed, a 1982 Chevy 454 w/ a Century 442 bed and wheel lift, and my personal truck was a '73 350 w/ a Holmes 480 bed and an electric over hydraulic wheel lift. I made every call in the '73 up to 1995.

I have had 4 or 5 squares over the years, but these trucks sealed my love of them.

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how similar is a homes 480 to a 475? my father drove a 78 k-30 with a 475, he always claimed it was a rare model and not many made, and overkill for a 1ton. they used it to haul huge motorhomes...wish i had picture of it, but heres some others from back in the day
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[QUOTE=74 C-30;3670124]how similar is a homes 480 to a 475? my father drove a 78 k-30 with a 475, he always claimed it was a rare model and not many made, and overkill for a 1ton. they used it to haul huge motorhomes...wish i had picture of it, but heres some others from back in the day

i am not too familar w/ the 475. it may be rare. generally the Holmes numbers were
440 single line for 1 ton
480 twin line 1 ton
500 2 ton
600 2 ton
750 HD for a twin screw

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1981 GMC we rigged out new with a Holmes 440 and the rare Sports body that holmes offered that matched the 73-87 body lines....

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[quote=truckfan;3670128]Holmes 475 was their first small Hydraulic unit -single line....the 485 was the twin line ...the 480 was the traditional twin boom...the 475/485 were quickly replaced by the 1100/1200 series.

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That is slick.

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How are you even supposed to take a corner in that red crew cab wrecker posted above ?

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what size drive shafts do that have lol

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Here is one for sale on govdeals http://www.govdeals.com/eas/itmDispl...=9&acctID=2724

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[quote=80SPORT;3671065]well it was a twin line, may have been a 485 i dunno. he just claimed it was too much wrecker for a 1 ton and not many were made. thanks for the info!

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Holmes 475 on a Chevy....

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cool thanks for the pic!

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Our rusted out dead '84 1 ton diesel yard mule. Hasn't run right for a year and has just been sitting in the back corner of the service lot for the last 9 months. We've had ice fog for the last week and it's grown on the truck like white algae.

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:cool: Dang that looks cold!

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sorry to bring this back from the dead buuuut...
i talked with my pop the other day and he said 475ST was the model. he knows 475, and was pretty sure st was on it too. twin line hydraulic extendable boom,looked like the truck 80sport posted but with the stuff i said and a tunnel toolbox behind the cab. google came back with nothing so i didnt know if anybody might know something lol

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Truck still had the new smell when this was taken,my Dad



http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1259025273

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Hope you guys enjoy my 85 454 4spd.

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Amen brother I love them too.

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Chief Bail. Nice old 85. reminds me of some I had....

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Cheif that is one nice tow truck, got any video of it in action?

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Thanks Man I love this old thing. And it has made me alot of money.
Thanks my friend let me see is I can find some.

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Here is one from a guy who im buying some parts from
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here in pace florida the avalon fire dept drives a 70's dodge ramcharger its pretty sweet ill have to get a pic soon

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I took a couple of pics while I was going to the store today.