1981 Chevrolet C-30

1981 Chevrolet C-30 in The Fourth Protocol, Movie, 1987

Class: Trucks, Tow-truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Fordtwo ◊ 2007-11-12 15:16	no doubt its american. possible ford f100?
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-11-12 17:05	fordtwo wrote no doubt its american. possible ford f100? If it is a Ford, I don't really think it would be an F-100. That was strictly a half-ton truck made before 1982.
Fordtwo ◊ 2007-11-12 18:08	Other suggestion could be Chevrolet ?
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-11-12 18:30	fordtwo wrote Other suggestion could be Chevrolet ? From what little I can see, it looks like one. Light-duty tow trucks tend to be no less than one ton trucks, so if this is a Chevy it's a C-30.
Buc84 ◊ 2007-11-13 02:51	Definately a Chevy C-30,(or GMC C-3500)1981-87. Single Line sling job,maybe a Century or Holmes?? (Didn't think they had these type Wreckers in England??) -- Last edit: 2007-11-13 04:34:30
chris40 ◊ 2007-11-13 09:37	They did, but they're not as common as they used to be. Light recovery nowadays is usually by beaver-tail 7.5-tonne trucks; only heavy stuff is recovered by suspended-tow trucks.