1929 Packard 640 limousine tow truck

It has a three-ton Manley crane mounted to the back, which would have been plenty of hardware to tow the little Model T sedan they have parked behind it.

This is at the International Towing and Recovery Museum and Hall of Fame

http://www.hovermotorco.com/2015/03/lets-hook-up-at-international-tow-and.html

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Place to visit if I'm ever in Japan again, the Nissan showroom in Yokohama at their headquarters

images from http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2015/03/26/galleries-nissan-yokohama-headquarters-2015/

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Speed and big damn engines... the focus of the Hydroplane and Raceboats Museum

From the days of $300 Allison engines, river races, and buddies who could field a competitive enterprise for weekend fun without going broke

You can check out the post at http://www.ewillys.com/2015/04/01/hyrdroplane-and-raceboat-museum/#more-201484 or if you want to dive into more about the boats, see http://www.lesliefield.com/default_frame.htm and click on the upper left link twice to get to the individual boats.

Or watch the movie "Madison" which was really good and starred Jim Caviezel and Bruce Dern. Story of a Indiana town that owned a hydroplane, and once was a significant part of Hydroplane racing history. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206113/

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