In my make-belief town, cars broke down. Fortunately, everyone had AAA tow coverage and I had three tow trucks on-call.
My favorite of the three was this Matchbox Freightliner.
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Here it is towing a temperamental Matchbox Citroen CX.
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This Matchbox Foden tilt cab was an odd duck. As its name states, the blue cab tilts forward 90 degrees.
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Foden carrying a Tomica Fix It Again Tony X 1/9.
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This Matchbox Leyland truck was a mystery to me. I never knew what the two holes on the bed were for. I used to get those toothpicks from club sandwiches with the colorful plastic on one end and stick them in the holes. Kids.
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Going back to the unreliable French theme, here is a Matchbox Renault 5 getting a ride to the shop. I understand the scales are way out of proportion, but hey, I was eight!