1959 Kenworth K-500 Continental

1959 Kenworth K-500 in CHiPs, TV Series, 1977-1983 Ep. 3.09

Class: Trucks, Tow-truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2008-09-27 10:25
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-09-27 13:21	Kenworth
Fordtwo ◊ 2008-09-27 14:50	Certainly doesn't have the same cab as a K100.
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-09-27 17:56	It could be a predacessor to the K-100.
Dwayne ◊ 2008-09-28 04:20	Kenworth K-123
rorschach ◊ 2012-12-23 02:11	Continental Towing's Tex Freeman built these super heavy duty wreckers in-house in the 50's and 60's. At the time, these were the strongest, most powerful wreckers on the West Coast. For a while Continental had a few commercially available Holmes wreckers, but they broke every single one of them. In L.A. in the 60's and 70's, Continental was the last word when it came to heavy duty crash work. Their cabover crash trucks were equipped with Cummins engines, with 5-speed main and 4-speed Brownie transmissions, 3-stage booms, twin Garwood winches with 1000 feet of 1 1/2" cable. NO hydraulics, all mechanically operated with chains, sprockets and cables. Theres a few of them still around today, a testament to their construction.
Airhorn ◊ 2019-10-21 20:47	Not a K100. K500 series, produced from '59-'64. Note front wheel arches that disappeared in '65 when the k100 was introduced.