Had a feeling this would be the one you liked!

I had this set as a child and I remember being annoyed that it never came with a mini figure. Glad to see that your one does. Your reworking is superb. Looks great in six wide. The technic pieces look good. I also really like the rear lights and front grill. Top work!

Great job here!

Another set that I would like to have owned as a child. I agree with other comments that the Technic parts on the crane work really well.

A well done recreation of a classic set.

Like Barto stated... the technic pieces were a 'good call', especially for a tow truck! :)

Good call with the technic substitutions. A real classic!

Ah, the memories... Nice remake!

If nothing else, although this isn't the case, it's nice to be reminded of where some bits that I occasionally see originally came from. This version looks like it could actually tow something.

I'll be honest, I prefer the Classic 4-wide charm of the original. Yours does have some more details and functionality going for it, though.

Cool. I think it's got just enough bulk now to actually be a tow truck. I'm actually hosting a in The Contest Group with the theme of Post-MocAthalon for people to at least have the glory of showing off their ideas for categories from the MocAthalon if they couldn't use them for a multitude of reasons. I wish I could have gotten my original redesign to actually work. Trying to redesign 10123 Cloud City was too ambitious; at least for now. I ran out of peices fairly early just for one of a great deal of sections I would have had to build.

6 wide seemed right for a truck.

It's actually from 1981 (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=6628-1). This set for some reason really stuck in my memory. I remember getting it as a small present one summer holiday and learning how to make it from memory. It was odd in that it came without a mini-fig, when it was clearly designed for one.

wow! this takes me back far! as I used to have it as a kid! pretty cool take you did on it!

this was a nice one ! and your version is still cool in 6 wide ;-) !

Thanks, that's the real challenge with these remakes.

Very cool. You captured the feel of the original set, whilst creating something new.

Thanks, I love the simplicity of some of these early sets.

Cute little upgrade! I don't remember that set and did't see it in any of my old catalogs from '82 on. I don't believe that Lego sold that one here in the States. Weird. I would have bought this one easily with my "pocket change", especially your version. ;)

Great work!

Full of charm just like the original.

Effectively modernized - nice.

definitey a better redux