Meet Tow-Chuck
Kids and oldies alike love him. Come by for a free photo — no charge for Tow-Chuck mania.
From the assembly line to Corbin
My name is Tow-Chuck. A lot of you may not have heard of me. My brother Tow-Mater and I have not seen each other in fifty-one years, since we came off the assembly line at General Motors. When we left the line, I went to a wrecker factory in the south and Mater went west.
I worked about twenty-five years in Tennessee — a long life for a wrecker. In the ’80s I retired and came north to Kentucky to Taylor Farms. I spent four or five years with ol’ Bob Taylor. He fed me good, but being a wrecker, I didn’t like living with D9 dozers, backhoes and such.
So one day I asked Uncle Bob: “Show me to Wallens Wrecker — I might get to go on a wreck.” Well, no luck at first. I just got to sit under pine trees on his farm. I thought this was the end. Then my new owner Wallens Wrecker took me to his new shop so I could see all the big red trucks.
At last — hope!
Lightning strikes
In 2006 lightning strikes in more ways than one. Lightning McQueen finds my long-lost brother Tow-Mater and makes him a star. Everyone always said we looked alike.
Well, the rest is history… or maybe future…
See the movie Cars, then come by Wallens Towing on 25W in Corbin. See me and get your picture with me. Kids and oldies alike love me. Maybe someday I will be red and famous on my own.
Created for the community
Tow-Chuck was designed and created through a collaboration of Wallens Towing and 4ever Graphics & Design, combining their love of a child’s smiling face and wanting to do something that would make the community smile.
Thousands of children and “big kids” have stopped by just to have their photo taken with Tow-Chuck. There is never a charge for Tow-Chuck mania. If your school or group would like to see Tow-Chuck, just call and we can make arrangements.
Tow-Chuck was not created as a money-making project — he was created to make people SMILE.
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