The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum features restored antique wreckers and equipment from the

tow truck A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles. This may involve recovering a vehicle damaged ...

industry. Located in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020 ...

, the museum also displays related toys, tools, equipment, and pictorial histories. The first tow truck was created about away from the museum at the Ernest Holmes Company in Chattanooga. The collection of tow trucks at the museum ranges from the early days of the automobile and includes miscellaneous antique toys and memorabilia. The International Towing and Recovery Museum was dedicated in October 1995 and is a

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International Towing & Recovery Hall Of Fame and Museum
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