I am trying to record some of the history of the Holmes Wrecker Company from the start in 1916 until 1991 when it became part of Miller Industries. This is a work in progress as many of the records have been lost over the years.

On-Scene.co.uk - High quality UK towing magazine Towcanada.ca - Canada's towing magazine Wes Wilburn – Holmes Historian – [email protected] recoveryvehicles.com – British site with lots of Holmes history ....run by Mike Saward Antique Truck Club of America - antiquetruckclubofamerica.org - publisher of “Double Clutch” magazine

HOLMES 110 The Holmes 110 was produced from 1931 to 1935. List price was $110.00 – it was priced so the small repair shop could afford to put a truck together on a used chassis. Capacity was rated at 8,000lbs and it used the same gear drive as the 250 / 485.

History, models and production details of Holmes wreckers.

The Holmes 1100 crane and fiberglass sports body was shipped from Holmes in Chattanooga to Mark Body Co, Mt Clemens, Michigan for paint and installation. The custom “Captain Hook” additions include the raised twin sonic light bar cover, cast aluminum dual exhaust outlets in the sport bar, custom paint and striping, “Captain Hook” mud ...

The Holmes 850 was the largest commercially produced mechanical wrecker Holmes offered. The first unit was shipped in March 1950 and by 1989 332 civilian units had been built.

HOLMES 440 In the late 50’s and early 60’s Holmes was marketing the 400 and 400 RW wreckers to service stations; and they developed the new Holmes 440 for this market.

Holmes offered a factory delivery / install option at no charge to the buyer as an alternative to the no charge delivery to a Holmes Distributor. Mounting time varied from 2 days for the small wrecker to 5 days for an 850.

HOLMESWRECKERS.COM – The History of Holmes Wreckers

The Holmes 750 25 Ton Twin Boom mechanical wrecker was targeted at medium and heavy duty towing and recovery. The first unit was shipped in September of 1962 and production continued until 1990: about 7000 units were built during a 28 year production run.