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Cliff Williams / TPI The 1974 Detroit Diesel belonging to Jeff McWaters is an attention getter at car shows. It is a favorite of children and adults alike.

It’s been 52 years since the L9000 Detroit Diesel tow truck of Jeff McWaters came off the assembly line. But it's  been only about a year since McWaters has had it.

The surprising thing is that for a decade or more, the truck sat in a lot in Georgia before McWaters purchased it.

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Cliff Williams / TPI Jeff McWaters, right, gives a child a Matchbox car as tells the story of his 1974 Detroit Diesel tow truck.

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