Story of the Li’l Red Wrecker

Name: Story of the Li’l Red Wrecker
Uploaded: 2020-04-30T15:38:53.033-04:00
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Description: In 1974, George Barris got a proposition from legendary comedian, Redd Fox: design a customized tow-truck to be featured on Sanford and Son. The sitcom had planned a story line that involved Redd Fox's character winning the lottery and building one of the wildest trucks ever conceived — The Li’l Red Wrecker.

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In 1974, George Barris got a proposition from legendary comedian, Redd Fox: design a customized tow-truck to be featured on Sanford and Son. The sitcom had planned a story line that involved Redd Fox's character winning the lottery and building one of the wildest trucks ever conceived — The Li’l Red Wrecker.

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Story of the Li’l Red Wrecker