Shell tow truck 6628

[Gareth]

Hi! I was looking through my old Lego town sets and I came across this one that I had forgotten about, its the 1981 set '6628 Shell tow truck'.

Now I like this set because it was one of the first sets I had when I was little and I ended up having three of them for some reason, but the set is perfect a perfect size for a mini figure except it doesn't come with one when all the other sets from that period did.

I am wondering if any one can shed some light on this or knows why?

[lightningtiger]

My guess would be for it to be an add on set for 6610.....

In all truth we might never know the real reason why there isn't a minifig in this set since it was released 30 years ago.

[L@go]

My guess would be for it to be an add on set for 6610...

Funny you should say that! As a kid, I owned both (well, still do, but they're back at my parents' place) and that's exactly how I treated them. I would always put the fuel pump attendant in the tow truck.

[Gareth]

Ah yes, I only found out about set 6610 last year, I never knew it existed but it would make sense. Maybe it was possible the tow truck was a supplement for an already existing set like 6610 or even the older 377 petrol station.