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Welcome to BillJacksonLegacy.com. The main goal of this site is to chronicle and showcase the life and career of Bill Jackson. Below is a photographic history of Bill Jackson’s life and his impact on the Towing industry.

Also check out other sections of the site, including a collection of Newsletters from Wreckers International club dating back to 1971, a gallery, a blog, and a shop where you can find a collection of Bill Jacksons instructional videos and books, including a previously unreleased book!

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UPDATE: New book launch September 2021.

During the course of my research, I had to get in touch with the PR manager of Wreckers International in 1974 and while we were talking he asked me if I remembered flying over to the US to introduce the Air Cushions; of course, I remembered and told him that it was in 1970 ( a date my Dad gave me !!!)

He was able to provide proof that we came over to the US with the Air Cushions in 1975  and drove from New York City to Los Angeles in six weeks starting on October 11th. ( he still had the landing pass in his passport.)

All that means is that in the two books I have already written I got the date wrong and that Air Cushions in the USA started in 1975.

He told me that he still had all the negatives from that trip and some video film. and would I like them!!

He sent everything to me, I printed some 750 photos, some 230 of which I have now put into a new book called

Air Cushions: The beginning Coast to Coast USA 1975.

I have added my comments to these photos as I was part of the team that did this trip, along with my Father and Mother and Fred Noble..

These photos show

Towing Companies and fire depts we visited

Photos of the Wreck-Master factory where we started off

Details of finding the Kinman brothers in Indianapolis (who became our dealers)

Details of the Oberg/Frentron wrecker factory in Washington state.

Details of the Koefoed wrecker factory in San Francisco

Photos of the first fire dept who used air cushions

Photos of the first company in the US to use Air cushions in the US.

Early Air cushions demos.

Our visit to the home of the west coast big stick wreckers

Lots of old wreckers and views of the US road system in 1975.

Photos of the Jackson family doing air cushion stuff, and eating lots.

In short lots of wrecker history all in one book, most of it never seen before.

This 150 page book retails for $74-00 US, Includes shipping to the USA and Canada, International shipping is extra. It can be ordered here.

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