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Fenton
Fenton is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the Foden 6x6 recovery.
The new rescue truck, eager to prove himself.
“Fenton to the rescue!”
Character card
- Best at
- Crane and winch: can lift a lorry
- Quirk
- Rescues things that don't need rescuing
- Usually causes
- Over-helps
- Read-aloud voice
- Cheshire, keen
In the books
Driven by Jordy, George's big brother, who never says no to anybody in need. In Foxy's book they lift Foxy out, then get stuck in the mud themselves.
Appears in
Which real vehicle is Fenton based on?
- Real vehicle
- Foden 6x6 recovery
- Era
- 1990s
- Country
- UK
- Did you know?
- Built in Sandbach, Cheshire; his crane can lift a whole truck.
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