City

Tow Truck and Sports Car Repair

A tiny tow truck that actually works, and a kid who will run it in circles for a year.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 60435 · 2024

Pieces101

Minifigs2

Year2024

Set number60435

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The verdict

I love a small set that pulls its weight, and this one does.

The hoist genuinely lifts and hooks onto the sports car, so the whole rescue scenario plays out for real instead of just sitting there looking like a truck. It is built for young hands, which means it is fast and satisfying rather than deep, so go in knowing that. Grab this one for a preschooler who wants a real job to do with their LEGO, not for an adult who wants an engineering puzzle.

Best for: a 4 to 6 year old who loves cars and wants a toy that does something, not just sits there

The full review

What it is

This is a little rescue story in a box. You get a tow truck with rugged tires and a driver's cab, a sports car in trouble, and two minifigures, a driver and a motorist, to act it all out. The part that got me is the hoist. It is not a sticker or a fake gesture toward function, the hook drops, catches the car, and lifts it for towing, and that small bit of working mechanism is exactly what makes a set like this worth having instead of a plain push-toy truck.

The catch

I will be honest about where this set sits. It is built for ages 4 and up with big, forgiving pieces, so an adult fan or an older kid will be done building in well under an hour and will not feel challenged doing it. At 101 pieces it is a genuinely small set, and once the truck and car are assembled there is not much material left over for extra building. The retail price sits right around 20 dollars, which is fair for what is here, but I would not walk in expecting a display-shelf model.

Who it's for

Get this for the kid who wants a toy that does a job, not just looks nice. If your child is drawn to breakdown trucks, service vehicles, and rescue scenarios and wants a hoist they can actually operate, this delivers exactly that in a size that suits small hands and short attention spans. If you are shopping for a builder who wants complexity, part variety, or something to display, this is not your set, look toward the bigger Creator or Speed Champions vehicles instead.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this one is quick and forgiving by design. The pieces are large and the steps are simple, so a young builder can get through the tow truck's cab and rugged wheel assembly and then the sports car's compact shell without needing much help. It reads more like a guided play session than a construction challenge, which is exactly the point for the 4 plus age range it targets.

There is nothing rare or exotic in the parts list here, this is a function-first set rather than a parts-pack. The standout piece is the hoist and hook mechanism itself, simple as it is, since it is the thing that turns two static models into an actual towing scenario. At roughly 18 to 20 cents per piece it is reasonable value for a small set, though you are paying for play value and the two minifigures more than for interesting brick geometry.

Fun facts

0160435 sits in LEGO City's Traffic subtheme and is built to the Juniors-style 4 plus age standard, which is why the pieces run larger than a typical City set.
02The set carries an official retirement window of June 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, so it is on its way out of stores.
03It includes two exclusive minifigures, a driver and a motorist, both unique to this set according to Brickset's figure database.
04At £17.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 RRP for 101 pieces, it comes in at under 20 cents a piece, cheap for a set with a working function built in.