Flexible tow hook

A flexible tow hook assembly for a first motor vehicle capable of being towed by a second motor vehicle, the first vehicle having a frame including a front rail, wherein the front rail is oriented generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first vehicle and encloses an inner region, the tow hook assembly comprising:

• a through-bolt assembly, including
• a through-bolt, oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first vehicle, passing through and secured to the front rail, adjacent to a front end of the first vehicle,
• a support structure for providing structural support to the front rail at an area where the through-bolt is secured to the front rail;
• a metallic cable, substantially flexible, formed in a loop passing around the through-bolt within the inner region;
• and
• a tie member, tied to the cable to form a figure-eight therein, the cable having a smaller loop extending around the through-bolt and a larger loop extending from the front rail;
• wherein the larger loop is sized and positioned to accept attachment to a tow hook from the second vehicle.