a drum towel drier for vehicles , in which towel holders are pivotally mounted around the periphery of a rotating drum . each towel holder carries a towel and also has a lever projecting therefrom . when the towel holder enters a vehicle drying sector , the lever contacts a fixed trip pin , causing the towel holder to rotate through an arc , pulling such towel holder &# 39 ; s towel part way off the drum . this expedites unwrapping of the towels from the drum so that they can dry a vehicle . a guide rail below the drum limits the rotation of the towel holders so that the rear towel hangs lower than the towels forwardly thereof , to improve the distribution of towels on the vehicle .