UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $10,000
This looks nice.
“FC-series trucks were produced through 1964, but never in large quantities, so that makes this baby a collectors item. More importantly it’s so FUN to drive!!! She looks great and runs even better!!!!!!!
The Jeep Forward Control (FC) is a truck that was produced by Willy’s and then Kaiser Jeep from 1956 to 1965. The design of the truck is also called a cab forward or better known as a cabover or COE for “cab over engine”.
This truck is easy to drive, feels safe and secure and the cab-forward design gives the driver great visibility and excellent maneuverability. They are very rare, very collectible vehicles……and this is a very rare opportunity……don’t miss out!!!”
He better get a limiter on that drivers door or he’ll soon have the famous FC door crease! That interior looks a little funny for an early narrow-track also. Check out the tilt on that heater.
oohh … I didn’t know about the ‘crease’. I can’t say I know much about the FC heaters .. what should be happening there?
Sorry for the late response, at the Roundup. The 1957 models had the early cooling tunnel and the heaters laid vertical against the front of the cab. Looks like someone modified the cooling tunnel on this one and kicked the heater out on the bottom for improved cooling. Good for the engine temps, bad for a correct restoration!
Craig
Very interesting! On Sunday I saw an FC with a Gas Heater in it, which is good for heating (I think anyway) but definitely bad for restoration 🙂
Southwind gas heaters are GREAT! Within one minute of starting they put out lots of heat. The 20,000 BTU model uses 1 gallon of gas every four hours on high heat and one gallon every eight hours on low.