Florida’s Tampa Bay Times published an article about local mobile businesses a couple weeks ago. One of those businesses included a beautiful 1964 FJ-3A ice cream truck, run by Carlos Velez: The Clara Rose Ice Cream Truck.
Before he opened his business, Carlos worked as a Sheriff’s deputy at a maximum security jail. Wanting a change of life, he decided to open an ice cream business, but one that was of a better quality than the standard ice cream distributors. That led him to search for an FJ. He found the perfect one and it’s a beautiful rig as you can see below.
Learn more about his FJ in the article: https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/fun/shopping/2019/10/22/9-mobile-businesses-wheeling-around-tampa-bay/
The news story states that the MENTIONED FJ3A Fleetvan was a post office vehicle, not so. This is the longer, left hand drive model made for the civilian, commercial market. No big deal, just wanted to point that out, too many people are getting the 2 models confused.
Mike, I noticed the news article mentioned that as well.
Yeah, there remains confusion between the FJ-3 and FJ-3A (as well as the DJ-3A vis-a-vis being USPS vehicles). The FJ-3A was the longer one and was marketed to consumers. Most (if not all?) the FJ-3s went to the post office.
– Dave
I believe the postal version had the grill bars going horizontal too.
Bill
Bill, you are correct. I hadn’t connected the FJ-3s with the horizontal grille and I wondered why that was. Then I realized that my FJ-3 brochures depict it with an FC like grille. I’m hoping this proves a useful graphic:
http://www.ewillys.com/wp-content/uploads2/2019/11/fj3-vs-fj3a-flat.jpg