Some parts value here? The tailgate may be salvageable.
https://springfield.craigslist.org/cto/d/squires-1959-jeep-fc-150-pickup/6770377717.html
“THIS IS A UNIQUE JEEP PICKUP BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A SNUB NOSE. THE FRONT OF THE RIG IS FLAT LIKE IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT, BUT WAS JUST THE DESIGN. IT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY COOL LOOKING TRUCK. THE UNIT REQUIRED WEIGHTS UNDER THE BED TOWARD THE REAR SO IT WOULD NOT TIP ONTO ITS NOSE. THIS HAS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE IN IT AS IT IS BASICALLY A HALF TON AND MOST OF THE FC 170 TRUCKS WERE AN INLINE 6 CYLINDER AS THEY WERE DESIGNED AS A 3/4 TON. IT HAD 4WD AND WAS A STICK SHIFT WITH NO SPECIAL AMENITIES LIKE A/C. MY UNCLE HAD ONE AND TO CARRY MORE PASSENGERS, WE WOULD SET ON THE ENGINE COVER TO RIDE ALONG. OKAY IN THE WINTER, BUT NOT SO GOOD IN THE SUMMER.
THIS TRUCK CARRIED A BRIGHT ORANGE SPRAYER AND HE WOULD WHITEWASH THE INSIDE OF DAIRY BARNS TO KEEP THEM CLEANER SO THE FARMER COULD SHIP GRADE A MILK. HARD WORK AND HARD ON HIS LUNGS, BUT IT KEPT HIM WORKING FOR A LIVING. TRUCK HAS MOST OF ITS PARTS AND WILL RESTORE QUITE EASILY AND BE GREAT FUN TO DRIVE WHEN FINISHED. PRETTY SIMPLE TO DO THE BODY AND ENGINE WORK. OUR ADDRESS WILL NOT COME UP ON YOUR GPS, BUT IT IS EASY TO FIND ON HWY 5 JUST 7 MILES SOUTH OF MANSFIELD, MO WHERE HWY 60 AND HWY 5 SOUTH MEET.
CALL IF INTERESTED, NO TRADES AND CASH ONLY. NO EMAILS OR TEXT WILL BE READ. IF YOU CAN READ THEN YOU WILL NOT SEND ANY, IF NOT THEN HOW DID YOU KNOW WHAT THIS AD WAS ABOUT. CALL BETWEEN 9AM AND 9PM ONLY AND LEAVE A MESSAGE IF I DO NOT ANSWER AND I WILL RETURN THE CALL. TELL ME WHAT YOU CALLED ABOUT AND YOUR NAME AND NUMBER PLEASE. I DO NOT NEED OR WANT ANY HELP SELLING MY ITEMS. PICTURES TO FOLLOW.
This is a narrow track so early 1958 or ’57. I don’t see much rust through. Easy restore? Sure. A weekend or two might do it.