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1954 Truck Virginia City, NV **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.

Thanks to TJ for sharing this truck. It appears to have potential.

“No title Not currently running Mileage 55K? 226 Super Hurricane, 6 cylinder 4WD”

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1957? Flattie Erie, PA $2500

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This is a custom build, perhaps on a 57 chassis of some kind?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1091801921909003

“Selling my one of a kind farm jeep. With a ford 302 V8…… jeep runs and drives has no brakes has air shocks on it….. jeep is to rusty to see the road again…. jeep comes with a plow… the jeep was a farm buggy I have to many projects and am cleaning up some. Asking $2500. Call and ask questions”

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1957 Wagon Clatskanie, OR $2000

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TJ and Andy both shared this wagon that includes a winch and overdrive.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/484646400800007

“1957 willys wagon. Needs complete restoration. Have Title. 6cyl super hurricane, 3 speed, 4×4, overdrive, pto wench, push button radio.”

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1947 CJ-2A Randolph, NE Make Offer

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Unclear how much value is here.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/247270289549336/permalink/1512518646357821/

“47 willys. Willing to sell. I bought in hopes to restore but I just don’t have the time. No title. Engine does not move. It does hold coolant though. I drained oil and coolant last year in hopes to start on it but then had a major surgery that made me stop. Located northeast Nebraska. Not sure the worth of it so I’m taking offers”

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FC Updates

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Some pics from this weekend’s progress. The first is the completion of the flip-down fuse box. Fuse boxes often have to be put in awkward locations, so I thought I would try a flip down box, which stays hidden most of the time, but can be dropped down with a single long pin removed (still need to make that pin, but the two small bolts do the trick for pics).

I really don’t know how well this will work, but figured it was worth a try.

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A closer look at the fuse box bracket. The hinges are some kind of cabinet door hinge (I think); Dad had a container of these hinges for some unknown purpose.

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Here are some pics of the accelerator brackets. The one on the left acts as a guide for the accelerator cable (the red/green wire is a stand-in for that. The left bracket also acts as an anchor point for the spring. The right bracket rotates, in this perspective, clockwise when the pedal is depressed. The bolt and spring acts as an adjustable stopper for fine tuning.

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Not the best pic, but this shows how the gas pedal connects to the hem joint, how it goes through the floor, and how it then connects with the cam bracket.

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May 1957 FC-170 Export Brochure

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This brochure from Canada is from CS 5-57X. There was a US domestic form CS 5-57, but it was very different.

This is the front of the flyer:

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The brochure opens vertically into this:

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The brochure then opens horizontally into this:

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This shows the back fully opened:

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March 1959 Maverick Canadian Brochure

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This Canadian version of Form No. 59-03 highlights the “Maverick” model, while the US Domestic version did not (see example at bottom).

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Here’s a comparison between the Canadian and US Form No. 59-03: (sorry for the poor quality of the right image .. it turns out I don’t actually have that brochure)..

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“Streamlined” Jeeps From the Pacific

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UPDATE II: Here’s another, similar ‘streamlined’ jeep posted by Mike Haines on Facebook. Note that this one appears to use a standard windshield and, thus, has a flatter cowl than the ones seen below:

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UPDATE FROM Jan 7, 2021: This post has been updated with a better version of the video:

The photos below are snapshots from the above video. They resemble the jeep shown below that was built by Wayne K. Pike. It was built by members of the 9th Service Squadron at the 13th Army Air Base on the island of Moratai. Note that it has a chrome/stainless trim strip absent from the car featured in the Popular Mechanics article below.

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ORIGINAL POST FEBRUARY 11, 2013:  You can view the entire Popular Mechanics’ issue on Google.

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Dec 1945 Popular Mechanics Page 6 Streamlined Jeep

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Dec 1945 Popular Mechanics Page 72 Jeep with Odd Body

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Dec 1945 Popular Mechanics Page 77 Men using Jeep like a plow horse

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Dec 1945 Popular Mechanics Page 73 Men us jeep to fix propeller

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Dec 1945 Popular Mechanics Page 70 Fixing Jeep Frame

 
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Bubbafied Front Driveline

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Jon Denny shared this highly bubbafied front driveline on Facebook.

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1974 Postcard Tour-Scouts Postcard on eBay

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This postcard documents a group of International Harvester Scouts that were transformed into off-road tour vehicles. They operated out of Lyons, Colorado.

View all the information on eBay

“Jeep Tours Postcard Peaceful Valley Lodge Guest Ranch Colorado CO PM 1974”

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