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David K
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For fans of new Jeep pickup concept photos:
The return of the Forward Control Jeep Truck!
From: http://uncrate.com/stuff/jeep-mighty-fc-concept/
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Cypress
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Nice! Would like a larger bumper. What's that little dumpling gonna cost?
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Barry A.
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NICE-------but how do you get into it (at our age?)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
NICE-------but how do you get into it (at our age?)
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Good point!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
NICE-------but how do you get into it (at our age?)
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I think you'll have to roll into it from the back.
Anybody have a price yet?
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It looks like it would air-down and go LOTS of places. But, those are plastic fake bead locks right?
For me the hole in the hub cap would be foothold #1, 10 o'clock on the tire #2. and pivot my butt into the seat hoping my hand holds on the door
didn't swing me around backwards and drop the back of my head on that bar over the driving lights! 
I wonder how many reasonably sized, fuel efficient, 4x4, soccer mom, family camp-out, half a cord of firewood hauling vehicles they could have
designed for the same money. Aren't these the same forward thinking folks who tried to sell Hummers to people living in 90210?
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by vgabndo]
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"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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David K
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It would make an awesome 4X4 motorhome platform! Hey Art!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It would make an awesome 4X4 motorhome platform! Hey Art!!!
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Totally agreed. I was prepared to roll my eyes at yet another photoshopped pic. While I think it looks awesome and would be great to build on, it'd be
hard to pass on estanlished technology to go with a first-gen product.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaPazGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
It would make an awesome 4X4 motorhome platform! Hey Art!!!
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Totally agreed. I was prepared to roll my eyes at yet another photoshopped pic. While I think it looks awesome and would be great to build on, it'd be
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Was established 55 years ago (1957)...
From Jeep.com (Discover Jeep History link)
Jeep® FC-170 Story
In a bold departure from previous designs, Willys Motors unveiled its highly-maneuverable Forward-Control (FC) series of Jeep® four-wheel drive
trucks. These highly maneuverable workhorses featured a unique cab-over-engine design gave them a hoodless, flat-nose appearance. While its "cab
forward" styling had little in common with traditional Jeep vehicle body design, the FC-170 was actually built on top of the existing CJ-5 chassis.
Essentially work trucks - the cab-over-engine Jeep vehicles came in two models: an 81-inch wheelbase FC-150 with a four-cylinder F-head engine, and
the 103.5 inch wheelbase for the FC-170 with a six-cylinder L-head engine.
Both models included pickup, stake bed, chassis & cab, and assorted specialty editions, with the FC-170 also available in a heavy-duty
dual-rear-wheel version.
"More cargo space! On less wheelbase! And goes 'anyplace'!" claimed FC ads of the time. And indeed,
with the FC-150/170, workers and farmers had a vehicle that could go virtually anywhere (due to its eighteen-foot turning radius) while also hauling a
load.
The FCs were remarkably convenient trucks-their unusually low beds making them easy to load and unload-that enjoyed popularity in foreign markets.
They were virtually unchanged throughout their production
runs, save 1959 when the FC-170 received HD rear springs, which increased GVW to a max. 8,000 pounds: additionally, a few '67 170s were offered with
dual rear wheels and a four-speed manual transmission option that bumped GVW up to
9,000 pounds; some '59-'60 FCs came with full-floating front and rear axles as well.
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mtgoat666
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VW did it better:
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by mtgoat666]
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LaPazGringo
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A Jeep FC-170 is as close to the above pictured concept as an FJ40 is to a 2012 FJ Cruiser. They look similar and are sold under the same brand.
Nothing else is even close. And the chances of the concept being released are nil. It'd be great to see an American-made platform like that though,
especially a diesel with a 100 gal tank to really allow for overland travel.
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by LaPazGringo]
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Bajahowodd
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Actually, No
| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
Aren't these the same forward thinking folks who tried to sell Hummers to people living in 90210?
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by vgabndo] |
A rather complex history. But, at the end of the day, it was GM that acquired the Hummer brand and set forth to market them to Beverly Hills and
beyond.
Interesting that the Hummer had its root with Studebaker Corp in South Bend, IN.
AMC (American Motors), where George Romney once was CEO, was acquired by Chrysler. But the Hummer nameplate was ultimately GMs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummer
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by Bajahowodd]
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I owned an FJ-170. Great drive train, plus it used to have an ultra-low gear.
I rolled it near Johnson Valley and sold the scrap. Got a CJ-2 afterward.
Udo
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International Harvester made/makes a 4-wheel drive rig that looks similar.
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In 1965 I had a '58 FC-140 that I stuck a Chevy 283 in and added an overdrive for highway cruising.
Bob Durrell
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   I LOVE IT!
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SMART CAR ALSO HAS SOME INTERESTING CONCEPTS
Bob Durrell
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love the approach/departure angles!!!
Icon has the ability to build one, would take very deep pockets.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaPazGringo
A Jeep FC-170 is as close to the above pictured concept as an FJ40 is to a 2012 FJ Cruiser. They look similar and are sold under the same brand.
Nothing else is even close. And the chances of the concept being released are nil. It'd be great to see an American-made platform like that though,
especially a diesel with a 100 gal tank to really allow for overland travel.
[Edited on 3-28-2012 by LaPazGringo] |
Yah, I can go along with that!
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Jeep has concept vehicles headed to MOAB.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/jeep-shows-off-six-concepts-hea...
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