F170 JEEP CAB OVER

[texas_bugeye]

Spotted a 1958-1960 ish Jeep FC170! I thought they all died!
This thing was in not to bad of shape had a snowblade on it and a wrecker crane on the back. Saw it north of mitchell SD on a county road headed south at a wild and wooly 40 MPH. The cab over with the plow ...just wierd looking. very cool old rig.
It looked way smaller than I remember them.

 

[DNK]

If in SD, it did die

 

[texas_bugeye]

Its kind of amazing that the thing even was running down the road when you thinkabout it. It was 17 below this morning snow blowing like crazy wind chill I have no Idea just @!#$ cold. the thing has a L head 4 banger and is turning a full time 4X4 Drive train with a crane and a plow. what a tuff little machine UGly but tuff. Driver had to be tuff too cause as I remember the heat in them was pretty poor.

 

[AngliaGT]

There's one of those along Highway 20,just West of Ukiah,CA.

- Doug

 

[Grantura_MKI]

My grandfather had one when I was a child. Used it every day to feed the livestock.

 

[JPSmit]

My grandfather had one when I was a child. Used it every day to feed the livestock.

Interesting use for parts, how long till the Jeep was all gone?

 

[DNK]

OK JP, go to your room!

 

[Grantura_MKI]

Nice, JP!!

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Many moons ago I put a 289 in one for a customer.
You have no idea how much fun the silly radiator hoese were to route!

 

[Grantura_MKI]

Sounds like it would have been one of those drag strip "wheelie" vehicles?

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Dang near.

 

[Banjo]

I never understood how they decided to make something that looked like it would flip up on it's nose if it stopped too fast into a wheelstander! I always liked the look of those old Dodge and Ford flatnose trucks and vans. the Jeeps were neat too,
Then there was the Corvair van...... (So ugly I want one)

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Then there was the Corvair van...... (So ugly I want one)

No, you don't. They put LBC's to shame with their early Exxon Valdez issues.