Re: [Amc-list] When was the last time you saw one of THESE!

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All the little three tried those vans!
Mitsu, Nissan and Toy, plus a few other, not very popular in any form.
I drove a few, kind of quirky things that took getting used to.
Most of the Mitsus we got went to service companies dirt cheap as no one else would touch them.
They had no insulation and the engine could be heard ver plainly as it was between the seats.
They ran super good though.
Nissan ended up buying all theirs back!
The few people that wanted to keep them had to give them up as their insurance companies refused to write policies on them! Clyde Tewell drove them for years after on dealer tags as he got about 5-6 of them Nissan did not want back! His dealer tag allowed him to operate them when no one else could.
--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> The FC-150 had a 81" wheelbase, FC-170 had a 103.5" wheelbase. The FC-150 is 
> basically built on a CJ-5 frame. It has a six foot bed, but with the driver's 
> seat over the axle it was shorter overall than a Metropolitan! (info from "The 
> Story of Jeep", by Pat Foster). 
> 
> Willys was looking for a way to expand the product line without a lot of cost. 
> Building a truck on the CJ frame sure does fit the bill! They weren't very 
> popular though. I've driven Korean trucks built in a similar fashion. The 
> driving position takes some getting used to! Toyota sold a van over here in the 
> 80s that had a similar driving position, it wasn't real popular either. 
> 
> 
> ----------------
> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 09:23:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] When was the last time you saw one of THESE!
> 
> JEEP made that?! Man is it weird looking! First Jeep product
> I've really liked, 'cept a 52 or so F-head'ed thing.
> 
> I mean, it's utilitarian so they didn't fly Pininfarina out,
> but wow, that's odd. IS that wheelbase sub-90"? Missing front
> bumper I assume.
> 
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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