Jeep FC custom

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Yep gooder-un :thumbsup:

Here it is full size, large only works for up to about 500 pixels wide.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

I bought if from the original owners, an elderly couple in Colorado. Rust free. It got lots of looks going down the road. Especially with a load behind it.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Test display large, resized to 575 pixels wide.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Test display large, resized to 550 pixels wide.

Looks like 550 is a good max pixel width to display "Large".

It is easier to just use "Full Size" since it doesn't take any longer than "Large" to load the post.

When a picture is uploaded by clicking "Large", it uploads the complete picture, no matter what size it is, but only displays the first 550 pixels from the left edge.

QRTRHRS · Mar 21, 2016

That's one cherry Wagoneer.

QRTRHRS · Mar 21, 2016

Kind of ironic what has happened with forward control or cab-over trucks. Once common place in many variations, they fell out of fashion or perhaps desire since obviously, driving one would place you first at an accident. Yet, today, Izuzu and Mitsubishi have successfully taken a large part of that sector.

ovrszd · Mar 21, 2016

Yep. FC trucks were very hard to get used to. My experience with them were Ford single axle farm trucks to haul grain. You had to drive right up against something before turning
And the shifter mechanism was always worn out which required "searching" for gears.

murphy1244 · Mar 21, 2016

Today I saw a old4 wheel drive Jeep pickem up truck with a old winch mounted to the front

mark02tj · Mar 22, 2016

QRTRHRS said:
Kind of ironic what has happened with forward control or cab-over trucks. Once common place in many variations, they fell out of fashion or perhaps desire since obviously, driving one would place you first at an accident. Yet, today, Izuzu and Mitsubishi have successfully taken a large part of that sector.

We had a 1970 VW CamperVan (no pop up top) that we bought when my dad was stationed in Germany. As a kid (in Germany) I'd see FC VW "trucks" all over the place.

I drove our old VW when I was in high school. You sat right over the front wheels. It was always fun to watch new passengers press the imaginary brake pedal on their side when you were coming up behind someone! :laughing: The point of view from that front seat was a lot of fun!!

QRTRHRS · Mar 22, 2016

mark02tj said:
We had a 1970 VW CamperVan (no pop up top) that we bought when my dad was stationed in Germany. As a kid (in Germany) I'd see FC VW "trucks" all over the place.

I drove our old VW when I was in high school. You sat right over the front wheels. It was always fun to watch new passengers press the imaginary brake pedal on their side when you were coming up behind someone! :laughing: The point of view from that front seat was a lot of fun!!

I had picked up a 61 that was blown on the interstate. I stuck a 53 horser in it but that did not help it from getting just about blown off the road when a semi passed, lol! I also had a Vanagon that I converted into a camper. I made it as far south as Brownsville, TX and to most northern point of New Brunswick, CA with that one.

Not only could you get your passengers to panic, you could make them seasick by whipping the front end around, lol!