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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    edited April 2013
    You are correct tjc78....

    It is a 1966 Ford Econoline Super Van (pickup trim)

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    Odie
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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Here are 2 for you...

    Old
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    vs...

    New
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    Both have the same name (just different number)

    Odie
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    grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Forward control Jeep. Land Rover also did one which looked broadly similar. The idea was to increase load bed size in a short wheelbase. My recollection is that it gave about two feet more tray length.

    Cheers

    Graham
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    grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Just looked on the net at Forward Control Jeeps and see that the lower image above is actually a recent image for a new interpretation of the 1950's idea. Looks great

    Cheers

    Graham
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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    How do you get in? I guess step on the tire itself!
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    IIRC the model name for the earlier version wasWillys Jeep FC70. I have no idea what they called the newer concept version.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Yes, the Old is a Jeep Willys FC-70, the New is a 2014 Jeep Mighty FC Concept (or FC-150)

    The Newer looks like it could give Unimog a run for its money.

    Odie
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    lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited April 2013
    I drove one of those a few times at Fort Lewis. It was "Tango 7" and had an aluminum cap and bench seats along the sides in the back. Was dispatched to pick up a WAC and bring her to the fort. Arrived at the pick up location to find not 1 but 14 WACs needing transportation. I put 12 in the back, 1 on the front seat and 1 on the engine compartment cover. You should have seen the guys at the motor pool when I arrived in that Econoline with 14 WACs.
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Alfa Romeo ... Spyder? Looks early, chrome bumpers.
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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    That had to be hysterical looking.

    Odie
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    texasestexases Member Posts: 10,708
    1960-ish Giulietta Spider?
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I think the new one is based on the Rubicon chassis. I always thought the Forward Control Jeeps were kind of cool. Jeep could've been the first by far with a minivan called the Sportif based on the Forward Control Jeeps back in the late 1950s.
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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Although, the style of the Cab on the newer model kinda has that Dodge Ram Van look to it. With Ford and Chevy both dropping their "Contractor" vans (E-series & Sierra) I could see Chrysler make a Ram Van using this as a start.

    Odie
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    1960-ish Giulietta Spider?

    I get you guys every time with this one. That airscoop on the forward part of the grille does not appear on the Giulietta Spider. This car is the follow-on known as the Giulia Spider, introduced in 1962. The bulge behind the scoop was necessary to clear the taller engine of the Giulia.

    Giulia Spiders were replaced by the boat-tailed Duetto Spiders in 1965.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Bring back CARSPACE.... nuff said.
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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Before the Smart Cars we had these.

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    Odie
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    edited April 2013
    Nash Metropolitan ca. mid 1950s. Manufactured in Britain by Austin Cars IIRC.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,556
    my parents had one of those before I was born.

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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Looks like half a car. Maybe 2/3rds.
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    uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 16,107
    I've always wondered about any Nash product of that era, what happens when you turn the wheels the entire way? Never cared for that styling feature. Come to think of it, I don't like cars with fender skirts usually, either, or a low rear-wheel opening cutout.
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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    They must've towered over Austin Minis and Cinquecentos, though. :D
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    lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    No vent windows with that side trim would make it a 56, 57, or 58.
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    odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Close... it is a 1958 AMC Metropolitain.

    Odie
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    Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Every time I talk to a Metropolitan lover and offer my opinion that this is an awful car to drive, they insist that they are WONDERFUL cars, and then proceed to list about $8000 in modifications they made to engine, brakes, steering, suspension, tires and wheels.
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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    They're fine...once you change everything. :D
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    Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It's funny that people don't see the irony in that.
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    texasestexases Member Posts: 10,708
    I seem to remember a forum discussion we had with a person who wanted to buy one because of how cute they were, and use it as a daily driver. Didn't a Metro owner pipe up about how great they were, and how much fun it'd be as a daily driver? Not to me, it wouldn't be...
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    Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Well "fun" is a very broad experience...you can have "fun" on roller skates.
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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    As a broke college kid I owned an '86 Sprint Metro. I wouldn't ever call it fun, though.

    0-60? Are we doing down hill? :D
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Heck, that was my wife's first new car! Her car was blue with the powerful 1.0 3-cylinder engine. :P
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...now post pictures? I don't see the tool at the bottom of the text box to post pictures.
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    ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    When people called it slow I'd say "then get out and push".

    I will say, that thing got 46mpg at a time when gas prices spiked.
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    steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
    Until the buttons and emotorcons get fixed you can paste pics using this code:

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    Thanks Steve but why does the fix take so long?

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
    I don't know what the holdup is. Hopefully if we get some new forum software up and running the pain points will ease. So go fill out the survey. :)
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    texasestexases Member Posts: 10,708
    Be patient! We don't want another 'American Airlines' incident!
    :P
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    berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    In all fairness, I think United taught it to them!
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    edited April 2013
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    Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    That's a Renault R10. I remember them because my brother T-boned a Buick Riv in one.
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I saw a silver one at Carlisle this weekend.
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    Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    In the "$1 a swing" charity event?
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,556
    Late 70's VW Dasher

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    It's an '81.

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,556
    close enough for government work.

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    bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,472
    "Late 70's VW Dasher"

    My sister carpooled with a guy who had one of these with a diesel. There was an uncontrolled intersection where he had to cross a four lane boulevard. He had to turn off the A/C to make it 'safely'.

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

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    grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Where I come from, we called it a Passat. Quite a remarkable surprise for VW at that time.

    Cheers

    Graham
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    lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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