Here is a neat 1956 M170 Jeep fire truck for sale on Ebay, via Ewillys.com As per the owner,
THIS M170 WILLIS ARMY 4X4 JEEP IS IN EXTREMELY NICE CONDITION IN AND OUT, SHEET METAL IS PERFECT. THIS JEEP WAS RESTORED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THERE USE. THE CHASSIS HAS ROUGHLY 25,000 TOTAL MILES AND UNDER 3,000 TOTAL MILES ON NEW REBUILT ENGINE. IT IS STILL 24 VOLT WATERPROOF WIRING AND ALL RUNNING GEAR IS REBUILT AND ORIGINAL. THE ONLY MODIFICATION WERE THE NEW PAINT AND ALL NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT. IT HAS A NEW 100 GALLON TANK, NEW HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, PLUS NEW HOSE, A ELECTRIC HOSE REEL. IT STARTS, RUNS AND DRIVES LITERALLY AS NEW AND EVERYTHING WORKS EXCEPT THE FULE GAGE(NEEDS NEW SENDING UNIT) ALWAYS
Have you ever seen a Jeep CJ-5 with a bucket on the front? I have seen them with the backhoe on the rear, like the Go Fer Digger, but I have never seen one with the front bucket. Honestly, I am thinking at this point, you might as well just buy a tractor. Via…
Ok, I do not care if you are a Jeep lover or not, you have to admit that this barn find is kewl! As the ad states on the Great Lakes 4×4 website:
1973 Super Jeep RARE BARN FIND 1 OWNER ,All the papers and doc.360 front and rear dana 44, 28,960.0 original miles Bought new and raced by factory employee.At the jeep proving grounds. Just very cool piece of history.check this out.$15,000. Or Make me a offer.Or call me at 269-832-5266 Thanks Gordy
Have you ever seen a crewcab Jeep pickup? Here is some great examples of some custom conversions. I assume that they are using Wagoneer rear doors. Does anyone have more information or photos of these?
Howe Fire Apparatus converted a lot of Jeep FC trucks into fire trucks in the late 50’s and early 60’s. The Anderson, Indiana company was known across the nation as one of the top builders of fire trucks. The photo above shows an unique Jeep FC-150. Notice that the two large reels are connected to a number of small carbon diorxide tanks.
Here is an interesting old Jeep Gladiator truck.
After posting the article about Willys and Jeep Firetrucks, I did some looking around for more photos. Enjoy!
It is so nice to see a woody Jeep Grand Wagoneer in the dirt! Most of the woodies never saw a speck of dust!
Here is some photos of Willys and Jeep Fire trucks that I have collected over the years…
Here is an interesting old video from Brazil. The movie, which is narrated in Portuguese, shows a variety tools that were used with early Jeep CJ-5’s. These tools, such as the auger, trencher, and plow allowed the Jeep to be used not only as a method of transportation but also as a workhorse on the farm.
