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Interesting Picture...

Discussion in 'Early Jeep Restoration and Research' started by durangotang, Apr 3, 2017.

  1. durangotang

    durangotang Member 2022 Sponsor

    I was looking through old Willys Overland factory pictures online and I came across this one dated 1953:

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    Looks an awful lot like they were looking at ways to update the CJ3B by using a 2A grill and sloping the hood down to it so that the F-head would still fit.
     
    durangotang, Apr 3, 2017
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  2. Focker

    Focker That's a terrible idea...What time? Staff Member

    I'm glad it was only a "Concept".
     
    Focker, Apr 3, 2017
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  3. Daryl

    Daryl Sponsor

    That really could have been the end of the Jeep brand had it made it out the door. Glad conventional minds prevailed.
     
    Daryl, Apr 3, 2017
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  4. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    If that had been adopted for the 3B line.........man, I just can't even stand thinking about it. :sick:
     
    Glenn, Apr 3, 2017
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  5. Admiral Cray

    Admiral Cray I want to do this again.. Staff Member

    It would make for better road visibility, but it's ugly...

    Maybe they could have used Land Rover's invisible hood...

     
    Admiral Cray, Apr 3, 2017
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  6. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member


    You would have had to have mounted 300lb's of camera on the roof

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    & cabled it up the enough semi trailers

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    to fit about a thousand of these

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    into & the genset big enough to run them.

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    Also a truck to carry the spares-

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    a bus to carry the maintenance technicians-

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    & of course catering vehicles bringing up the rear.

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    H.:rolleyes:
     
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    Howard Eisenhauer, Apr 3, 2017
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  7. Admiral Cray

    Admiral Cray I want to do this again.. Staff Member

    That would work, but now DonX'y is going to see this...

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    And want it... :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
    Admiral Cray, Apr 3, 2017
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  8. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Looks a lot like a JK to me. And I don't mean that in a good way.
     
    PeteL, Apr 3, 2017
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  9. ITLKSEZ

    ITLKSEZ Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

    Was that 3B tip-out windshield ever in production? :watch:
     
    ITLKSEZ, Apr 4, 2017
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  10. Dave B

    Dave B Frankenjeep '67

    Dave B, Apr 4, 2017
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