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

  1. Apr 3, 2017
    durangotang

    durangotang Member 2022 Sponsor

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    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. Apr 3, 2017
    Focker

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

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    I'm glad it was only a "Concept".
     
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    Daryl

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    That really could have been the end of the Jeep brand had it made it out the door. Glad conventional minds prevailed.
     
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    Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

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

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

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

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

     
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    Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

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    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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    Admiral Cray

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

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    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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    PeteL

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    Looks a lot like a JK to me. And I don't mean that in a good way.
     
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    ITLKSEZ

    ITLKSEZ Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

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

    Dave B Frankenjeep '67

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    Dave B, Apr 4, 2017
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