What happens when you take perhaps the best Jeep engine of all time, the AMC 4-liter, and plop it under perhaps the sexiest Jeep body of all time, the FC pickup? Answer: borderline perfection. The ...
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
Between the years 1956 and 1965, Willys (and subsequently Kaiser Jeep) built a vehicle called the Jeep Forward Control. Its cab-over design allowed it to have a full-length cargo bed, while keeping ...
Despite the iconic seven-slot grille, the Jeep Mighty FC Concept is as American as a Katyusha rocket. The retro-fantastic rock crawler shares its design lineage with the Soviet GAZ-66 and the arsenal ...
"Jeep is already bringing back the Grand Wagoneer, why would it need a Wrangler-esque van to haul more than five people in top conditions?" one might rightfully ask. Well, there are multiple reasons ...
In December 1956, Jeep was the first American truck manufacturer to introduce a production light-duty forward control (FC) truck. Ford, GM, and Dodge would soon follow, but Jeep would always be a step ...
In December 1956, Jeep was the first American truck manufacturer to introduce a production light-duty forward control (FC) truck. Ford, GM, and Dodge would soon follow, but Jeep would always be a step ...
As a kid I found myself attracted to small Jeeps. My home was the small town of Woodland Park, Colorado. At a nearby Gulf Service Station was an olive-green Jeep FC-170 wrecker. The wrecker had a ...
Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...
Mightiest might have been a more appropriate name. The Jeep Mighty FC is a concept truck that hearkens back to the cab-over-engine Forward Control models built by the company’s forebears Willys and ...
Whenever one of Mark Stranahan’s two young sons rides in his pickup, the lad’s face becomes unusually serious. There’s something prepossessing about being surrounded by 19 square feet of glass while ...
A truck isn't necessarily what comes to mind when people hear "Jeep," but the brand has had an historic lineup of them.