Heroshot

1958 Willys-Jeep FC-150

Pickup
Mecum Orlando 2021
Wednesday, 28 July - Saturday, 31 July 2021
$55,000
Sale Price
Yes
Reserve
31 July 2021
Sold Date
S34
Lot Number
#2-
Truck restoration
Mecum Auctions
Auction House
Chassis no. 6554814517. Springtime Yellow with white roof over brown vinyl piped in white. 134/72hp four, floor shift 3-speed, narrow whitewalls, wood bed, sidemount spares on the passenger’s side.

Evaluation: Charming colors, but it’s a truck quality repaint with some prep issues and a few chips. Lovely fresh wood in the bed. Fully restored chassis and drivetrain. Fully restored interior. An eye-catching and rather rare forward control Jeep restored to reasonable standards for what it is.

Bottom Line: Designed by Brooks Stevens and largely based on the CJ-5 Jeep, Forward Control Jeeps were primarily marketed as work vehicles and, naturally, most were primarily used as such. That means they’re a seriously rare sight today, rare enough that even many car people don’t know about this important bit of Jeep history. Mecum has offered a few restored FCs over the years but this is the most expensive one by a long way.

by Andrew Newton
5 August 2021
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