UPDATE: Dan’s got a good thread related these trucks at the Old Willys Forum. The 1956 June-July issue of Willys News included a reference to this vehicle.
I suspect this brochure, Form W-F56-1, was published in 1956, so I’ll republish it here as we are attempting to move through the 1956 brochure year. My guess is that this eight page brochure was a lunch brochure for the light duty rescue truck.
One great thing is that it has a list of all the equipment that is supposed to come with truck, plus a picture showing how it was organized in the back.
Awesome brochure. It almost makes you want to go out and start collecting parts for your own re-creation of this bit of American history.
Great find Dave.
Here’s one over on OldWillysForum.com: http://www.oldwillysforum.com/forum/showthread.php?8672-Civil-Defense-RT-Wagon
Nice Dan. Was that your brochure?
Craig, I had the same thought. It would be amazing to re-create, or even more amazing to find one of these trucks to refurbish with all of the items listed and shown in this very cool brochure.
That was a great score! No doubt! I have never seen one…
All the best,
LT
There was one for sale a couple of years ago by Duluth Mn. I saw it in person down by forest lake Mn by a collector ,reseller.
i’m going to gut my 51 sedan delivery 2 wheel drive , 3rd one made in 1951 , toss the planar suspension frame , drop the body onto a 59 four wheel drive wagon frame I have ( leaning against the fence ) and — WHAM !! — RESCUE RANGER !!
I have number 2 of 2 built in 1959. I believe Paul Berry has the other one. I would like to get my hands on that brochure.
OK — never seen this brochure – specs in 1956 say 226 L-head – similar to the Kaiser supersonic mill – my sedan delivery has the innovative f-6 161 – originally had the bulletproof f-4 134 — these were actual WILLYS OVERLAND MADE AND DESIGNED ENGINES – not the industrial continental redline Kaiser frazer forklift FLATTYS used in this rescue kubelwagen ..