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Maybe someone can use these parts?
“Bought a couple FC trucks only gonna use 1 and maybe not all the parts. If youre looking for a good base to start with I can give you mainly everything required to assemble a truck. I do only have 1 engine and 1 bed however I may not use them. Serious inquiries only please.”
https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/6054260702.html
Jason’s tour jeep parked in front of the Grand Canyon University Restaurant
Our travels southward were finally rewarded yesterday with a gloriously beautiful, cloudless sky with temperatures in the high 70s. It was a perfect day for traveling from Kingman to Phoenix.
Our trip from Kingman to Phoenix with a stop in Wickenburg.
Of all the routes we’ve taken on our drives to Phoenix, one of the most obvious, Highway 93, we’d yet to undertake. I thought it would be a flat, dry, dusty drive, but it turned out to be filled with rolling hills of sage, cactus, and (due to the time of year) colorful flowers.
Our one stop of the day was in Wickenburg. I did zero research on the town, instead letting serendipity guide us. By following the signs, we quickly found ourselves in old town, a delightful place with a cowboy vibe its citizens embrace.
An example of the western theme seen around town.
One of the first things we saw we mistook, at first, for a homeless man perched on the ground. Unsure if he was real or not, we made our way over to what was soon obviously a sculpture. It turns out that due to a lack of funds, Wickenburg didn’t have a jail during its early years, so anyone needing a jail cell found themselves chained to a tree until their sentence was complete.
There was even a audio presentation, which provided some great background on the “Jail Tree”. It’s a nicely done work.
Next we walked a block to a second sculpture that celebrated an upstanding Wickenburg citizen named Everett Bowman and recognized his mule training prowess, among other accomplishments.
With Ann slow going, we decided to skip exploring town and instead check out the downtown museum, a well regarded (on Yelp) place called the Desert Caballeros Western Museum.
Photograph courtesy of this site: http://azbugztwo.blogspot.com/2014_12_01_archive.html
The museum was $12, but active military get in free (the Air Force will never fully release her). That’s a price we could work with. Inside, there was the usual western history showing pioneer history. The two photos below were from this collection: http://www.boydranch.org/western-museum/
Naturally, of all the things that caught my eye, the mining section drew me in the most. One sign really interested me. It claimed that in 1871 a US House of Representatives report noted that Wickenburg was “the Most Important District in Arizona”.
When I saw the date, I guessed right away who wrote that phrase: my great great grandfather Anton Eilers. Because of my research on SLAG, I knew he’d been in Arizona in 1870 and published his findings in the Spring of 1871. This called for some research ….
When I returned to our hotel yesterday evening I pulled up the report he and Rossiter Raymond produced for 1870. On page 259 the first sentence jumped out:
It was very satisfying to be able to identify Anton’s handiwork. Anton later mentioned that while the mine proved important in comparison with the rest of Arizona, the territory wasn’t producing all that much gold. Conflicts with the Apaches coupled with a lack of water and no railroad retarded the development of mining in Arizona for years…..
The Desert Caballeros proved to be an interesting museum. And, I bet on a hot day, it’s a wonderfully cool retreat for a few hours. If you are nearby, check it out sometime.
With the museum completed, we ate lunch and drove to Phoenix. We soon arrived at Jesse and Andrea’s house, where we caught up with everyone. Later, we headed out to dinner at the Grand Canyon University Restaurant in a train of FCs. It was quite a site to see the FCs parked in the circle near the main doors:
That’s it for this report. Tomorrow I’ll have many more pics of the FCs.
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,000.
Looks like it runs and drives. Could use some better pics.
“1958 Willys Pickup 4 x 4
Koenig Factory PTO Winch
Motor 6 Cyl Hercules Rebuilt
4 Speed
New Seat
Tires Very Good
Excellent Body
Thousand of dollars worth of new parts
$12,000
Serious Buyers Only
No Trade”
Has rust.
“1957 Willys Jeep FC150. Clean Ohio Title. Needs complete restoration. Floor pans are rusted out. Bed and Rear fenders are rusted out. Front windshield and stationary side windows are good. Brakes are frozen. This jeep has been sitting in a barn since 1978. Engine oil looks clean and full, but havent tried to start. Drivetrain looks complete. This would make a great project …. – See more at: http://www.jeeptruck.com/mjs/sale17/adm139/adm139.html#sthash.Wrs9RhBu.dpuf”
http://www.jeeptruck.com/mjs/sale17/adm139/adm139.html
UPDATE **SOLD** Was $4700.
“’57 Willys FC-150, Flatbed w/ electric hydraulic dump bed. The 7′ flatbed makes it look like an FC-170 from a distance. Engine out of vehicle. Expect to rebuild the low miles engine, but may run. Nice Cab with excellent cab corners. The only rust is along the lower body seam below the headlights. Excellent tread. Tinted glass all around replaced in the past, rear window has a wondering crack. I have a running ’66 Mustang 6-200 with a Jeep transmission adapter I was going to install that you can have instead of the Jeep F4-134 engine. — $4,700. ”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3500.
Steve Elkins has this one for sale. He’s going down to the FC Roundup in Phoenix, so he could bring it if necessary. he needs to know by Monday.
“I also have a ’58 FC-170 for sale, the white one in the photo. It runs, but I haven’t driven it in 4 years, — $3,500.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $3000
(11/12/2016) Doesn’t run at the moment.
“Here is a 1957 forward control, its rusty and needs resotration but its all there and has a clean title, the engine is free and i believe with a carb rebuild it will run.”
UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1500.
Doesn’t run.
“Truck is mostly all there but needs a lot of body work. Not running.
To answer a few questions, there is no title, I can write a bill of sale. I don’t know when it was last on road, found this in a barn a few years ago and it had been there for at least 20 years. Frame is solid as is everything underneath, rear crossmember is dented, rear weight is there.”
UPDATE: Still Available.
(01/26/2015) Looks a little rough.
“1958 WILLY JEEP FC 150
FORWARD CONTROL
RUNS AND DRIVES”
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/6034036619.html
Craig spotted this one. He thinks he’s seen it at a past Willys Picnic.
“This a running and driving truck. Has a factory add on dump bed. Original drive train and fun truck. As any truck of this age it needs some work but not a complete rust bucket like most. Brand new tires. Clean title. No Trades.”
https://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/6032547077.html
UPDATE: Sold for $1225.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Jeep-FJ3-Fleetvan-/182476888025?_trksid=p2141725.m3662.l6403
“Hello,this listing is for my 1963 Willys Jeep FJ3 Fleetvan as-shown. These are getting to be super hard to find in any condition,sadly though this one needs to be completely restored. I bought it in Alabama 4-months ago and AL does not issue titles on older vehicles,so I do not have a title with this vehicle,I do have a Bill of Sale from the last owner which is enough in most states. Ebay required that I do not leave that option blank so I put Salvage. I was not told of the actual condition of this before I bought it,and I will be surely taking a large loss on it,but I want it gone. I have too many vehicles,not enough time,and a 9-month old at home.
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UPDATE: **Status Unknown**
“Selling some of my Willys FC’s to pay for restoration on others….
Have some regular trucks, and some rates too…
Always looking for more!!
Mine are all California trucks with minimal rust… one is from east coast and has bad cab. Have spare.
Please email me if your serious about buying or selling one!
CASH ONLY… ”
