Ford's Junior Jeep

[Mike in NRN IN]

From Hemmings Motor News.. . While this may not be directly related to the forum, it's still pretty cool . . .

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/08/15/found-fords-junior-jeep-prototype-still-exists/

 

[PeteVS]

It would be interesting to see how the major dimensions (weight, wheel base, overall width, length, etc) compare with the "regular" Jeep.

 

[jimTN]

That is not the tractor motor, it looks like a Herc. engine with the water outlet in the center of the head. The GP had the tractor/commercial engine. I own one of those proto's and it has a lot of std Ford parts.

 

[Django]

That's really neat!

 

[meric42]

The motor looks very much like the little 4 cylinder Flathead Ford motors as used in the English fords of the pre/post war era.