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Show Jeep Offers New Forward Control A new four-wheel drive truck the "forward control Jeep FC-150" is being introduced by Willys Motors, Inc., as an addition ad-dition to the company's expand-I expand-I ing line of four-wheel Jeep util-I util-I ity vehicles, according to Hay- I mer D. Morris of Cedar Motor Company. The all-new FC-150 embodies new design and engineering features which have been combined com-bined to .provide a vehicle with maximum cargo space in relation rela-tion to wheelbase, Mr. Morris said. I "Key to the overall engineering engineer-ing advances in the new vehicle ve-hicle is the up-front location of the cab, situated well forward cf the engine," the dealer pointed point-ed out- ''This 'forward control' design allows maximum usage of the vehicle's compact 31-in. wheelbase for payloads, and places the driver in the optimum opti-mum position or all-direction visibility and vehicle control." Mr. Morris said that the I'O 150 supplements the regular l!)o7 line o?: Jeeps, Jeep trucks, utility wagons and other models in the company's "family" of four-wheel "fcirive vehicles. The new vehicle is pewered. by the Willys '-hradJirfi-cane" engine. aniT non.ial highway operation shifts easily into conventional two - wheel drive, Mr. Morris said, also emphasizing that "Forward control con-trol design, provides a payload bed more than six 'feet in length despite the vehicle's highly maneuverable 81 -inch wheel, base. With tailgate extended, cargo length is 92 inches." |
