Originally painted army green from the factory with military issued heavy duty bumpers
When these trucks were special ordered, Kaiser would actually join two FC cabs together to make a double cab, 2 cabs were brought together and another roof section was spliced in.
The rear doors were actually front doors with bottoms fabricated and welded onto them to cover up the front tire area. Whatever they could do to save money and efficiency at the factory they would.
Originally this vehicle was military green and then painted Mopar green by its new owners at Joe Webster Tree Service in Huntsville Alabama. For many years this vehicle was Joe’s personal truck through the mid 70s and 80s and was then retrofitted with a sprayer in the bed to defoliant High-Tension power lines and radio tower as seen on the door picture. It was later sold off to a local farmer where it was used for truck duties around the farm. We tracked down this information by reading the very faded phone number on the side of the truck and doing a general google search finding out the company was still around.
I like the fact that the restoration is true to the FC Jeep's essence, which is to say that nothing is done to hide the fact that the floor and other parts of the cab have been replaced. They rusted like crazy, though somehow or other they always seemed to stay together even when half the cab had dissolved. The conspicuous newness of the front floors accentuates the durability and longevity of the rest, what they did do making it clear what they didn't have to do.
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