Posted by Will
on 11/7/2009, 1:46:45, in reply to "Re: Could there be 2 FC Scenic Tour Jeeps at the 2010 7 th Annual Phoenix, FC Roundup?"
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WOW just when I thought the last 4 door has been found an even rarer FC pops up... Amazing. Congratulations Jason on your most resent find, I'll look forward to seeing the finished product!
Will
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: I'm more of the belief that the bed stayed
: with the body & frame unless a tragic
: event occurred. Remember, they usually had
: 12 paying customers in the back at all
: times, so I don't think they got too crazy
: wheelin'-wise. The roads are fairly good
: out there. They’re more breathtaking than
: anything. I believe that they patched them
: up till the bitter end. The FC Tour Jeeps
: that San Juan Scenic Jeep Tours owned had a
: pretty short run for their company actually.
: But they did live 2nd lives elsewhere.
: Mine was their first one and it appeared in
: 1964. The earliest picture I have of yours
: is 1969. By the mid-70’s they were on the
: way out and the J-20’s ruled the trails.
: They ran V8’s, ¾ ton axles, adjustable
: pressure fuel pumps for the mountains, and
: had much better braking. The J-20’s are
: still in use today out there! My tour jeep
: stayed with its original frame for 50 years
: until I got a hold of it. Bottom line...
: You have an original bed and can recreate
: the rest. Please hold off on the bobbing
: clown head if you would! You might hit it
: on some of the rock outcroppings out there.
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: Craig
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