[Closed] Pics: Today's catch at Menemsha Fishing Village, a candidate for U.S. Model Mint

Actually David it was Corgi you are thinking of - two versions (PICS)

Corgi 409 - no tilt, interior, or suspension
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Corgi 470 - with tilt, interior, and suspension
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I think it more likely that someone like Neo will do this someday.

Harvey, right you are, it was Corgi, not Dinky. Thanks for the pictures.

The cabs on the 1:1 trucks actually didn't tilt. The engines were accessible from the inside of the roomy cab interior, at least I think I'm correct about that.

Here's a repainted version: (pic)

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I would also like to see a new model, preferably by Brooklin/ US Mint.

Pics: More Willys vehicles.

My '52 Hampshire Green 4wd wagon by Brooklin and my Luzon Red '49 2wd by U.S. Model Mint. Great Vineyard vehicles.

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Nice repaint, David. Now for one by Brooklin/U.S. Model Mint!

If they build, we Jeep enthusiasts will buy.

FC lovers paradise or once was.....

not too far from where I now reside, there is a farm where there are perhaps up to three dozen in view from the road. And I've been told that there are more in the barn as well as in the "back pasture". Next time I'm out that way I'll stop and take some pics. That is if I remember to bring a camera. I even stopped by one day, several years ago when I saw an old fellow wandering around and asked if he would sell. NOPE! Not a one, will I part with, he said. He said he has 'em all, FC-150's, Fc-170's, two and four wheel drive and one he spoke of as being a "snow thingy" with tracks in the back. And a custom made van....if I see him again, I'll ask if I can get pics of the last two, as they certainly sound unique.

Thanks for pics, David. I have never seen one in person.

But I get the impression they are rather small, especilly the passenegr cabin. A slush cast pot metal promo was made in near 1/25 scale when they were new, maybe Banthrico or National Products.

That could be interesting. Here is a Brook Stevens designed passenger van

Also a link to color pis of the same vehicle with more info.

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Panel Van

Brooks Stevens actually did a ton more work for Willys in Brazil, where his designs...

...went into production. The Willys Aero Willys 2600 four-door sedan was probably the most notable*, but he also redid the Willys Pick Up Jeep, which was the Brazilian version of the Willys Pickup, and the Willys Rural, which was the Brazilian Willys Jeep Station Wagon. Of course, he'd designed both of the latter vehicles to begin with!

*Of course, Stevens was also interested in making a station wagon version. He didn't get far, but had Willys Overland do Brasil given him the go-ahead, his design probably would have had a similar, sliding top arrangement that made the Studebaker Wagonaire famous.

J-W, this Willys has lots of visual similarity to...

UAZ-452D pickup in the look/shape of the cab, grille, lights. Any idea if one influenced the other?

The UAZ-452D (and UAZ-450D and earlier prototypes in general) got their looks from...

...internal UAZ designs. To tell you the truth, I've always believed V.I. Arjamov's first prototypes and even the original UAZ-450 were influenced stylistically by the British Commer BF Van and you also had factory pickup versions (they're quite rare, but you can find the '54 version on imcdb for a pair of films in Hong Kong). I think the resemblance to Willys is a coincidence and have always thought they just kept developing the Commer look.

and another Corgi version - my favorite! -pic-

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That's a nice one, Karl. There must have been a number of variations.

I remember one more - a bucket lift truck. Came with a streetlight and repairman.