Transformed Jeeps

[Citroman]

A Jeep transformed with an Opel Olympia body. War ruins in the back. I don't know what license plate it has (Danish?). SUV avant la lettre.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Citroman

[Citroman]

The french firm Duriez did offer special woodie bodies for Jeep and Dodges. They also transformed Dodges in forward control.

 

Edited December 1, 2024 by Citroman

[norseman 02]

Back in the 'sixties I had a Willys Overland station wagon, 2WD with the 3 speed 'box selected by column mounted shift & an automatic overdrive that engaged if you came off the gas at speeds over 40 mph.

By the time I bought it some moron had butchered the rear body to convert the car to a pick-up truck, but it suited my needs at the time.

I seem to recall it had a front bench seat, I'll try to find any pics. & post.

[Citroman]

And another on holiday near Monaco. Nicely loaded.

 

Edited December 2, 2024 by Citroman

[jmehner]

On 11/30/2024 at 8:11 PM, Citroman said:

... I don't know what license plate it has (Danish?)...

 

Looks like the standard US Forces license plate in use then, although it is hard to tell if it is the version for privately owned or millitary vehicles.

 

[Citroman]

And another French transformation.

 

[Citroman]

I did see one in an Danish fjord. It was a complete Jeep chassis on floats. over the wheel rims were steal cables. It was pulling it's self in and out the fjord to drag a channel.

[motorfahrer]

There are a lot of transformation of Jeeps in Europe after the war here a nice example from Austria from Otto Schreiner

[Citroman]

Nice one, Citroen traction hubcaps.

[Citroman]

Here one from Luxemburg that had an accident.

 

[Hair Bear]

So, not 'priority a droite'?

[Le Prof]

On 12/5/2024 at 2:16 PM, Hair Bear said:

So, not 'priority a droite'?

He was probably exercising his priorité à droite, but the vehicle to his left had other ideas.....

Round my way (Haute Savoie), priorité à droite is becoming more common on road junctions again, being employed as a traffic calming feature.

It certainly doesn't make me any calmer.... (-:

 

[Enigma]

Somewhere in rthe Ardennes, 2012.

Nate the rear of the jeep is from a trailer.

 

[norseman 02]

The wheels look suspiciously like they are off a Range Rover classic.

[Citroman]

And another one...

 

[10FM68]

Plenty of precedent from the war - this one is Canadian I believe.  Image from the internet.

Post war there were a number of coachbuilders in UK which made bespoke bodies for Jeeps - often to a very high standard.  I have seen quite a few pictures of them, but I can't remember where!

[Jerry Jeep]

found this one and my field converted jeep

[Jerry Jeep]

anther converted jeep 

[Jerry Jeep]

how about this set up 

[Jerry Jeep]

not a ww2 jeep but heavily modified for us navy  as an APU jet starter jeep