101 Cars, Part 29

Lane Bailey - Friday, 9 January 2009 11:52

This is kind a rare bird, but cool nonetheless.  Back before World War II, there weren’t ANY regular production 4 wheel drive vehicles.  After WWII, there were really only two; Jeep and Dodge Power Wagon.

In fact, up until the 1960s, regular production 4x4s were almost non-existent.  But there were companies that filled in the gap.  General Motors had Napco conversions and Ford had Marmon-Herringtons.  They took factory trucks (and some cars) and converted them to 4 wheel drives for customers.

I loved the old rigs.  They were rough riding, loud, handled like Samoan bread vans, got lousy mileage and broke down a lot.  What’s not to love?  They also filled a niche that was under-served.

I don’t want to drive one because it’s fast.  Nor because it can go places nothing else can go…  I want to drive these because they are cool.  And historically significant.

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  • paul
    I've been spending the day with Lane. :>)

    Don't forget the REO and 4WD companies. They were making 4WD vehicles in the 20's. I don't know what it took to call them "production" since the term wasn't standardized until Tucker in the 40's.

    PB
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