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I think the w.w. II army Jeeps had it figured out the best in that one could rotate the front headlight up and over to shine back into the engine compartment.... always seemed real
dumb that they didn't continue that simple detail on the civilian Jeeps....
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Originally posted by Joe Frazer Joe Frazer wrote:

I think the w.w. II army Jeeps had it figured out the best in that one could rotate the front headlight up and over to shine back into the engine compartment.... always seemed real
dumb that they didn't continue that simple detail on the civilian Jeeps....


And a glove box, storage boxes on both rear wheelhouses. I think the reasoning was cost. Every little bit added to the cost of production and WO was shooting at a particular retail number after the war.
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