Rusted Automotive

One of the most anticipated reveals that has everyone hanging on the edge of their seats is the upcoming Jeep Wrangler pickup truck. It's been roughly 30 years since the last Jeep pickup was produced new, and a Wrangler pickup truck would be a nice competitor to the Chevrolet Colorado and Toyota Tacoma. The truck I'd rather Jeep bring back however is Jeep's Forward Control; this 1964 model is a M677 crew cab model, and looks fairly solid. Find it here on eBay in Fullerton, California, with 13 bids and a little over a day left to bid. Introduced in 1964 as part of Jeep's military lineup, the M677 was the crew-cab version of the civilian FC170 pickup. Intended for the Army, Navy and Marines, the M677 was used to haul soldiers and gear around rough terrain.  All told, only 50 M-Series Forward Control Jeeps are believed to have survive from the Forward Control Jeep's 600-700 production total. This M677 is a 1964 model, and...

Tired of building up the same succession of diesel-powered trucks over and over again? Looking for an interesting alternative from the same-old fire trucks out there for sale? Need more than one engine and more traction than four-wheel drive? Look no further than this 1960 FWD P-2 Air Force Crash Truck! Dealer antics aside, this FWD P-2 is definitely a vehicle you do not see every day, and featuring not one but two two-stroke Detroit Diesel 8V-71s and eight-wheel drive! Find it here on Craigslist in Mountainair, New Mexico, with an asking price $15,000. With production believed to have fully kicked-off production in 1962, this P-2 was formally used by the US Air Force for its ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting) department. In 1980, this P-2 was purchased by the Quality Truck company, where it was overhauled and subsequently renamed the P-2A. Referred to by the Air Force as the "Rolling Tetanus Shot" (due to its tendency to...

As the infamous line from Game of Thrones goes, "winter is coming". For automotive enthusiasts and collectors, this means that projects begin to move from the outdoors to inside the garage with the heat turned on and eventually turned up to full blast (especially if you live in the northeast part of the United States like I do). If you don't have a project for the winter, a perfect project for you would be this 1965 Jeep FC 170 M679 Military Ambulance, which is one of nine or ten known to exist. Find it here on Craigslist in Lake City, Florida, with an asking price of $20,000. Based off of the Forward-Control Jeeps introduced back in 1956, the M679, which was produced for only one year: 1965, was based off of the M678, which was a Forward-Control Jeep with a van body. To become the M879, the M678 was refitted as an ambulance. All told, only 50 M-Series Forward Control Jeeps are believed to have survive from the...