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The FC-150 went on sale at dealer showrooms on December 12, 1956. The initial response to the four-wheel drive FC Jeeps was favorable. Their best sales year came in 1957, when 9,738 trucks were sold. After the introduction of the FC-170 in 1957, FC-150 sales dropped to 1,546 units in 1959, before rebounding to 4,925 in 1960.
The Autocar Model U8144T, officially "5- to 6-Ton, 4×4, Ponton Tractor Truck", (supply catalog number G511) was the largest, and most heavy-duty, of a family of heavy four-wheel drive trucks developed for, and deployed primarily with, the United States Army in World War II.
1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4 1939 Prototypes only Light repair truck Dodge 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4: 1939–1940: Wide range of bodies FWD 2-ton 4x4: 1930: 100+ Cargo and tank models Indiana 16x4 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton 4x4: 1934–1935: Open and closed cabs
"Helmet-shaped" COE (1955 Ford C-600) Like other automotive manufacturers that built COE trucks before the 1960s, early Ford C series trucks were "helmet-shaped," cab-forward trucks that shared components with pickup trucks (the F-Series, in this case). From 1948 to 1952, they were simply COE versions of the F-5, F-6, F-7, and F-8.
The 1962 Sisu KB-112/117 was the first European serial produced truck with a hydraulically tiltable cabin, enabling easy access to the engine. A Mack F series truck. In Class 8 tractors (using the US designation), the cab-over design allows the vehicle's wheelbase to be shorter than in the conventional arrangement, wherein the engine is placed in front of the cab, covered by a horizontal or ...
1956–1965 Jeep Forward Control military variants M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup; M677 Truck, Cargo Pickup w/4 Dr. Cab; M678 Truck, Carry All; M679 Truck, Ambulance; 1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule".
In addition, multiple Mack truck lines have shared components with the R, including the SuperLiner and CH/CL conventionals and the F, WR, and MH cabover trucks. Though not the first truck to adopt a forward-tilting hood, the Mack R introduced several innovations, including an air-ride cab, an integral engine compression brake, and a drivetrain ...
A "cab over/cab forward" vehicle is one where the driver is situated on top, or forward, of the front axle, and the engine is installed between the front wheels, centrally located underneath the vehicle, or behind the rear axle.