Product Description

[Willis FC-150 PTT 1956 (USA)]
- In the late 1950s, the Swiss Postal Service decided to purchase a new car and introduced the FC150 light-duty truck produced by the American manufacturer [Willis Motor Company] known as the Jeep trademark.
- It seems that the fact that the FC150 type was all-wheel drive was a major reason for purchasing it.
- All-wheel-drive vehicles have traditionally been used to deliver mail in the mountains of Switzerland.
- But the short wheelbase, which not only has four-wheel drive but also very good maneuverability on alpine roads, was well suited to the nature of the Swiss postal service.

- It is easy to see today how difficult it was to distribute mail in the Alps in the 1950s and 60s.
- The short summer might have been reasonably easy, but in the winter the combination of all-wheel drive and short wheelbase should have made everyday tasks much easier.
- Most likely the Jeep FC 150 was purchased with only the cab and no rear body.
- Swiss Post chose a closed-box construction with a fully integrated driver's seat.
- For large parcels and parcels, the FC 150, like almost all mail vehicles, has a large roof rack on the roof.
- PTT's (Swiss Post, Telegraph and Telephone) trio of colors, yellow and silver separated by a black line, the FC 150 became part of the landscape of the Swiss Alps from the late 1950s to the 1970s.

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Product Specifications

Car Manufacturer

Others , Jeep

Item code

08019

JAN code

4907981674403

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