#utility vehicles

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A Willys MB Jeep on display during the Military Odyssey 2025 at the Kent Showground

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1951 Ford F-1 Marmon-Herrington “Ranger”. This Custom All-Wheel-Drive Ford Carryall started life on the Ford assembly as a rear-drive panel van. 1 of 54 were sent to Marmon-Herrington in Indianapolis for mechanical and extensive, exquisite wood paneling conversion. The M-H team was well versed in swapping a Dana 44 front axle and proprietary transfer case into F-Series Ford. Was later rebadged as International Harvester Travelall.

Powered by a 239ci flathead V-8, this F-1 originally came with 100 hp at 3,800 rpm. The four-speed manual transmission wasn’t synchronized so it was dubbed “crashbox”. Double-clutching is mandatory with this option and with spur-cut gears, it constantly whines.

Trivia:- Only 10 Rangers of this model year are known to exist, and this example is one of two such vehicles that has been restored. Two companies from Washington -- J&L Fabricating and Byers Custom -- undertook a nuts-and-bolts restoration of the Ranger in 2009 and 2010. The lovely Sheridan Blue paint took 400 hours alone, and Canepa claims every detail is perfect, right down to the Ford-embossed glass.

Thoroughly detailed and lots of pics:- https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/1603-find-of-the-week-1951-ford-f-1-marmon-herrington-ranger

Find of the Week: 1951 Ford F-1 Marmon-Herrington “Ranger”

Ford didn’t build a true competitor for the Chevrolet Suburban until the 1997 model year, with the F-Series–based Expedition. The company al

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PD13

Friday The 13th, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada. June, 2025. Photo by the green buck.

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Psichogios Publications – the most prominent Greek publisher of chick lit... (for which, of course, they are understandably much frowned upon...). Reviving this old series. Snapshot (Canon AF35M II + Ilford HP5+). Ch. Trikoupi str., Neapoli, Athens, Greece, April/May 2018.

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Could be world’s one and only Mercedes Benz 230 Limousine Estate/Wagon/Binz/Kombi!.

1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6 long wheelbase limo estate.