Willys FC-170 with bus body built by Dyviks Bruk. At Dyviks, northeast of Stockholm, this company built five or six of such vehicles. One attracted much attention at the 1959-60 Paris exhibition. The representatives of Willys-Overland were enthusiastic and had one such vehicle sent across the Atlantic to be tested at the Willys plant.
"Could this be the predecessor to the M-678?" CB.
Picture provided by Lars Aronsson.
Willys FC-170 H with cab by Grantorpets Fabriks AB, supplied to the Royal Prison Board in 1961. The H indicates heavier rear springs and eight-ply 7.50-16 tires. Maximum service weight 8,1500 lbs.
Picture provided by Lars Aronsson.
Tom Schistad from Bergen, Norway found this picture and got permission from from the author, Stig Edquist to use it on The Connection. This picture came from a book called, "Jeepen i Sverige" (The Jeep in Sweden). It was purchased as a FC-170 truck and converted to an ambulance once it was received overseas.
Here's one more picture that was sent to me from Tom Schistad. It's of another Ambulance from Sweden. I presume that it's one of the ones made for the Swedish government back in the early 1960's.
Here's another picture that Tom Schistad from Bergen, Norway sent me. It's a standard cab FC-170 with a fold down bed similar to those found on the old VW pickup trucks. Mounted in the bed is a gas powered air compressor.
Here's an old picture from the Swedish Road Board. Many were imported and used for maintenance vehicles for the government. The ran with mid-PTO driven compressors.
This picture was taken by John Edwardsson and could be one of the old Road Board vehicles that once serviced Sweden's countryside.
This FC-170 was built for the Swedish Government and there is an piece on it in the Magazine section of this web site.
Looks like John has found one of the rare birds out there. His van was in the gallery a few pages back, but we didn't know who owned it then. Hopefully he will send some more pictures during his restoration of this rare classic Ex-Swedish Government truck. Here's the note that was sent with the pictures.
"My name is John and I'm writing from Sweden. I have bought my first and only FC 170. Which is really unusual over here. And on top of it, it's a van. I have searched a lot to find info about them. The only thing I found is the military model 678. It's really a project for me and I have big plans for it."
