WWII Jeep question

I distinctly remember a neighbor's surplus Jeep with round
clutch and brake pedals (this would have been around 1962 or
so). I mentioned that to a friend who just bought a restored
'55 and she says there were never round pedals on military
Jeeps. Anyone actually know this? Aftermarket pedal covers
maybe? Web search was no help.
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Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 3:41:36 PM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
> I distinctly remember a neighbor's surplus Jeep with round
> clutch and brake pedals (this would have been around 1962 or
> so). I mentioned that to a friend who just bought a restored
> '55 and she says there were never round pedals on military
> Jeeps. Anyone actually know this? Aftermarket pedal covers
> maybe? Web search was no help.
> --
> Andrew Muzi
> <www.yellowjersey.org/>
> Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Google,,, Brian's Military Jeeps Google,,, CJ3B Page . .I own a 1948 Willys (Civilian Jeep) Jeep. The pedals are not round.

On 7/27/2015 4:22 PM, JR wrote:
> On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 3:41:36 PM UTC-5, AMuzi wrote:
>> I distinctly remember a neighbor's surplus Jeep with round
>> clutch and brake pedals (this would have been around 1962 or
>> so). I mentioned that to a friend who just bought a restored
>> '55 and she says there were never round pedals on military
>> Jeeps. Anyone actually know this? Aftermarket pedal covers
>> maybe? Web search was no help.
>> --
>> Andrew Muzi
>> <www.yellowjersey.org/>
>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>
> Google,,, Brian's Military Jeeps Google,,, CJ3B Page . .I own a 1948 Willys (Civilian Jeep) Jeep. The pedals are not round.
>



I can't find any data about which pedals are which but
here's a Ford-made Jeep with them, 1942:
http://wwiijeepparts.com/WW2/Photos/...Pprototype.jpg

And yet here's 1942 Ford with rectangle pedals:
http://wwiijeepparts.com/WW2/Photos/...942FordGPW.jpg



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Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Jeep might have had the round
ones retro-fitted.

Ever see a '71 Chevelle bumper
on a '68 Chevelle? Not a pretty
picture.

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 4:34:53 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> Jeep might have had the round
> ones retro-fitted.
>
> Ever see a '71 Chevelle bumper
> on a '68 Chevelle? Not a pretty
> picture.

The 'May West' bumpers on some Cadillacs looked Ay OK.

I can remember as an infant staring at a small round shiny worn pedal, but have zero idea of what vehicle that would be.

wrote:
> I can remember as an infant staring at a small round shiny worn
> pedal, but have zero idea of what vehicle that would be.
>

The Willys/Jeep pick-ups, Jeepster used round pedals. Some of the Ford
built GPWs had round pedals.

--
Steve W.

On 9/21/2015 9:57 PM, wrote:
> I can remember as an infant staring at a small round shiny worn pedal, but have zero idea of what vehicle that would be.
>

Nor I.

I found various photos of Jeeps with round pedals, some with
rubber covers some not but no clue as to why. Most have
rectangular brake/clutch with pressed steel tread.

--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

In article >,
> wrote:
>I can remember as an infant staring at a small round shiny worn pedal, but have zero idea of what vehicle that would be.

Could have been a Jeep. Could have been an early VW Bug or also a
Citroen.

In French, years after the Citroen 2CV was discontinued, people still refer
to the accelerator as the "mushroom" since the original 2CV accelerator
looked like a mushroom cap. You will still hear people yelling "push the damn
mushroom, you idiot" in traffic.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 8:59:49 AM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> In article >,
> > wrote:
> >I can remember as an infant staring at a small round shiny worn pedal, but have zero idea of what vehicle that would be.
>
> Could have been a Jeep. Could have been an early VW Bug or also a
> Citroen.
>
> In French, years after the Citroen 2CV was discontinued, people still refer
> to the accelerator as the "mushroom" since the original 2CV accelerator
> looked like a mushroom cap. You will still hear people yelling "push the damn
> mushroom, you idiot" in traffic.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Google,,, Hotchkiss Jeeps