Looking to identify a tow-truck (pickup based)

[peteski]

I was reading the latest copy of the AAA magazine and when I saw a caption for this photo I immediately thought that it is wrong.  The pickup truck looks way too new for year 1944.  Also, weren't phone numbers around 1944 only 6-digit (with the first 2 "digits" being letters)?  I'm not a pickup truck expert, so I hope someone here will identify the year of this truck. Going by the shape of the body, the sharp corners of the door, and by the windshield, to me it looks like a late '50s or '60s truck.  Gas price is 29 cents/gal, so that I think points to the '50s.

Edited February 14, 2021 by peteski

[keyser]

Jeep Gladiator. 62-88, in this case prob 62-65 Thriftside  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Gladiator_(SJ)

Edited February 14, 2021 by keyser
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[NOBLNG]

They most likely meant “circa 1964” judging from the vehicle in the background.

[Casey]

2 hours ago, keyser said:

Jeep Gladiator. 62-88, in this case prob 62-65 Thriftside  

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Gladiator_(SJ)

Yep, J-300, as seen on the lower fender emblem. The Revell Jeep Honcho is your only convenient option, Pete, but hardly accurate in many areas.

[peteski]

Thanks!  I am not looking for a kit - I just verify my sanity (that the photo could not have been taken in 1944).