This 1948 Willys Jeep would be my Minority Car Preference. It's not so much an ugly duckling (See AMC Eagle) but an impractical rarity. I have a Yooper friend that restored one in the mid-eighties at his as part of a high school auto shop project. I'd see my friend every summer. One summer he bought it and told me his plans to restore it to running condition for the following summer. I was doubtful, but we took several outings tackling backwoods two rut trails and logging roads. I remember it had a distinct advantage over so many other four by fours as it had a narrow track. When in granny gear, it would slowly power through all of the deepest two-rut mudholes. It's narrow track allowed it to keep from bottoming out on the middle crown in the trail. The passenger side of the truck tires might be fender deep in mud causing the truck to lean what seemed like upwards of 45 degrees, while the driver side wheels were biting into the crown in the trail continually pulling us forward.

Completely impractical. I'd like one.