Just came across this, and may i say brilliant. If it wasn't for guy's like you having the passion and dedication in WW2 vehicles with the will to celebrate the events of 80 years ago, went a long way in keeping the memories of the start of of the liberation Europe a live. So a massive thank you from me and everyone else in doing a bang up job. Gary 🇬🇧
That has to be the closest to a time machine I've seen. Something I realized is that there is a good possibility those vehicles could have actually been involved in the real events. The vehicles we have in the states generally never were overseas. Gotta love old chevys and gmc's jeeps and dodges. Excellent video. Keep em rolling
Mate I cannot describe this trip with words. It was so much more than I hoped it would be with so many brilliant people. Loved it. Oh and the video is Goddamn awesome too
20:18, What a great sunset!!! Our brave men 80 years ago were more concerned with trying to stay alive than to see the beauty of the countryside. What an amazing difference on D Day +80. I really enjoyed the camaraderie of those who helped get the GMC's out of the ditch and back on the road, as well as clearing the trees from the dirt road. Yes, 80 years have passed, but the spirit of young men celebrating a once in a lifetime anniversary made it extra special for those who were able to attend the event. Thanks for sharing your great time in France, D Day +80.
Great vlog . I was on the same ferry as you guys from Poole but cycling all the way through to Caen. It was an amazing week for us all as you will know , full of emotions and commemoration , i think ive pics of you all in the Queue waiting to board . 😊
Fantastic. All I can say is “thanks for keeping the memories alive” for all the soldiers. God bless them and the 4th Infantry Division-Utah Beach. Cheers from Texas
That was the BEST vid ever, thank you very much! The helmet on the beach put a tear to my eye. Looks like you guys had tons of fun, and well know your equipment. Lest we forget. That spaghetti looked really good btw.
Well done, I was there in 2008, and it is definitely a moving experience. My grandma's first husband died on Omaha Beach in the first wave. I was hoping to take my 1945 Willy's MB Radio Jeep there this year, but had to cancel to take care of my dad
I too had a puncture on my GMC in Normandy 2024. Great fun was had by all, but we always should remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms that we all enjoy today.
Those vehicles look awesome: Winch Tips: 1: To help keep your winch cable in good order, try not to loop the winch cable around an object, ( like a tree trunk ), and don't attach the hook back onto the cable. Instead use a length of chain, or a flat tow strap, to wrap around the object, then attach the hook to the chain using a large shackle. 2: Don't use the extended cable and the truck, to drag objects along the ground. Jerking on the cable can break the shear pin in the winch. Instead winch the item out, or attach a recovery strap and chain to drag the item. 3: Always leave one wrap of cable on the winch drum. You can add some yellow or red paint to the winch cable to indicate that you are getting to the end of the cable. 4: Never use your winch cable to tow your vehicle behind another truck. The jerking on the cable can flog out the gears in your winch. Instead use a tow strap or 100% nylon tow cable, that has some stretch in it, or if you have to, use a solid military towing bar.
Well done, fellas, my buddies and I were staying in Vierville this time, first time back since 1994. That trip I shipped over my Chevy panel truck. I should’ve done it this time as well.
I found your channel few weeks ago I went down to Poole the Friday night saw some jeeps I was a bit late Saturday to take few more pic and saw u all lined never seen so many ww2 stuff good video
What a cool video I am from Canada and a member of the ONTAR tank museum, we do convoys for Nov 11 with tanks, trucks and Jeeps with recovery in the rear, great work. I often think of what it must have been Like overseas, and I am sure, our vets had to deal with what you did. on a much bigger scale. Thanks for keeping the memory Alive.
Ohhh wow that’s cool! I bet that’s a great experience!! Nice work! Thanks for watching bud! I’m sure they did! It’s all about keeping history alive ay!
Perfect video from your journey - I totally understand how is this journey interesting and nice. 80 years since then..... Super video - thanks for sharing. ✌ 2004 in May, I drove my 1972 Ford LTD Convertible from London to Prague, Czech Republic. It was also interesting, although it wasnt journey to Normandy....
@@Jwresto its people like you & your pals that keep people like me going,, I have a matador & as you know with all old waggons just soaks up money, I dread to think what it cost you to get there but one question please how many mpg does she do I am in Manchester, keep going best regards Edward
What a fantastic footage of your very memorable trip! Too busy pulling eachother out of ditches to witness Sleepy, or rather sloppy Joe proving his nickname I guess. Would've been great fun though. Regards from The Netherlands.
I love the great commoradare of all you fellas and always love the staunch English spirit as well. Thank you so much for sharing this great tribute to all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
Nice video guys, all tough it was a fun trip into remembrance, but the guys 80 years ago, did the same under duress and fire. We have to admire and remember them.
Well, in my Dodge WC62 I use mostly LPG and sometimes unleaded 98: it has hard inserts for the valve seats as standard and stainless exhaust valves. 👍🏻
Thanks for a taste of my late father in law's service in Italy with a Truck Company attached to a armored unit at Anzio (So he trained as tank driver but hey tank truck a driver is a driver." Purple heart and the only things he would say were "Yes I got shot in the butt and if I had been in that Italian hospital any longer I would have married that nurse and your wife would NOT be here!
WOW what a journey, man.... 😮😮 Moving arround Normandy with such vehicles must be an unforgettable experience i also went to Normandy for the 80th but i moved arround with a rent car nothing fancy😅and it was awesome to see lots of ww2 era vehicles going arround... harleys jeeps trucks etc... i hate the feelings of going back home after such an incredible trip 😩😩
*My Dad had to visit a 1950s Korea M*A*S*H Unit and he said they had a big sign with logo at the front gate that read... "Kilroy **_IS_** Here" hahaha LOL*
Just came across this, and may i say brilliant. If it wasn't for guy's like you having the passion and dedication in WW2 vehicles with the will to celebrate the events of 80 years ago, went a long way in keeping the memories of the start of of the liberation Europe a live. So a massive thank you from me and everyone else in doing a bang up job. Gary 🇬🇧
Thanks Gary! Gotta keep the history alive!
That has to be the closest to a time machine I've seen. Something I realized is that there is a good possibility those vehicles could have actually been involved in the real events. The vehicles we have in the states generally never were overseas. Gotta love old chevys and gmc's jeeps and dodges. Excellent video. Keep em rolling
Thanks mate! Yeah I never thought of that! They could have been there!
Mate I cannot describe this trip with words. It was so much more than I hoped it would be with so many brilliant people. Loved it. Oh and the video is Goddamn awesome too
20:18, What a great sunset!!! Our brave men 80 years ago were more concerned with trying to stay alive than to see the beauty of the countryside. What an amazing difference on D Day +80. I really enjoyed the camaraderie of those who helped get the GMC's out of the ditch and back on the road, as well as clearing the trees from the dirt road. Yes, 80 years have passed, but the spirit of young men celebrating a once in a lifetime anniversary made it extra special for those who were able to attend the event. Thanks for sharing your great time in France, D Day +80.
Well done , Thank You for sharing
Thanks!
Very 😎😎awesome video thank you for sharing your experience
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making this film lads good job
Glad you enjoyed it
Great vlog . I was on the same ferry as you guys from Poole but cycling all the way through to Caen. It was an amazing week for us all as you will know , full of emotions and commemoration , i think ive pics of you all in the Queue waiting to board . 😊
Fantastic. All I can say is “thanks for keeping the memories alive” for all the soldiers. God bless them and the 4th Infantry Division-Utah Beach. Cheers from Texas
That hill is at Much Wenlock I know it well😂😂…..a great trip just like ours so many years ago…..well done😎👌🏽
It sure is! I was dreading that hill 😂😂 thanks for watching!
Fantastic, wish I could have been there. Thanks for posting
Glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching!
Incredible..thanks for re creating the atmospheric event.....you evn had a real breakdown and recovery, dedication !!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! We had quite a few recoveries!
That was the BEST vid ever, thank you very much! The helmet on the beach put a tear to my eye. Looks like you guys had tons of fun, and well know your equipment.
Lest we forget.
That spaghetti looked really good btw.
Brilliant video Guys. Thank you for sharing 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
From a Yank across the pond, Thank You. Great video.
Thankyou! And thanks for watching!
Brilliant thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the great video. Loved the adventure and great to see you using those old trucks for what they were built for.
Thanks! And thanks for watching!
Well done, I was there in 2008, and it is definitely a moving experience. My grandma's first husband died on Omaha Beach in the first wave. I was hoping to take my 1945 Willy's MB Radio Jeep there this year, but had to cancel to take care of my dad
Wow thanks for sharing! Fingers crossed you get there one day! Hope all is well
I too had a puncture on my GMC in Normandy 2024.
Great fun was had by all, but we always should remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms that we all enjoy today.
Those vehicles look awesome: Winch Tips: 1: To help keep your winch cable in good order, try not to loop the winch cable around an object, ( like a tree trunk ), and don't attach the hook back onto the cable. Instead use a length of chain, or a flat tow strap, to wrap around the object, then attach the hook to the chain using a large shackle. 2: Don't use the extended cable and the truck, to drag objects along the ground. Jerking on the cable can break the shear pin in the winch. Instead winch the item out, or attach a recovery strap and chain to drag the item. 3: Always leave one wrap of cable on the winch drum. You can add some yellow or red paint to the winch cable to indicate that you are getting to the end of the cable. 4: Never use your winch cable to tow your vehicle behind another truck. The jerking on the cable can flog out the gears in your winch. Instead use a tow strap or 100% nylon tow cable, that has some stretch in it, or if you have to, use a solid military towing bar.
Wau, I had tears and goose bumps when the C130s flew over Utah Beach in the video. Great video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
The experience of a life time, and you lived to tell the tale 10/10. I was at Arromanche with a DUKW !
Well done, fellas, my buddies and I were staying in Vierville this time, first time back since 1994. That trip I shipped over my Chevy panel truck. I should’ve done it this time as well.
Amazing Trip! Well done to everyone!! 🇺🇸& 🇬🇧
Thanks for watching!
Nice touch at the end with the homage to "The Longest Day"!
Thanks!
I found your channel few weeks ago I went down to Poole the Friday night saw some jeeps I was a bit late Saturday to take few more pic and saw u all lined never seen so many ww2 stuff good video
Thankyou and Thanks for watching! There was So many ww2 vehicles!
Superb video,thanks for sharing
23:34, From this point to the end was very touching indeed, especially the helmet laying on the beach at sunset. Cheers from the USA!!!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant loved it and thanks for the shout out! 🎉
No problem dude!
Fantastic trip and video
Glad you enjoyed it cheers mate!
Makes me excited for July! Awesome stuff Jamie!
Thanks bud!
Great video! That sunset on the beach was very moving 😢❤
It really is!
Cool vid 80 years of remembrance sunsets on beach said it all 👍
What a cool video I am from Canada and a member of the ONTAR tank museum, we do convoys for Nov 11 with tanks, trucks and Jeeps with recovery in the rear, great work. I often think of what it must have been Like overseas, and I am sure, our vets had to deal with what you did. on a much bigger scale. Thanks for keeping the memory Alive.
Ohhh wow that’s cool! I bet that’s a great experience!! Nice work!
Thanks for watching bud! I’m sure they did! It’s all about keeping history alive ay!
Greetings from Sunny California. Great documenting and adventure. Beautiful vehicles. Let me know if you ever need quality uniforms!
Awesome thank you!
Nice jimmys there you probably saw our one there on the road lot of c130 passes
very nice top work
Thank you very much!
A very nice report. Thamks for to be there.
Thankyou!
Awesome vid Brother! From your Ditch Dodging Brother 💪🏻
Thanks brother!
Absolutely amazing video & what an adventure for you all. Memories to treasure forever 😊
Super super cooles Video....Respekt..
Thanks!!
Merci beaucoup pour nous avoir raconté vos aventures en France dans cette belle vidéo 👍
Thank you for sharing.
No worries!
Geee you guys having lots of fun, i'd would love to do that, but we don't have many events like that in new zealand and that sucks....
Très belle vidéo et sacrée ballade ! Bravo et merci !
Merci à vous 😊
Perfect video from your journey - I totally understand how is this journey interesting and nice. 80 years since then.....
Super video - thanks for sharing. ✌
2004 in May, I drove my 1972 Ford LTD Convertible from London to Prague, Czech Republic. It was also interesting, although it wasnt journey to Normandy....
Brilliant diary of what looked like an amazing experience.
Thankyou it was!
What an adventure, thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing the adventures
Our pleasure!
12:27 The Kenworth W900 truck “C’est pas Sorcier” is very well known in France thanks to its scientific show. Good video 🙂🙂
Thankyou!
First class many thanks
Glad you liked it thanks!
@@Jwresto its people like you & your pals that keep people like me going,, I have a matador & as you know with all old waggons just soaks up money, I dread to think what it cost you to get there but one question please how many mpg does she do I am in Manchester, keep going best regards Edward
Who was that maniac laughing around 11:20😂
No idea 😂😂
Being Canadian I'd have a really hard time having the slow lane on the left side of the highway
🤣🤣
Just felt like ww2 brillant video
thanks for posting - excellent - WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Thanks for watching!
What a fantastic footage of your very memorable trip!
Too busy pulling eachother out of ditches to witness Sleepy, or rather sloppy Joe proving his nickname I guess.
Would've been great fun though.
Regards from The Netherlands.
Great trip you blokes very envious
Thank you for watching
I reckon you need to perfect your double de clutching, the amount of crashing of gears, it’s a wonder you still had a working gearbox.
WOW that was so cool guys......loved to have been with you......thanks for doing it for our fallen.....never forgotten.
Nick from Cheshire.
@@nickaxe771 thanks Nick!
Great video , all the best from Canada
I love the great commoradare of all you fellas and always love the staunch English spirit as well. Thank you so much for sharing this great tribute to all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
Thankyou for watching!
Beautiful trucks I love 💘 it God bless you and protect you ❤
Nice video guys, all tough it was a fun trip into remembrance, but the guys 80 years ago, did the same under duress and fire. We have to admire and remember them.
That’s why we do it 🙌
That’s not spaghetti, that’s army noodles and ketchup! 😂😂
Sergeant Wild bill Guarnere.
You had ketchup? We only had the noodles.
@@ziffelpig9249 😎
a lot of vehicles in the ditch,, thank you for making the trip and remembering, thank you for the video
Thankyou for watching!
Oh, BTW, I subscribed and clicked ALL because of this video. Thanks again!!! Cheers from the USA!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
bravo
I wonder how 1940s engines react to 2024 fuels particularly gasoline which had ethyl removed over 60 years ago
We add additives to the fuel
Wow! I found some road side ditches too with my Dodge 6x6 but these in the video were murder!
Fairplay lads looks like you had a blast,bet it was great meeting so many like minded folks making the same journey to pay homage
It sure was mate! We really had a great adventure and keeping history alive! 🤝
Does the GMC use unleaded petrol? How do you indicate without trafficators?Great video guys!
It does with an additive
I don’t have turn signals I stick my hand out the window
those old trucks use regular leaded gasoline (petrol)
Well, in my Dodge WC62 I use mostly LPG and sometimes unleaded 98: it has hard inserts for the valve seats as standard and stainless exhaust valves. 👍🏻
Pretty epic 👌
Amazing!!
Thanks!!🤩
Thanks, guys my brother-in-law was 82nd Airborne, and I'd love to fly over the pond and join you all, it would be a blast. 😅😃❤👍🌎⚔🍾🍻
Thankyou! It sure would be! 🙌
Thanks for a taste of my late father in law's service in Italy with a Truck Company attached to a armored unit at Anzio (So he trained as tank driver but hey tank truck a driver is a driver." Purple heart and the only things he would say were "Yes I got shot in the butt and if I had been in that Italian hospital any longer I would have married that nurse and your wife would NOT be here!
Молодцы , не забываете память о ваших героических прадедов !
We won’t
WOW what a journey, man.... 😮😮 Moving arround Normandy with such vehicles must be an unforgettable experience i also went to Normandy for the 80th but i moved arround with a rent car nothing fancy😅and it was awesome to see lots of ww2 era vehicles going arround... harleys jeeps trucks etc... i hate the feelings of going back home after such an incredible trip 😩😩
Beautiful 😢🏴🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🏳
Awesome, all around!
Thanks!
Great adventure. Congratulations and maybe one day we will meet somewhere on the battlefields of World War II.
Amazing 👌🏽
Big up the Ditch Divers 💪
Prachtig mooi
WOW GREAT TO SEE THOSE OLD TRUCKS, THANKS FOR THE JOLLY GOOD SHOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. JUST THINKING DO YOU BRITTS FIX UP THE ENGLISH TRUCKS ???
We do! We fix up all kinds of stuff
We were there it was manic but brilliant
So busy!
Nice ❤. Will be too long to drive my GMC CCKW 353 from north Norway 😂
I think it would make it 💪
someday i will make it across the pond. thanks again.
Cheers bugsy! See you soon pal!
*My Dad had to visit a 1950s Korea M*A*S*H Unit and he said they had a big sign with logo at the front gate that read... "Kilroy **_IS_** Here" hahaha LOL*
Talking to a mate of yours yesterday at Weston park model show
He showed me a photo of your truck! Looks great mate! Have to catch up one day!
back 42 i am sure they going true same problem
quite an adventure
Sure was!
Single lane traffic, bocage?
Yep!
10.10pm So very proud of you Jamie & all those with you. 🧡
Thanks!
Plus plus!
У вас левостронние движение, на автомагистрали?
Где вы находитесь, штат?
Haha, in the UK you got to drive on the left everywhere. In France you drive on the "normal" side... Cheers
Ок
Sounds like a great time, so now you know somewhat what it was like for the 1944 guys but they spent 36 hours on a boat.
Man now my Normandy blues have hit back hard! I want to go back 😭
Same sameee
@@Jwresto I also miss the food and the women 😅
@@ss_grenadier_yager1712 😂😂
Ever heard of double cluthing
Also known as double declutching.
I was..
the driver of the white car thank you for me help !!!
So cool this video. Thats what life is all about, to have fun.
Thankyou!