VINTAGE WILLYS: Trail Wheeling 70-Year-Old Flat Fender Jeeps | EP5
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- No seatbelts, no roll cage, no power steering. Nicole Johnson takes us on a rugged, Arizona off-road trail in Bryan Croft's far-from-modern 1948 Willys CJ-2A flat fender with a group of 70-year-old stock civilian Jeeps.
SPECIAL THANKS TO AN AMAZING GROUP OF WHEELERS:
Bryan Crofts, Albert Contreras, Clint Elliott, Charlie Elliott, Mike Dora, Mary Dora, Cole Alford, Charlotte Price, Chris Harper, Andy Gooding, Jason Bowman and Ian Liljeblad. RIP Pistol Pete Sohren.
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I am almost 70 years old. Had first Willys at 13. I fractured my neck in 3 places..why ..rolled my 48 Jeepster on black ice doing only 30 on a road. Put on those roll bars boys! I currently restoring a 52'. I have had 6 and can't remember not having a Willys since 13. By the way, your the first lady to like em as much as me.
Hey thanks so much for your input..much appreciated!
I've always liked them and wanted one. Ive owned a bunch of 4x4s. I have 88 yj wrangler that I'm fixing up and took most of the modern electronics off of and toughed up .
This is totally bitching to watch and I love watching these old jeeps running and jumping and thanks to this group for keeping em alive for future generations.
Totally agree with you! thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Okay this is great. I would love to see more trail rides from this group. It doesn’t get any better than manual everything!
For sure! Thank you!
What a blast to watch! I am from South Africa and the Willys was used by some farmers here, post WW2, as tractors on their farms, to plough, sow and work the fields and other chores on the farms. They were dirt cheap to buy and certainly cheaper than a proper tractor, especially post WW2. It made a difference due to the economies of so many countries being very tough and rough and farmers being cash strapped. When your friend mentioned that the motor is actually a tractor motor, it kickstarted my memory. Well done Nicole and friends, I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for sharing this story...that's so cool.
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour the land rover was a knock off of the Jeep but originally made for farmers , you could have a pto shaft at the back for powering impliments like a tractor or fit a flat belt pulley attachment onto the pto and even a hay mower atatchment off the side
Are they still making cj-5-6 or was it fj?fiber glass replicas in Cape town?2.5 liter ford was a hit for it.
Red sounds like it's got a good rod knock going. My dad had a rod knock in his too, it turns out the crank was broken between 3 and 4. The Jeep still ran to get him back home.
It did, we pulled the engine the next day and we installed another “used” “temporary” engine in until I can get a full rebuild done. It’s amazing the abuse the engines will take 😜
@@clintelliott5898 they are stout. I talked to my dad to get the scoop on what happened, and he said the crank split in two right at the rod journal for number 3. The rod cap was the only thing keeping it together. It ran the whole way back home (20 miles or so).
They’re fine. It’s called independent torque ratio. Works like a charm.
When I was a kid. I knew a wood cutter that had one , his motor was destroyed. He had an old Buick that was rolled and also hit a tree, the straight 8 from the Buick was good so it was installed in the Willis, it required relocating to radiator off to the side as well as removing the grill and other things that were in the way. Extensive welding was done.
When finished it was amazing how capable it was. Very little money was spent, this was done in the early 60s .
That's a great story..thank you for sharing!
Dang dude, a straight 8?? Is it still around or any photos? That sounds sick
Now those are some real Jeeps right there! They were cheap, simple, can take a beating like no other vehicle back in those days. So cool you got to make this footage 😎
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!
Not a plastic thing on it except the distributor cap and rotor!
In India you can get one for about $1,500. Kitted out with mud tyres brings the price up to about $4k.
@@varun009 if you have a link to buy them I’d order one!
@@varun009 where bro?
This was epic to watch. I love the old Willys Jeeps. This was true visceral off-road driving. I am used to driving a modern off-roader with full lockers, 4" lift, and 35" tires, but this looks like real off-roading, the way it ought to be. Thanks for this and to Willy for getting the off-road genre started and more importantly still rolling 70 years later.
We're so glad you enjoyed watching!! Thank you!
I had to click on this video just for the CJs. The early ones are hands down my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching!
Totally clicked for the same reason. Good times were had by all!
Nice driving. When someone lets you drive their vintage vehicle over obstacles like that, you know you've earned their trust and respect.
Yes, I agree. Thank you!
I am 71 Years old , I have Owned a Flat Fender Jeep since I was 15 years old . It was my first form of transportation
Since that first one , I have owned 14 different ones , ALL Early flat fenders including a couple WW2 Willys MB and a GPW.
Have owned many other jeep Vehicles as well , Pickups , Wagoneers , Cherokees , etc .I currently own 6 Jeep vehicles including
ONE old Flat fender . I have NEVER Not owned at least 1 Flat fendered Jeep since the time I bought my first one back in 1963
and will ALWAYS have at least One in my garage : ))) BEST vehicle Ever MADE , Simple ,Easy and Reliable .
Wow that's fantastic. Thanks for sharing your story...I love it!
Thanks for Your Reply Nicole ! Love your Channel❤ you seem to be into so many Very Cool
Experiences 👍😉
That red jeep sounds like it’s about to lose a rod. My Dad use to have 52 Willy’s and used it out in the Southern California desert back in the 50’s and 60’s. In the 80’s I built a 42 willy’s with an F head four cylinder and took it over the Rubicon trail.
My first 4x4 was a 50 flat fender, still like to get behind the wheel of one now and then to sharpen the off-road driving skills. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Hey thanks for watching...so glad you enjoyed!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour it’s so nice watching a car video host that can actually drive! And a chick no less! 😉Much respect ✊
Is it possible to have too much fun??? I don't think so. Thanks Nicole and all the willy's folks for sharing with us
Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!
I love this video !
I noticed you kept your thumbs on the outside steering wheel,
something every old jeeper learned the hardway ! 😬
This was my childhood, 4 yo- 15yo, every weekend.
Springtime to hunting season.
I bought my own 1979 CJ-5 brand new at the age of 16.
As it sat on the lot.
No top, no backseat, no pwr steering, or pwr brakes.
I did pop for the dealership to put on a warn winch though 😊
I always drive thumbs out... for sure something wheelers know! Thanks for watching!!
I never thought of these old jeeps but thanks to Nicole I now appeciate them. Thanks to this wonderful video for conveying how the lack of technology and power is not a problem, it's a feature! Power steering? Yes, arm power! This is a refreshing change from the industry pursuit to make everything about driving easier, culminating ultimately in self-driving cars.
Thank you so much for watching...we're glad you enjoyed it!!
Nicole...your reaction to hitting a rock with the differential just shows what a thoughtful and impressive human being you are...mechanical sympathy is all too rare and your touching display of it was very awesome.
I've cost my husband and all my mechanics countless hours and sleepless nights with my lack of mechanical sympathy, so it's about time, right?
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour It is the thought that counts. Your channel is outstanding and I will look forward to whatever is coming next.
"mechanical sympathy" Very well said. I often ask people not to slam the door...those same people never check the oil.
Great job to you and the crew. Thank you for the invite and documenting our Willys trip.
Clint, thank you! You guys are so cool and I had a great time wheeling with you!!!
this reminds me of when i subscribed to a few four wheel drive magazines back in the early 80’s after i bought my first willys jeep, the was a guy named granville king whose outrageous column in one of the mags detailed his experiences banging around the az desert in a four cylinder cj 2 , no lifts no sbc no auto trans no lockers and tho this vid leaves less to the imagination, it sure is fun af to watch !!! thanks a bunch for this distinct pleasure
You're welcome!!! We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!!
Great video! Back in 1965 my dad got me a 1944 MB, OD green with stars for my 10th BD because he was tired of coming home from work and I would be gone with his 42 MB. We lived in the woods of Michigan 2-3 hrs. N.W. of Detroit. All the roads were dirt, but one that went by our house from Cohoctah. I started driving to school in 5th grade, it was 5 miles of back roads, I would park in the woods under a tree across the street from the school. I owned it till 1984. I sold it so I could get a new 85 CJ-7. Still to this day I wish I never sold it.
That's an awesome story. Thank you for sharing!
I had such an amazing time there, it was so fun. Thank you for including us! ❤️
You are so welcome Cierra!! I loved spending time with you and your Dad! It is very apparent how much he cares for you and wants to see you grow up around cars with him. You rocked it, girl!!!
Super cool to see these Jeeps still getting it. It's amazing just how capable they are, even without all the modern technology of the vehicles of today. Thanks for the fun ride Nicole!!!
Great episode!!!!! My first rig was a 1946 CJ2A with a Dauntless V6, I was 14 years old and I saved up so when my dad and I , who I worked for to save, saw this Willys I got it. He taught me to drive it and he put a snow plow on it so we could make our money back. I rebuilt it and learned wrenching on it as well as driving it on the beach where we lived. I wish I had kept it but I moved on to muscle cars then back to later Jeeps. Now for years I'm a die hard Toyota guy mainly Land Cruisers. Thanks for stirring my wonderful memories of my youth and where my love of Off road was born.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Great memories you have! Thank you for watching!
This is the best video on TH-cam. I have had my CJ2A for 44 years. Not one like it but the same Jeep. There is nothing like driving a real Willy's.
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it..and I totally agree with you..nothing like driving a real Willy's!
My flat Fender is a 43 script (Willie's with Ford logo) acquired in the early 80s and still all original. It finds the Ozarks rather boring. But loved those trails from Box Canyon near Florence too the Superstition wilderness boundary (cliffside switchbacks) near Superior. Though I now live in the Ozarks the 50 years I wheeled in Arizona there were no Trails I hadn't been on or up! That's even before 2/3 were fence and gated. Like the old competition Hill at the river. (Salt River Rec)
A Willy's like most four-wheel drives it may seem counterintuitive for momentum, but the lowest gear is best. This allows you to keep moving without stopping. Too fast (higher gear) means you're always breaking or stopping and leaves you throttling for power which causes your tires to spin losing traction.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. Sounds like you had some good times on the Arizona trails!
You are the proud owner of Ford GPW. These Ford Jeeps were built for military use in WWII. The "W" stands for Willys. The US Military felt the Willys "Go Devil" engine was the best fit for these vehicles so Ford GP(W)s and Willys MBs both employed them. There are only a few slight differences between the GPW and the MB. If it weren't for the internet, I doubt there wouldn't be more than a couple of dozen people still alive that know what they are. Take good care of that Jeep. It's one in a million.
@@michaelcangley1868 what a nice comment to wake up to. Thank you. It's the vehicle too tough to die. Around 30 years ago it started running fairly rough while camping then as we started the drive home it got worse it acted like a blown head gasket but it was an overheating after the a hundred or so Miles back at a whopping 40 mph I pulled the head only to find 2 Pistons with holes in them. Amazing it was able to get us home. I believe original specs was 56 hp. It still has the original maintenance manual.
Purchased for $600, it's another one of those vehicles that turns heads everywhere you go. But mostly stays on the ranch, and lives in the hanger.
You have a wonderful weekend.
The Jeep was a thought from the Bantam factory in Butler Pa before the war they won the military contract but couldn’t fill the order as quickly as the military needed them. There for willy’s and Ford where able to fill the order. That was so cool seeing the Jeep’s doing what they where made for awesome video Nicole keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Thank you for watching and for your feedback! Much appreciated!
There are about 52 or so of the original bantam jeeps left in the world that we know of, our car club in butler cares for and drives 2 of them! I have had the privilege over the years of driving and working on each and every generation of the jeep (minus the original brc60) that have been built, and I love the flat fendered jeeps the best!
I just found this video and thought I'd check it out. Man, I'm cut from the same block of wood! I live in Kingman AZ and would sure like to hook up with some local off-roaders. Preferably Willy's folks. I have a 47 CJ2A that has dome some pretty serious rock crawling in So. Cal when I lived there. We did all the trails in the Big Bear mountains including John Bull, Dishpan, Gold mountain, etc. I miss it and would really like to get back into it here in AZ. I'm retired so time ain't a problem. Thanks Nicole for posting this. Totally cool and I love seeing a little fox such as yourself out there doin' it! Good job!
Awesome! I'm sure they'd love another CJ2A guy to join them. If you look at the description of this video, I've listed their instagram handles. Maybe give them a follow and try to connect. Clint Elliott @old_6_quart is very active and would be a good first starting place. Cheers!
Nicole Your an absolute Monster. You man Operated that wonderful Willies hard core all the way. You Got dirty face blackened hands and you took line guide instructions like a pro. Most of all You hung tough and stayed in the climb fight 100%. Good girl and this is am awesome vid. Thank you very much. I'm an Army Vet who loves these Willie's and the 1st generation hummers.
Thank you so much Benjamin for these kind words and thank you for your service. Both are truly appreciated.
*WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?* What type of vehicle would _you_ like to see in a future episode? Let me know, cuz I read this stuff!!! ❤️
I don't know - it depends on what you're going for with this channel? You say you want to drive *everything*, so I think it would be cool if there was a JDM drift car episode, but that's such a different car culture from what you've done so far.
Regardless, I feel like the Jay Leno's Garage collaboration episode is inevitable :)
Keep on going. A detour will take you to places that you aren’t planning on going. Since I am not behind the wheel and not in a hurry, I am happy to ride along
@Adrian Sanabria Funny that the first response is JDM... we actually had a JDM shoot all lined up for February and then had a scheduling conflict. Definitely noting your comment! Thank you!
I suggest the Philippine jeepney how those ww2 jeep turned into jeepneys
Modified farm tractors 😬
looks like some awesome fun. cheers for the wheelers !
It was super fun wheeling with this group. Thanks for watching!
5 out of 5? 😏
that was bad ass.
Mi primer auto fue un Jeep Willys 1943. Lo armé de varios otros. Entonces tenía 15 años de edad. Hace 48. Desde entonces siempre he tenido Jeep. Tengo un Flat Fender de 1952.
Muchas felicidades por tu vídeo Nicole.
Saludos desde Baja California, México.
¡Muchas gracias y agradezco su atención!
Joined the Army in 87. They still had a lot of jeeps. Drove one in Honduras, drove it through some crazy terrain. To include up the side of a rock quarry. Fun little things, they were still running little 70 horse engines. I had to replace one once, it was so small I was able to lift it out of the jeep with one other friend. Good times.
Very cool! Thank you so much for commenting and thank you for your service!
This kind of off-road driving I know very little about, so it was very interesting to watch.
It was fun to see that they were not afraid to use and get scratches on their old vintage Jeep’s.
Nicole, your driving over that tricky section was so smooth and elegant, no smashing of the chassis against the rocks like the men did.
You look so charming with a little dirt on your cheeks. 😍
Thank you for watching..I'm so glad you found it interesting!
Great footage Nicole! Bought my 46' Willys when I was 17 in 1993, looked just like these. Easy to work on and went everywhere. Too many stories. Thx for sharing.
Very cool! Thank you!
These vintage Jeeps will take anywhere and everywhere you wanna go. Just maintain them to spec and away you go! Your video was fun to watch and brought back memories of our neighbor's Jeep he used during deer season. We went all over his property up and down the grassy hill sides and over the old logging roads.Oh, no seatbelts then, Jack would say, "Hold on tight". Thank you Nicole for posting.
You're welcome..and thank you for watching and sharing with us!
That was awesome! Super Americana. Sending this video to my brother (in Virginia) who misses these kind of adventures in our beautiful Arizona!
Awesome! Thank you!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour You're welcome. I enjoy the variety of your videos and your candid approach to the "owners".
I'm impressed. Reading the title to this video and at the beginning watching these Willys starting off on dirt roads I thought to myself, this might be a cool video watching the comradeship between wheelers and those old rigs cruise some dirt trails. And I'm fully aware those old Willys were fully capable off-road machines. But watching these stock old rigs with open wheels manage those obstacles getting beat up was impressive to say the least. As a side note. I recently started looking into purchasing an old Willys to restore. But where I live in Southern Calif. Willys like the ones in this video are going in upwards of $6000.00 -$7000.00, with the occasional stripped version going for $3500.00. Too rich for my blood. Thank you. I enjoyed watching this video.
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Thank you for watching. I'm so glad you enjoyed!
Another great video! Wow! This was one of the more scary off road vids I've seen (please don't die everyone and watch your thumbs) but also the coolest watching these ages old jeeps hold there own! And the culture! What a cool group of people. Best Nicole moment (besides any scene with your country hat pinned down to your sunglasses!): @ 8:34 when you picked up that jerry can or tried too carry it out. I thought heard a "ugh" along with the thud as it hit the ground! Ha! Anyways best and looking forward to the next! Thanks Nicole!
Haha..I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
This was a great way to remember my '46 CJ2A... had her in '75-'78. Lived in San Diego before it all got 'expanded' and rode in the canyons in the Clairemont area. Had a couple
of buddies that had CJ2A's also. We all went to high school together and the memories are great. Now I've got new memories thanks to you!!
How cool that you have those great memories. Thank you for watching and so glad you enjoyed it!
Cheers from Brazil. I have driven a Willys for the first time when I was 13 and they were still being built here. Now I have 3 flatfenders and a Willys wagon at home. Droving them is a great way to have fun and enjoy a sunny day.
I must say Nicole, this is my favorite episode yet! You are truly in your element, familiar yet totally new in these old relics! Your totally making me miss my 47 F-head Willys! They are truly a joy to operate when they are in their element!! I am so glad you got to experience this and with such cool people! They are the kind of folks that truly make this experience worth documenting!! Cheers for life you guys and thank you for keeping these old relics on the roads and trails!! Good one Nichole!! See you in Tahoe ;)
Thank you so much, Aaron! Yes it was such a natural experience wheeling with this group. It reminded me of the early days of our leaf sprung FJ-40 and how much fun we had getting through a trail, breaking down, getting stuck, and doing it again the next weekend. Long, dusty, days with good friends… nothing better!
Thanks for another really cool video! You were totally in your element and your enthusiasm really brings joy. Reminds me of my CJ-7 days, the most fun ever...
Awesome! Thank you!
Wow, what a great collection of Jeeps. Thank you very much for keeping these relics up. Love from California.
I grew up on a 1,500 acre ranch, with my father, about 45 minutes north of Los Angeles. We had one of those old Willys Jeeps. My earliest ever memory is my father tying me to the passenger seat, when I was about 2 years old, so I wouldn’t fall out. It didn’t have any seat belts. I remember being a little scared at first. And, I remember thinking that my father wouldn’t let anything bad happen to me. I trusted him. As soon as I could reach the pedals, at about 10 years old, I started driving it all over the ranch, by myself. There are miles of roads on the ranch to drive on and explore. Some of them were challenging to drive on. But, I learned to drive on them. We also had a flat nosed Jeep truck, that I used to drive all over. Those were fun times.
Sounds like a great place to grow up. Thanks for sharing your memories.
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour I was just thinking about something. I know someone who has one of the first Tesla Roadsters. Which was a Lotus Elise, that they turned into an electric car. But, they changed the body, so it has its own look. I think you should do a video about it.
Another great video. I had no clue what these little old jeeps were capable of. Wow! Thank you for opening my eyes!! Then again, Nicole makes it look easy.
Thank you so much!
That was so much fun! Great to see those old Jeep’s still going. I have a ‘89 YJ and I love it.
That is awesome! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
Great fun video Nicole! I have been wheeling in our family's 1953 CJ3B since it was brand new (along with our Teardrop Trailer). The trails you tackled show what "real" 4 wheeling has always been like. Your commentary is spot on. You captured the joy and direct connection that you get with these great old Jeeps.
Thank you so much..glad you enjoyed watching!
Thanks for this video!! I have a 2016 Wrangler JKU and I'm just in awe of people who do wheeling with a manual, much less in a Jeep that is over 70 years old! Great to watch, thank you. :)
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
You don’t “drive” an old Jeep, you operate it.
Haha yes, good point!
Thanks for the video! I saw how you shift…I’ll give you a three. I have this jeep , and a 67 bug….a little more finesse would work better …I hammer my Miata,
Each machine is different…I have a Beech Bonanza…they are all machines that you listen to, and react accordingly.
Slide rule machines play by different rules to keep you in the game..attention must be paid!…good job!
here in my country Jeep isn't a car, and doesn't have "drivers"... here Jeep are our buddy's and we usually named "pilots" that person who seat between steering wheel and the front left seat...
Ya my 81 is a handfull but at least it has a automatic choke 🤣 some luxury stuff right there
Actually, it drives YOU! 😁
I love antique vehicles. I've never been all that interested in off-roading, but watching you rock-climbing in an antique Willys was awesome! It's always fun riding shotgun with you on TH-cam.
Thank you for watching and glad you're enjoying the ride!
"It's always fun riding shotgun with you on TH-cam." That's gotta be the best comment I've seen on Nicole's videos. This fits perfectly!!!
Aww cripes, that is awesome. Really enjoyed these amazing historical CJ's. Especially love how the jerry can got dumped but you saved the Coors! Great video! More! Thanks
Thanks so much...I'm so happy you enjoyed!
Great episode. Never new this subculture existed. Thanks for giving it some exposure.
Glad you enjoyed it!
So awesome loved the video! Seeing those old Willy's bust those trails is something else!
Glad you enjoyed it!
IN HER ELEMENT! YES! Kick butt! Love this video! She keeps stepping it up every video.
Thank you..glad you enjoyed it!
What a great way to enjoy old vehicles and keep them on (or off) the road! Sometimes the older, simpler vehicles are the most fun to drive. The fact that this becomes the venue for a social group makes it that much cooler. Thank you for sharing!
Well said! Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
That was brilliant ! I’ve been down to Arizona 3 times, I’d Love to do what you did there. Such a long way from Alberta Canada. Bellissimo ❤️
Thank you! Alberta Canada is a beautiful place!
Really fun to watch. Great way to show how much your working the steering wheel and clutch and banging around.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your videos just keep getting better! That look like the funnest video yet. I definitely love Wheeling it would be super cool the wheel in a wheelies.👍
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent series of videos Nicole . I watched them out of sequence but loved each and every one of them . I , like many ,hope you keep making these as I think you have struck a vein of gold by
looking at the sometimes "overlooked" . Also I personally love it when you kick along a performance vehicle , you are one good driver !
Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed!
I have a 48 CJ2A that was in boxes in a barn three years ago and she got to play in the snow a few months ago for the first time in about 20 years after I put it together and got it running again. I love my Willys! I was glad to see at least one Willys out there with the military NDTs (Non Directional Tires) instead of the ATs. :)
Brian and Albert are also two of the baddest Ultra4 racers out there. Look them up!!! I've had the pleasure to co-drive for Albert and call him a dear friend. Looks like you guys had an amazing time!!!
Yes they are! Both are very well respected in the sport and have top notch equipment. Bryan put in a lot of time organizing the run and Albert drove all night from LA to be part of this. He left LA at 9:30pm the night before, so when we see him on camera at about 7:30am, he's literally on no sleep. Then wheeled ALL day with us with a smile, even though his CJ was giving him some mechanical problems. It was a day I won't forget and I'm grateful to have many well-respected friends in the industry! Thank you for watching, Ryon!
I love seeing you in your element, Nicole!! More rock crawling videos please ♥️
Thank you!
Thanks Thanks for sharing. I learned how to drive on ranch in old Willys Jeep . Great freedom and fun. 🇺🇸
They were cheap crude Army surplus and amazing. I wish we had same opportunity today for new generation.
Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
A friends dad let us operate his 54 when we were in high school. Wooded trails and mud pits. It was a long walk back to get a chain and come along! You were definitely in your element Nicole
6:42 Gotta love a girl who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty! 😎
Yep...I did get pretty dirty!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour And a great time was had!
I noticed the dirty hands and loved them!!! Very cool.
@@terrysteward6765 It's as much this old hard rubber steering wheels all covered in dust and dirt as anything. But still I'm sure Nicole is perfectly okay with getting down and dirty if the need arises.
That looked like alot of fun! I want a Willys Jeep now!
The original off roading machine! My Dad had a few of those after serving in ww2. He loved them! And I love them too! I remember driving them on the farm with him. That was pretty cool and awesome!👌😎👍
We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!!
Yep yep yep old vehicles rock. This was fun to watch. It makes me wanna be able to do that also. Thanks for sharing this and letting people like me live vicariously through you via these videos lol
Have fun take care
Glad you enjoyed it..thank you so much for watching!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour yep yep you're very much welcome. P.s. even though I haven't seen many of your videos yet I am just starting to check them out. I did love the one you did on the Datsun 510 in Northern Cali. also
Just discovered your series and I am loving it so far. Keep up the good work and the amazing content! :)
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
Man... that Continental 442 GoDevil sound is magic... kind a music to my ears.
Thank you for low-key correcting the guy. Continental made the engine in the 40's, not Kaiser.
Hi Nicole, I've seen all of your videos and the content is always great. But since you ask...more videos like this. Old cool machines with a history and a story that needs telling. Great episode. Thanks again.
Noted! And Thank you!
Neat video. In the early to mid 70's I had the opportunity to drive an old jeep. They used them in the Army Military Police school. The Marine Corps used that school for our training. I thought way back then that the Jeep was old, but now they are really old and still really cool.
Very cool to see old school getting it done like the rock crawlers .this Is real crawling. Not as easy as some I have watched you do in yours.
It was fun for sure. Got a good workout!
Ls swap into a 55 chevy how to make it run and look clean
Ahhh, I love those vintage Jeeps! Great video.
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I've heard people talk in the past, of how great the willies Jeeps are. Looking at the terrain you drove over, I can see they were not exaggerating. The approach and departure angles are as good as it gets, with a bumper attached, and a nice short well base to limit bellying out. Love your presentation style (genuine/authentic and knowledgeable). I wish I'd found your channel earlier, but at least I'm getting to binge to catch up. Keep up the great work Nicole.
Thank you so much. I'm glad you found our channel..hope you enjoy your binge!!
Love the old ones. Keep having fun. Mine is a little newer 1952 can't wait to take it out and enjoy it. Thanks
Right on! Thanks!
Those old Jeeps can still boogie even on bias ply tires and wouldn't look right on anything else. Were you very sore after doing all this? I know I woulda been unable to move!
Better than going to the gym! You’ve still got it Nicole!
Haha...thank you!
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It’s brutal without power steering, especially rock crawling when you can’t always get some forward/reverse motion to help ease the wheels round.
Good effort, and a classic video, 11/10 vg 👍🏻🇷🇴🇬🇧
My Father had a '46 that we grew up in. Nearly 20 yrs later, I had a '46. It was rusted in many spots but trustworthy in all regards. My three sons grew up in their early years in mine. A lot of memories. One of my brothers had a mid-70 jeep. We used to jeep together. It would tick him off when I could go and he couldn't with his newer jeep. :)
Great story..thanks for sharing with us!
I can't stop coming back to this video. Looks like a blast!
One of the best channels on TH-cam.
Thank you!
Cool old beasts! Not the smoothest ride, however. Last full day offroading in one of those for me, I needed a spatula to get my butthole loose from my underwear...... had gotten pounded up in there pretty good! Sorta felt like I'd spent a weekend in an MMA tourney, too! Awesome content as always! Keep up the stellar work!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
My Dad drove MBs in Alaska during the Korean War. In 1970 he bought a '54 Willys CJ3b with the Hurricane engine so my Mom could drive the back roads of our rural county in north Florida to conduct the census. A year later at the tender age of 16 I was scouring the county with it, in and out of brush, sand, mud, and wet clay (the only time I had to use 4WD). Thirty years later my brother restored a 43 MB, but later sold it to somebody else, much to my chagrin, so seven years ago I bought an old 47 CJ2a from a guy in Arizona. It now travels the trails of my mountainous forested property in rural western Montana, usually with my youngest daughter happily behind the wheel. The tradition continues.
Thank you for sharing with us..we love it!!
@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour You are most welcome. I emailed you some photos.
Guys, Fun video! I drove my first ever vehicle in 1973. I was 13. I learned to double clutch
drove a 1942 Willys the same day out in the Mojave. I never had so much fun to this day.
Regards from Ody Slim
Thanks for sharing your memories..I'm so glad you enjoyed our adventure!
you guys definitely need to come to Crystal Beach for the next " Go Topless " Jeep Weekend ...it's a BLAST !
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Haha! I bet!
These little jeeps look so cool! Pretty sure if it rolled you could just flip it back over no problem!
At their weight, 4-6 reasonably strong guys can pick one up and carry it if you have to.
Well, your friends could roll it back over. Once they remove your crushed corpse, it would probably drive fine.
@@pv2870 with no belts or roll cage, most people would be thrown from the vehicle before it fully rolled. Depending on your build, you either bounce or splat from those. In my racing days, I generally bounced when I wrecked. Being the old dude I am now though, I'd probably end up like Humpty Dumpty.
🙋♂️Another great video Nicole thank you so much you knew I would love this one🧡🧡🧡 that was some real driving skills definitely put you 2 the test I agree you always have more fun with an underpowered anything it really challenges you and is so much more fun pushing things to their limit 5 / built many things in the past where it pretty much took the fun out of it
Glad you liked it!!
Thanks for sharing this video. I really enjoyed watching those old-school jeeps get out there an dominate the rock. It looked like so much fun.
Glad you enjoyed it..thanks for watching!
Extra slice of raisin pie for your camera crew! I swear it's like we are really right there with you on these cool adventures. Have you ever been to a motorcycle hill climb?
No I haven't done that before. But motorcycles scare the crap out of me! 😮
And now we can watch the prices go straight up!!
They were up many years ago!
The price has been up for a very long time, with no sine of it dropping off.
What is the average price of one of these?
@@younghex9577 I just picked up a early 1946 that functions great with a little bit of rust (mostly surface) for 5,000 but most like that are gonna be more like 8-10 grand for a decent running one and over 20 grand for a really nice one
@@wyattnyfeler7270 thank you!
I got a Willys jeep I drive daily here in the Philippines! Great vid!
That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!
I had an early CJ5, a 1964 model. It had the next generation body style, but still had a flat head 4 cylinder engine. One of the things that you can see in this video when they are running the trail section with the stairstep obstacles, is that these vehicles are not geared low enough.That problem was solved by a man named Marlin Crajkowski who developed a way to put a second gear reduction housing, made out of another transfer case, in the drive line between the transmission and the final transfer case. This adds a whole new low range that allows the vehicle to crawl at super slow speed with multiplied torque, so that the vehicle doesn’t have to be bounced and slammed through these obstacles as we saw with these jeeps. Marlins choice of vehicles however, where the Toyota 4 x 4 mini pick up trucks and 4runners that became available in the North American market in the late 70s.
Thanks for your comment. Marlin is the man! I first met Marlin in 1997 wheeling our 1972 FJ40. We knew several guys at the time running his dual t-case setup and they were ridiculously slow and low!!! You could start it outside the vehicle without even engaging the clutch and it would just crawl along! Marlin is a legend and never forgets a name, even years later. Guy's a genius!
This looks painful! Nice job to Crofts and Nicole!
Haha! Not a comfy modern ride, that's for sure! BTW love me some Spiderwebshade!!! You guys rock!!!
I want this more than a Defender. WTH, way cooler than a $60k new jeep.
I just found this channel a few days ago. I've been binging. Love that you just get in there up to your elbows.
Thank you!! We really appreciate you watching. Glad you're enjoying!!
Me too a great fan of jeep. Indeed i have one in the philippines its a cj2a all original and still working. I really like the place you*re playing on. Me too is an off roader also.
After Watching again, It's awfully Refreshing to see a "Reality Film" on U tube. The Host does a good job of asking interesting questions with accurate Replys. She also impresses me with her Hands On Driving and Her Un conceited attitude about getting Dirty ! Her comment of "feathering the clutch" ? Who In her generation? even understand that statement.
Thank for so much for the compliment! Very much appreciated.
Yes I agree with you. Excellent video
I would rather have one of these than a $25,000 UTV --> Hands down!
Yes...I know what you mean! Thanks!
Very Good summary by Brian: 70 yr Old Vehicle "All Day Running No Issues All Day"
Yes, I agree!
I found your channel a couple weeks ago and I immediately watched all your videos. Your husband is a lucky man. Love the content.
Thanks so much!! I'll be sure to remind my husband of that..haha! Thanks for watching..glad you are enjoying!