1954 JEEP PROMO FILM THE JEEP FAMILY OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 52394
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Willys, the “World’s Largest Manufacturer of Utility Vehicles,” presents the “Jeep Family of 4-Wheel Drive Vehicles and Special Equipment,” a circa 1954 black-and-white film promoting Jeeps produced for civilian use. Following the success of Jeeps during World War II, the film opens with an explanation of how the vehicles soon their way to civilian use. Some of the vehicles seen in this film are used by construction companies, farmers, firefighters, and even at airports to tow aircraft and move cargo trailers and plow snow. At mark 02:49 the film introduces other types of Jeep equipment, such as a generator that turns the vehicle “into a mobile source of electric power to operate saws, communication equipment, motion picture equipment, flood and spotlights. And indeed any electrical equipment that must be moved around over bad terrain or in bad weather.” Scenes also capture telephone company repair crews, oil field crews, plus local and state road crews and construction companies. A Jeep is shown at a cemetery at mark 04:03 moving sand, shrubs, and burial equipment around the grounds in addition to lifting memorial markers. The viewer learns about variable engine speeds beginning at mark 05:55 with an up-close look at an engine and a discussion of its power, as well as various ways that power can be tapped for various operations. As it continues the film touts the Jeep rotary cutter (mark 07:45) as high brush is cut down, a hammer mill (mark 08:15), and a trencher (mark 08:30). There are forklift attachments, front and rear winches, as a front winch is shown a dead tree from the ground (mark 10:10). The sales pitch rolls on at mark 11:42 showing some Jeep steel tops including the half-cab, master, and standard top - “each one designed for a special purpose but all three designed to stand up in rough hard service year after year.” Mark 12:00 begins an explanation of the vehicle’s 4-wheel drive capabilities, meaning that the vehicle “can go anywhere to do its job” including remote camping and hunting spots, while by mark 13:48 there’s a look at a Willys sedan delivery vehicle as grocery store employees are shown loading items into the back, and the Willys pick-up trick at mark 14:52. Other models are shown hauling grain and livestock, as well as an ambulance (mark 17:00).
The Willys MB (commonly known as a Jeep or jeep, formally as the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4 ton, 4x4) and the Ford GPW are four-wheel drive utility vehicles that were manufactured during World War II. Produced from 1941 to 1945, it evolved post-war into the civilian Jeep CJ, and inspired both an entire category of recreational 4WDs and several generations of military light utility vehicles.
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I was three when my Country Doctor Dad bought our 1946 CJ-2A to get around on the southern Missouri horrible roads. I still have that Jeep and drive it all summer and what memories I have in it as my Mama taught me to drive in it and I taught my son in it as well. It is completely original being 6 Volts and having the original "Go Devil" engine and original horn, carburetor and everything else!!! Thanks for the video!
sick!
me at 4, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona
'43 Willys MB my Dad had just bought at auction from a Mexican stone quarry
I learned to drive on it
My Dad still has it, + 1956 USMC trailer, both Corvette Red now
That’s such cool history!!
I love this video. Jeep back then, made America great.
Amazing selection then.... I am 64 now and when I was about 5/6 my barber had a Willys enclosed vehicle.. Back then they were BASIC but that's what people were used to and they sure got the job done, no 50 buttons on the dashboard and console
And now for only 50,000 dollars you can buy a new jeep that can take your kids to soccer practice or drive through the rough terrain of mall parking lots.
Cheaper than that you can get one of these things for 100 dollara
Yes but you can buy a running 80s down to 40s jeep for cheaper
Joshua Fitzgerald LOL
Joshua Fitzgerald Not to mention those ghastly gravel driveways! 😁
I'm an 0ld Geezer now...I remember most of these models of Jeep's real well. But, there was a couple I don't remember at all. The "Fork Lift" attachment and the last one the, "Cargo-Personal Carrier" I never seen these before. Back in the 50's & 60's we used to buy the old Army Jeeps in crates in KCMO Army Surplus for believe it or not for $100.00 and we would put them together and we would then sell them. Harley's motorcycles were just $75.00 back then in crates also. I liked this video.... = )
can a wagoneer/71 be converted to power take off?
A modern day JEEP would NEVER be able to handle that type of abuse!!!
Absolutely priceless! The love for Jeeps will never die.
Radar O'Reilly loved Jeeps so much he sent one back to Ottumwa, Iowa part by part....
Yep.
or as johnny cash sang, he built it one piece at a time, and it didnt cost him a dime
Didn't Klinger try to eat one?
Wow, they really did think of everything, and engineer an attachment to make it happen!
my favorite willys jeep machine will always be the hurricane Fhead equipped 1950 jeepster.
such a sweet little docile phaeton type roadster with jeep dependability
Jeepsters were amazing.
Just imagine, with all those attachments, what the Jeeps could do now...
Im in love with that water pump. I could use that for prospecting .
My dad had many of those he used on the farm, after returning from ww2. He loved them! I love them! now i follow his tradition. I owned many jeep over a 20 year period, and now own a 2015 baja yellow willys wheeler 2 doors and a 4 door 2015 sahara. 😃👍
That van body looks really useful.
Same for the sedan delivery.
I want one now... A Swiss army knife you can drive..
Thank you for all the videos you post.
1:45 "Hey guys, like my new cell phone?"
did that one come with the solar charger lol
I want one of each. And a garage big enough for all of them.
And then the Jeep grew (much like my fellow Americans waist lines) into a 4400lb hippo that couldn't go down a trail, with four doors, AC, automatic transmission, power steering and now optional 2 wheel drive the only thing jeep is the grill... and it's plastic I believe.
Chrysler executives/designers if you are reading this why not make a CJ2a sized Jeep with a high torque four cylinder that isn't turbocharged, but a nice all around jeep, keep its weight under 2800lbs, and make it look like a working man's vehicle not some front driver derived 4x4 but a legit solid axle, high pinion, High/low transfer case and a lever to go from 2 wheel drive to four wheel drive? You can add all the luxury crap but make a nice small hard core 4x4.
Make it small and reasonably priced maybe make everything an option like the good old days.
Chrysler threw the baby out with the bathwater. Our military alone, would still be a major user of the Jeep if only, the Jeep would just try to make a product for them. The MB and GPW was one of major vehicles that helped us win WWII
Atomic R A You sir naild it
Atomic. Same for LR
Except the Gummint won't let any company build a new vehicle that doesn't have air bags, TPMS tire system, etc., etc,...
The main issue with that, is that the market for that has shifted over to ATV's mainly, if you see some of the larger ones like the John Deere gator or some of the ones made by Polaris, they are about the size of the CJ2, and they do sell, if anything, the market is a bit saturated.
I love jeep willys!!!!
"willys jeep" ... the jeep willys is a modern half assed attempt based on the Daimler dulled wrangler
I have a 1969 CJ5 and a 1960 Wagon currently but I have owned a CJ2A and two CJ7s in the past since the early 1980s. They are all great vehicles but honestly my 2015 stock Rubicon 4 door is more capable on and off road. My favorite jeep is my 1969 CJ5 with factory Buick 225 odd fire. I owned the CJ2A for over 30 years. My 1977 CJ7 was a Levi Renegade. Even my wife’s 2014 4 door Sahara without lockers is more capable than any of my old ones. People who say the new needs are junk are simply not correct. I bought a new 1989 Wrangler. That was the weakest jeep I ever owned, but since then they have really improved the wranglers.
I too own a current model Jeep and have to say they have come a long way...however I don't believe with all the electronics and computers etc. that it will be around 70 yrs from now as the CJs of this period. Currently enjoying a 1949 CJ with everything working...not bad for a 73 yr old.
@@rambokd you have a good point about the electronics and computers. I agree.
When Jeeps were useful. Id kill for a jeep like these
If only Jeeps of today has all these attachments available.
sadly, too many lawsuits killed the spirit of self-reliance
Too bad they discontinued this fleet of useful cars.
I would buy one right now if they still made them
I could argue the 1980's CJ-7 was the high water mark .
All these attatchments existed , but didn't really catch on .
But as road going vehicles , to meet current safety standards , they'd be substantially similar to current Wranglers .
And for purely agricultural and light duty commercial work , the roles have been taken over by ATV, UTV, and compact diesel tractors .
@mark rylander I have a pile of 134 engines, transmissions, and transfer cases that I need to sell.
Love it.
Thanks for the great video.
Wonderful videos
I would love a Willys sedan delivery!
Awesome thanks for sharing hope to see it coming out of there as well
Makes me wonder how hard it'd be to give the new JL a hydraulic system
In Loren Upton's 1977 "Roads End to Roads End" crossing of the Darien Gap, he utilized a 1977 Jeep CJ-7. Crew members included John Blake. Upton would later become the only recorded person to traverse the Darien Gap multiple times (and the only to cross it entirely on land, without the assistance of river ferries) when he crossed it in a 1966 Jeep CJ-5 from 1984 to 1987 on his last round-the-world attempt. Two other attempts to cross the Gap ended with Upton turning around and heading back to the United States. For the Jeep fanatics.
I didn't know it was pronounced like Willice. I always thought it was like Willies.
How embarrassing.
WillIS!!
may have been regional dialect
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I used to have a CJ5 it was a 1975 CJ5 I used it to help a farmer once two pole a grain elevator with it one time
what a world it was, when work wasn't a four letter word ...
Sad that Jeep Corporation today is not pushing the utility services of these jeeps can still offer. There are still many applications that they could fill today. My dream job would be the president of Jeep, and get them back on firm footing, for why they were invented. I have restored 5 jeeps, and have a deep respect for their adaptability and capability.
Sad that you believe there is a Jeep Corporation today. There was Bantam, Willys-Overland, Kaiser, Kaiser-Jeep, American Motors Corporation, Chrysler and now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Jeep is now and always was a brand, not a company. Jeep is FCA's most successful brand. It does not need to get back on a firm footing.
You forgot Daimler-Chrysler and Jeep Corporation in the mix. There was a Jeep corporation it was formed from the assets that Kaiser-Jeep sold to AMC and was a wholly owned subsidy of AMC that eventually faded away. When I was stationed overseas we had a 2 1/2 ton (Deuce and a half), that data plate indicated it was produced by Jeep Corporation And you've ignored the legacy of AM General which was the Jeep military vehicle business that was spun off when Renault started buying AMC stock as at the time we didn't allow foreign ownership of defense contractors. Eventually AM General was purchased by GM. No company that owned Jeep has lasted more than 10 years after acquiring Jeep. I Bantam developed most of what became the Jeep, but Willys had a more powerful engine the Army liked and some of the officers charged with the decision preferred Ford as the manufacturer. American Bantam didn't have much production capacity so after the initial run of Bantam Reconnaissance Cars (BRC) the Army handed the design over to Willys, then contracted both Willys Overland and Ford to produce them. Many of the BRC cars used Willys chassis and engines with Bantam providing bodies, about half of them were shipped to England as Lend-Lease before we got involved in the war.
Because Jeep Enthusiasts are greatly outnumbered by mainstream buyers , and mainstream buyers like the current offerings just fine , and purchase lots of them . Just be grateful for the Rubicons .
@@fk4515 Correct on all counts.
You get the prize!
nice
Has to be late 1954, with the new 1955 CJ5.
Хорошая машина
I want all of em 😂
@5:19 The tires on that pickup look flat. If they were inflated the Jeep wouldn't have been able to load the implement into the bed!
Cool. Use as a tractor was missed out in U.S., not sure why.
W. Germany made the Unimog.
It couldn’t compete with a tractor, Turning circle was huge, not manuverable at the headlands when plowing, and the bodies rusted quickly. And too expensive. Looking around the landscape of America and it is still dotted with 40’s and 50’s Ford tractors. You are hard pressed to find an old Jeep.
Funny to read the comments below. I just departed the Land Rover space and they all lament the same about Defenders.
The Jeep ( then and now) is not the right tool for field work. You can never generate the traction needed for the plow and other implements because the tires are too small. Tractor tires are designed to generate tremendous leverage. We tried a 1 bottom trailer plow behind my Range Rover. Not a success and had to be rescued by the Oliver 55.
Look at all the ways you too could lose limbs! Joking aside, I still am sad that they didnt go with the Minneapolis Moline "JEEP"
Kaiser had just bought Willys-Overland in 1953, and changed it's name to Willys Motor Company.
yep, last year of a true Willys Overland production. 53 and below's are my way to go..
Sadly I dont have a flaty anymore, and now there worth so much money but id love to have another one with all the attachments!
The jeep a trench? you set it and forget it?
Yes come back and check on it a few day later.
low range, aka doin' the crawl
The Purpose General..
Whatchu talkin bout Willis?!?
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Now there's a Hold my Beer moment for these new cars, for starters, I'd just like to see these new vehicles get picked up by the bumper without getting sent to the junkyard & I'd like to see that Google App for new cars dig a trench or there satellite radio dig 300 foot deep well, Made In America Tough.
I wish they would make jeeps like this now. A Jeep now is nothing more then a glorified, overpriced, exaggerated soccer mom car. It’s not what it used to be. It’s all about creature comforts now. Just like my GMC Sierra. I had a 1987 K10, granted it’s half the horsepower and torque and the 4x4 system isn’t as good as my 2013 Sierra. It was a truck, meant for work. It has a/c but has manual windows and transfer case shifter. My 2013 is power everything. I just wish they would make options to order vehicles like this nowadays, order a truck or whatever that is specifically a work truck.
Well some ( mainstream ) trucks are made that way , primarily for Fleet sales . But not advertised to the public . and rarely ordered for dealer stocks . or usual distribution channels . If you look around for them, you'll see them used by construction companies , utilities , government fleets, etc . Think solid color, little or no chrome, crank windows, vinal seats, rubber floors , etc .
anyone who can drive a car can plow boy o boy
Great concept for surplus Jeeps, needed diesel engine.
Jeep fears the Roxor, an affordable diesel.
The old Willys fears only rust and neglect.
Get me one.
What studio released this film?
Its kinda wierd, its a Unimog, before the Unimog, and made from a vehicle never meant to do this.
why dont they offer these options today ?? the needs are still there
a used tractor will do it better. Good used equipment was hard to come by when the CJs were developed. Not as much fun but a tad safer than flying down a hill with a loaded trailer and 8" brakes.
too many lawsuits , from too many 'law suits'
No competition for its 4wd?... you mean like the Power Wagon?
My question is can this be done to the kei trucks from Japan they are smaller but man can they haul and travel over any thing and everything just like a Willy
Willys pronounced correctly at 12:00 .
could just be regional dialect , it's always gonna be a willeez to me
@@bluesriot2
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WHERE CAN I FIND THESE??????!!!! lol
I see lots of them, most are completely thrashed,wore out rust buckets fubar..what can you expect? 80yr old vehicle.....
Plenty of them still around , albeit neither pristine , nor totally original . For several decades they have had enough enthusiast/ collector interest that they would usually get rebuilt/ upgraded instead of scrapped .
But even 50 yrs ago , it was common for swaps of engines , transmission, transfer cases, and axles . Reproduction parts are available for all of them back to year zero
The original '40s and '50s drivetrain specs weren't suited to more modern tastes of " serious " fourwheeling with lifted suspensions and large tires . When original components would fail , or be clearly outclassed , upgrading was normal .
Saying that the jeep can go anywhere is by far an over statement.
Now chicks named Jennifer drive them to ski lodges.
Why do today's Jeeps get such poor reliability ratings from consumer magazines?
Reliability, ride and handling. The off road capabilities of the CJ's and Wranglers give them some poor road manners, although the newer ones are significantly better. I have a 25 year old Wrangler and it's a beast to drive on the streets, yet it is one of the most fun vehicles I have ever owned.
They try to focus on luxury now instead of utility.
One or three words can answer that question. Fiat/chrysler/jeep
It's a Jeep Thing , if you have to ask , you wouldn't understand .
Real Jeeps are supposed to rattle , whine , leak, and be twitchy on the highway . Jeep Guys think all that is what gives them character , average consumers would consider those faults .
So
What happened to ya
Where did you go.....
The only good jeep I have ever driven was the jeep I had in the Marine Corp, I was the admin clerk in a sub-unit in the mid 70s ( we separated men from the Marine Corp for disciplinary violations) we discharged the people who got bad conduct, undesirable or dishonorable discharges, it involved a massive amount of paperwork and I was forever chasing documents from the platoon Sgt the company commander and the battalion sgtmaj and the battalion commander and all the medical records and disbursing officer
I still have my 1947 Willys CJ2A my dad gave me. Still has a bullet hole in the driver side inner fender from a shot In Arkansas when it was bought.
Ilaik keep
Too bad they lost their way in by the late1980's
Sadly 70 years on all the function has been replaced by fashion......
President, " What do you mean our military surplus is way over budget?"
Bean counter, " Well, you have no arena to have war in, and a lot of surplus from past wars and nothing on the horizon "
President, " Just what kind of money we talking about?"
Bean counter, " let's see, carry the 1 and your number is XXX, XXX,XXX.XX dollars
President, " WTF?"
Bean counter, " IKR?"
President," Raise taxes "
Bean counter, " Can't, Barely any soldiers made it back, lots of surplus though"
President, " I see, re brand some of the less deadly surplus and sell it through out the land at reduced prices, but keep records, should another conflict start, they will have the surplus experience to become the first wave.. "
And yikes, that trencher, no guards, guess there was a reason the war amps started
What a load.
@@-oiiio-3993 your momma said that too
@@nrgate Come here and say that, punk.
@@nrgate You must get beat up a lot, punk.
Perhaps not quite enough?
@@-oiiio-3993 some one needs a juice and a sugar cookie. maybe a nap too? jeez give it a rest. No one cares about your imaginary flex
hahahahahahaha
What the f#ck were these guys smoking back in the 50's?
This sh!t is stupidly hilarious 😂 😂😂🤣🤣
Chesterfields.
New jeep are crap....
The jeep is an awful tractor. To be fair, tractors make shitty jeeps.
lol
I'm really annoyed by this Announcer, he keeps saying Willis and not WiIIys
The announcer is pronouncing it correctly.
The founder of Willys Overland was John North Willys, It rhymes with Phyllis, not lillies.
www.allpar.com/corporate/bios/willys.html
lol, its "IS". can't tell you annoyed i can get knowing enthusiasts literally have minimal clue its not a Willeeez. yet rock a sticker on modern Jeeps. meh
regional dialect , most people call it a willys
A normal person would lose their voice talking like this. Ratchetjaw
lukewarm Christianity makes me vomit. Jesus! 2024?