Driving a 1945 WW2 Jeep Through 2024 LA Traffic!
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00:00-02:46 Intro
02:46-11:50 Highway Driving
11:50-22:18 Willys MB History
22:18-34:25 City Driving
34:25-49:06 All the Gadgets
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Awesome vid, Tommy and Kase! Fun and informative. Can’t wait to see the old boy at the ranch.
Us too!
Compare it to a Samurai off road.
@@TFLclassicsorder in n out fries well done then add a little pepper and salt they are 10times better
@@TFLclassicsyou discussed payload in the video, I've had 1500 pounds in the bed of mine and the engine had no issues moving that around. Leaf springs were a little disgruntled
@@TFLclassics Apparently there is a real skill in setting up the steering boxes in these Jeeps, but once they are correctly aligned and adjusted, they steer beautifully ..... I have a battle scarred original unrestored 43 Ford pacific theatre one I'll get round to getting on the road some day....At least I'm hoping .....
"I don't know what the safety rating is" Well, the only way it got four stars was if Ike or Patton was in the passenger seat.
ba dum tss!
If I was in the jeep it would have a full 5 stars!
This is an underrated joke
@@TFLclassics lol have fun with that jeep, I love mine to death and ive driven it everywhere!
fun fact: there was a country that used this type of jeeps for public transportation
Love this! My grandfather is in the History Channel’s documentary on the Jeep, driving one in the Pacific island’s shirtless. When we asked him what was wrong with the passengers, he said they were hungover officers returning from the nurses’ tent.
On a more serious note, he earned several bronze stars, and represented the state of Ohio at the dedication of the WWII memorial in Washington, DC.
Jeep saved dad's life good Fri 1945. ETO..mail run in Germany a,bushed by waffen SS JERKED WHEEL AND CARGO TOOK ROUNDS FROM BURP GUN KEPT FOR WEEK THEN SAVED BU THIRD ARMY..HAD THERMITE GRENADE RIGHED TO JEEO PULLED PIN BURNT. IT TO DENY TO JERRIES
That’s sick respect to your gramps 🫡
That's hilarious. Do you have a link to the video on YT?
Of course he is!
Since you said History Channel, I doubt the validity of the whole documentary. They probably worked Aliens somehow into the production as well.
I'll see 30 and 40 year old Jeeps driving around every day but 80 years old is really something to behold
Common sight in rural Nicaragua and Honduras where I used to live, still working and still delivering.
They've made it a public transportation in Philippines I've heard.
I have a manual '95 YJ. Certainly the most reliable vehicle I've every owned. I'd love to have one of these.
so i was active duty Marines just before we switched to the humvee .... i was stationed at camp pendletion (north county san diego) my gunny told me to get my "war gear" and check out a weapon and a jeep at the motor pool and go to miramar ( where top gun used to be at )...just as i was walking out my gunny's office, he said "oh yeah, you might want to take you cold weather gear too"... that suggestion was kinda odd cause it was spring time in san diego ... well, got to top gun and reported in as ordered and sat down in the ready room as ordered... next thing i know, they loaded my jeep on a c130 plane and ordered me to get on the plane as well.... well, i was on that plane for the next 3 days ( i think ) and flew to north carolina, then to washington state, then to alaska, then to japan, and finally was ordered off the plane in korea ... anyway, that jeep took me half way across the world but the 30 mile drive down interstate 5 wasn't that bad...
That small leather "chin strap" actually goes over the front bill of the helmet. It's a strap to keep the inner liner attached to the outer shell of the helmet
The old History Channel beat you in the "odd vehicles through drive thrus" category. They took a Sherman tank through a McD's in the 90s
You mean when it was actually history
Now you need a Sherman to go through a drive thru in LA....
The M1 helmet has an inner liner and an outer steel pot. Both have chin straps because the liner was often worn by itself as a safety helmet when you weren't under fire. The leather inner strap would normally be stowed over the bill as you said. The cotton strap for the pot often wasn't used at all because soldiers preferred a strong impact to knock the helmet off.
It's a chin strap for the liner when you just using the liner
@@tmill2001man is scared of the drive thru
Grandpa said those Jeeps would advance at like 35-40 and retreat at 50. Not having seat belts makes me wonder how men stayed in the lil machine but by adrenaline alone. Grandpa passed when I was a little kid in the early 90s. He joined army at age 20 when Japan hit Pearl Harbor 7 December '41. I was born in mid 80s and miss hearing old ppl talk when i was a lil kid in early 90s. Power coming to rural America, roads becoming paved, depression ending, men coming home from war, the jobs. Thanks for reminding me of my grandparents
Foot, and hand holds, throughout.
and these 2 hammers being born .. should of lost ww-2
Amen
My dad wasn't a vet but drove a few through his life in the Sierra Nevada mountains working on grading. He said you could drive up steep slopes through brush on them, if you could hang on.
My 48 CJ-2A Willys is my everyday driver unless I'm going on a highway. No radio, no distractions. so nice to unwind, especially after a long day at work.
I also had a '48 CJ2A. Impractical as heck, but fun. :)
I was stationed in South Korea in the late 80s as an MP. We still used the WwII early Korean War M38 style jeeps. We had humvees but there were a lot of streets and roads to narrow for humvees. I broke my foot and was temporarily assigned as company clerk and mail clerk so I had my assigned jeep. It was a relic with og bullet holes. It was sent to Soul and rehabbed. In 4 weeks it came back with a new paint job, transmission was as tight as a new on, roll cage with soft top.and side nets. It was really sharp. Unfortunately my ex wife got all my pictures .
them wondering if an In-N-Out on Orange County has a drive thru was a hell of a "you aint from around here are ya?" moment.
I wonder why they couldn't figure out from the name "In-N-Out" that "drive thru" wasn't something they needed to wonder about? Then, there was Tommy complaining about In-N-Out fries..... They literally slice a spud into uncooked fries then cook them. Always fresh, never frozen......
“There’s some traffic at the in n out and we’re not sure it’s worth it.” 😂
@@jerroldshelton9367 If Tommy was going "In-N-Out," he should check out Steak N' Shake.
Yeah, that was funny to me too.
@@jerroldshelton9367 Sometimes people complain about the fries if the oil is brand new. They seem to like it better if the oil is a little "seasoned"
If Jeep wants to sell a cheap 4x4, they should look to this. A 4 cylinder Wrangler with locking differential as small as the Jimny. Call it the Jeep Wrangler Bantam edition and reveal it in PA.
Mahindra Roxor
Sadly the Raxor is not street legal. The cafe standards and safety requirements have ensure well never have reliable, simple automobiles ever again.
@@chasstiles7611 Oh no! Not Mahindra, Jeep's overseas nemesis. 😂 I wish theses were street legal. Then Jeep would have to build affordable Wranglers.
@@johnstonw1 That's we we can't have the Hilux here. Government sucks.
@@johnstonw1Where do you live that is so draconian and it infringes in your rights that much?
There's a factory in the Philippines that still makes these by hand. They're amazing machines.
where can i buy
where
Its used by public transport. Search SARAO company.
Also in India
Watching this brought back memories of my dad, James Henry Ross Sr. He was a WWII veteran who served in the 605 AAA. He used to tell some interesting stories of when he was assigned to the motor pool. He was certified to drive anything which had wheels for steering.. He wasn't certified to drive a fully tracked vehicle like a tank, but he could drive a half track.
A lot of his stories were about the Jeep. He was stationed in Boston before being sent overseas, and they had one particular jeep that he despised. He loved the Jeep in general, but one had a hole in the midle of the drivvers seat. It was winter, and if it rained during the day the water would soak into the seat and that night it would freeze into a solid block of ice! He would drive anything in the motor pool that was available but that one jeep. He only drove that one when there was absolutely nothing else available!
Another incident involved a General or some hign ranking officer who asked to be driven to a place downt5own. There was a circle around a large fountain in the middle of the square. As he started around the fountain he hit a patch of ice and the jeep skidded sideways,, then hiit a patch of clear pavement. This caused it to shoot straight across the sidewalk and toward the fountain.. He got stopped just before landing in the water and sending him and the officer swimming! This was in the jeep with the ice cube seat! Haha!
Thing about this vehicle is that slow honda, or slow mazda, will get pissed off people.. but slow ford model T, a Ford Model A, or these old Jeeps are loved, and people will go around, or will slow down to protect it.. It's kinda amazing.
We can forgive a piece of history, but a modern car being dangerously slow is just annoying
@@bldontmatter5319 ive got a 90s geo tracker and its dangerously slow but still gets to 70 and will cruise there, HOWEVER, a modern car like a mitsubishi mirage struggling to do 40MPH is DANGEROUS
Yeah I think its mostly due to the fact most people know that these type of cars won't go that fast. So its relatively safe because people are aware of it unless they texting then it won't matter if its a lambo or a ww2 jeep u gonna get hit. Also unless its modded u can usually tell its modded but depends. Its not the same if a late model honda is going slow as hell that could be potentially dangerous.
Goes for any oldtimer
Old Volvos too I’ve noticed
Keep the classics channel alive. Great video
Thanks! Will do!
I have been a crazy fan of Jeeps my whole life and never have owned one before, but okay, the headlights turn around to help you work on the engine..... GENIUS! 😮
Drove a 1943 GPW to school and work in 1966. My brother did the same a couple years later. Drove it everywhere in LA and Orange counties. We traversed four wheel drive trails in the Sierras with on our fishing vacations and my dad used it in hunting season. We drove to Fresno and into the Sierras, my mom drove the whole way while my dad pulled a travel trailer behind our Mercury Montclair. Great adventures in that machine for all of us.
I grew up going to my grandpas house. He had a Willys WW2 jeep just like this and would let me drive it around and work on his property. Such fond memories. I sure wish I had one today.
Not "Willy's", just Willys and not for that matter pronounced like you might think it is. It is an alternate spelling of Willis and pronounced the same.
@@Hjerte_Verke I hate autocorrect! Thanks for the correction!
The fact that the Philippine's most iconic public transportation vehicle was inspired by the Willy's MB is amazing!!
My mom met my dad in 1944 in San Diego California. He was a Navy MP and was assigned one. In 1959 she bought a new red Jerp CJ 5. First gear was consrant mesh like this one. Second & 3rd had synchos. It had the junk F head 4 banger. It puked at 29.000 miles lol. Cool video boys ❤❤❤
Fun fact, the older mail trucks were designed around the chassis from the cj of that time… it was also built for long life and many of em have 1m+ miles and still trucking with no engine swaps
Very basic but super reliable
The DJ5 "Dispatcher"? They were sadly only 2-wheel drive...
I had a dj5 I bought from the Van nuys post office when they were fazing out the jeeps for vans. It was a blast to drive.
This Jeep is gotta be nice to drive on some offroad long trails
Would probably be at you up pretty good... Quite bumpy with front and rear leafs.
As someone who has ridden in one, "nice" is a relative term here.
In reality, it's backbreaking and takes personal energy just to experience, but it'll get you there and back. That's really what mattered to the people it was built for.
it was powerful for it's day. they took a 35hp motor and worked it to make 60hp
All Jeeps up to 2006 are a pleasure to drive off road. After that, they fan be driven off road, but not very much without extensive modifications. The Rubicon models still can be off-roaded from the factory. But, they are severly over engineered and have a lot of useless junk on them.
@@AkioWasRightFor me, it was, "heart breaking," because I had to give it back. I had no issue with it at all. Driving home in my over engineered modern junk, I had at the time, was disgusting. I wanted the GPW back.
Hats off to these brave young men, risking it all without crumple zones to show us vehicles of yesteryear
The one piece steering column would ram into your chest..
Life expectancy of the jeep was less than a month in the field ... Life expectancy of the drivers ... Sometimes more sometimes less.
In 1958 the U.S. military began taking delivery of the M151, the “jeep” that supposedly addressed some issues the military had with the original Willys, like fully independent suspension. It served through Vietnam and up until the mid 1980’s when the Humvee took over. It looks similar but is quite different. They actually made more M151’s than Willy’s’ or any other 1/4 ton, but they are rarely seen today. It would be great if you could find an M151 to compare with the Willys.
M151 didn't come out tell early 60s
Ww2 jeep has 4:88 cj2a had 5:38 so a ww2 jeep will go 55 no problem but I wouldn't
They're rarely seen because they're illegal to drive! All of them before M151A2 had big trouble with rollovers because of the bad swing axle design. DOD scrapped them instead of selling them off for liability reasons
@@LOLHAMMER45678 they don’t handle like a sports car for sure, but I’ve driven my 1966 M151A1 for 20 years and haven’t killed myself a single time. You do have to have great respect for it, keep your speed below 45 and stay aware. In 1970 the A2 model came out with a different rear suspension design that was supposed to address the handling issues. My state and my insurance company both say I can drive it legally so I do, but admittedly it mostly stays on the farm and the occasional low speed excursion to town. I also take it to car shows and the Vietnam vets love it.
This is what we need to build in Usa since the keitrucks are sorts semu legalized. Where I live its like you hear them tell people say theyre not road legal but in my county they legalize sxs. So you are at mcdonalds and see one drive by so i think people learned to dump the test into the harbor metaphorically speaking to me it makes for a dangeorus road with cybertrucks and motorcycles and semis and kei trucks but man freedom and saftey often dont mix
Really enjoy these videos of Tommy and Kase driving old vehicles. The future of TFL is in good hands 🙌🏼
Glad you like them!
How can you not enjoy these videos cases one of the beautifulest young men that I can see in a long time and Tommy's getting married so he's already taken so case is the only one left probably has the best body LOL we got to see it once in an episode where they went four-wheel driving on little quad runners in was stuck in a thunderstorm and had to take his shirt off and boy we got a hell of a treat that day. At least I did.
@@dcformee123😂😂😂😂
@@dcformee123 lol can't say i was expecting thirst comments on a TFL video, but i guess nowhere on the internet is safe
@@dcformee123 Oh lord lol
One great thing about old jeeps is that you are exceedingly unlikely to ever get a speeding ticket.
I think that may be THE greatest purchase that TFL has ever made. I'm really looking forward to future episodes with this jeep.
Growing up as a kid I remember my mum would sit on this particular old looking cushion. In my teens I asked her what was so special about this cushion. (At this point she had “wrapped” it up and put away safely.)
She was 18 years old and a front line nurse during WW2 and was posted not far from Naples Italy. While travelling to another location they came upon this jeep with a soldier slumped over the steering wheel. They went to assist,but the poor chap was dead. He had been shot by a sniper.( his part of the wind screen had been shattered ) She took the cushion that was lying in the back of the jeep while others took what ever they thought they could use. She felt sadness for the young GI as he would have been around the same age as she was. I asked why she took it and she simply said to “remember him.” No more questions were answered.
As time rolled on the cushion simply deteriorated. It must have been used for officers as it was stuffed with cotton.
My Grandfather had quite a few WW2 surplus vehicles on his Ranch, a Jeep with doors and a hard top, a "meat wagon" (ambulance), 2 1/2 ton truck and a Cat. Didn't realize at the time as a kid I was in a living auto museum lol
Yay!..Cool. I'm old, but never served in the military. I'm 70 presently. When I was attending college in 1971, in rural Southern Ohio,....my college buddy, bought some land down there. People were building Geodesic Dome homes, learning how to build log cabins,....there was a whole "back to nature" movement. Fellow classmates were creating Communes,....co-operative living situations. There were opportunities to buy used WW2 Jeeps, from the local communities who were using them as their municipal services vehicles. They'd run vehicle auctions, and Jeeps and other Army surplus vehicles, were sold for under $50.00 each. My friend could fix any vehicle, and he was fascinated by these old Jeeps. He bought 4 different vehicles for use on his land, all for less than $500.00, in total, at an auction. He had two that were the "split" front window versions, one that was newer and was like a short bed pickup, and a military troop carrier,....a "Lorry" of sorts, that had it's chassis shortened. One or more of Jeeps, had a PTO, ( a power take-off) connector to the transmission. This device allowed him to tap into the transmission, to power auxiliary equipment. He utilized the PTO to run a semi-portable sawmill, built in the 1940s. He ran other equipment, by backing his Jeep's rear tires, into the machines, that could be both run off leather belts, and by direct friction with the rear tires. He'd drive me around in his old Jeeps, up hilly inclines, so steep, I felt the whole Jeep could tumble over backwards. They were rugged machines and could take loads of abuse.
Great video! My grandpa drove and wore out many jeeps while he was in France during WW2. He had to drive with the windshield folded down and covered to cut down on glare from the glass. The Germans knew this and would set up piano wire across the roads to decapitate the jeep drivers. My grandpa's jeep and some others had a hooked, blade welded to the front bumper to cut the wire. He said he actually heard a couple pings from the blade cutting the wire, which saved his life.
Between the Ford and Willys jeeps he drove, he said the Willys jeeps were better.
Not for glare. HQ required windshields be kept folded down to prevent the occupants being hit by flying glass. A bullet is small, but a spray of glass is large. In the "rear", windshields up was OK.
@@LongBinh70 I can see that too, but my grandpa said they were down and covered up to prevent from being spotted from aircraft flying above.
The sound of those squeaky pedals bring back some real memories.
That Jeep is so cool. What a gem.
The jeeps that the Americans left in the Philippines after the war were modified into a longer civilian vehicle. Which eventually became the famous “Jeepney” that’s still in use today as public transport.
I had a '70 Postal jeep that turned into my daily driver for about a year after my '80 Malibu gave up on life. Right hand drive on the highway for 30 miles up and back.Just barely making a gut rattling 50mph. Seeing the guardrail right outside the sliding door at that speed was some kinda frightening. In a good way Lol. Awesome video. Great to see Hawkeye and B.J. having so much fun.
I came off the 'production' line in '45 in Australia, the US left quite a few of these after the war, but unfortunately dumping some vehicles in the sea, I remembering driving one, a US Studebaker 4WD truck when I was drafted in '65, we had a compound full of them at our base, memories.... love these road type movies of yours!!
What's the production line?
@@MASTEROFEVIL his parents
As someone who has helped rebuild these MBs and GPWs for years, i found this video enjoyable, and your commentary was excellent and well researched! Isnt it a total blast to drive?! The most fun you can have with your pants on!!
Subscribed and i sincerely hope we see more videos with this wonderful vehicle!!
I'm just amazed that no cops pulled you over to question you if that vehicle was approved for city driving!
Great video guys. One thing you need to show is what Dylan touched on. what made the jeep such an integral art of the war effort was it's interchangeability out in the field. You can literally strip it down to it's main components, replace whatever you need to replace and put it all back together with the most basic of tools. You can go on to youtube and see people do this with "prepared" jeeps, but it would be fun to see you guys do it with a "normal" jeep.
I've seen some of the seeps (amphibious jeeps) mentioned and there was a famous one called Half-Safe which was modified and sailed around the world.
Going down the 5 in an army jeep, hilarious! That was the funniest clip you have ever made.
The new car show with younger J Leno and Tom Cruise look-alike! These videos are amazing!
I have a 65 CJ5, somewhat similar to what you drove in the video. I tried a freeway drive from Albuqueruqe to Santa Fe and back. Once. Scary as hell and my CJ has an overdrive in it. So, it can go 50 on level ground or downhill, but the little 4 cyl is screaming revs at that speed even with the OD! I won't be trying that again. It's *great* off road. Great video.
I love how you show both the driving of the jeep, and include the iconic history of the vehicle. I learned several new things about this jeep, and I really appreciate that. Thank you!
Best Tommy and Kase video yet.
Half the looks you got were probably "wait, that guy's too young to be Jay Leno".
Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.
I lived near Little Siagon and some of the old South Vietnam vets have restored these older jeeps and take them out in the neighborhood on weekends. Some people get upset because they drive a bit slow but they always get a thumbs up from your truly. Love seeing them take such good care of such a historically significant vehicle.
Love the fact that this 80 year old car is still considering not that old for these 2 considering what else theyve driven
Y'all did a fantastic job! Thank you for the collab, keeping her in the TH-cam family and saving history! This is a fantastic video!
Our pleasure!
In 1972, my first vehicle was a 1946 CJ-2a. I can still remember driving it like yesterday. Watching your gear shifting, searching, brought back some nostalgic memories. My current vehicle is a 2021 Rubicon 2 door. Thanks for sharing this video!
Hi tommy about the helmet. That is a US army M1 helmet Used during World War Two made in the early 1940's also used many years after the war. The second chinstrap (the brown one) is a parade strap its the chinstrap used during training to not carry around the heavy shell, During wars/at base most soldiers took the parade strap and put it over the front of the M1. the M1 helmet is made in 2 layers, The enterior liner (the helmet part with the parade chin strap) and the shell the one with the real chin strap, Great video as always tho.
I want to see this Jeep vs a Mahindra Roxor on the off-road course.
Like the way that JL stayed behind you trying to protect you from being rear ended. Until you went in the fast lane. Then even he said your on your own lol.
This Willys is awesome. Cant wait to see trail videos. Remember back in the days this was made there was not many off road vehicles made so this was a beast off road for it’s day.
I pronounce Willys by mixing the 2 versions.
For the helmet, WWII practice/style says you should wear the liner strap (the leather one) up around the brim of the helmet. The shell chin strap (the outer one) is technically a later style, but traditionally would be left loose or, if you had the correct straps, would be wrapped around the back of the helmet. It was believed by a lot of troops that the helmet could catch explosions/shockwaves, and wearing the strap would injure your neck or just rip your head off.
The Willys pronunciation reminded me of the M1 Garand. John Garand placed the stress on the first syllable (GAH-rand), but the rest of the world and history will always stressed the second syllable (gah-RAND).
My dad drives one of these in traffic regularly, and I'm not sure if I'm more scared of the vehicle itself or how comfortable he is behind the wheel doing 30 in a 55
So awesome that you drove around Santa Ana in OC in the Jeep! I would have loved to have zipped up the freeway to see it live
What makes you guys get so much more admiration is the helmet !!!
Thanks, guys! One of the very few delightful experiences I had during my year in Vietnam (1969‐1970) was driving our Company "Jeep." It was actually built by Ford Motor Company in ~1967 for the U.S. Military. Each trip had a special purpose: Mascot to Veterinarian, PAY DAY picking up MPC, etc.
I had a smile on my face throughout the whole video👍🏼
Pretty neat. About to install my freshly rebuilt l134 into my 1944MB. 😬
Thank you for this video!.
Both of my parents severed in WW2
I had a 1963 cj5 and alot they talked about reminded me of my old jeep.
Awesome video!!!!
Tommy and Kase are a great duo when testing the vehicles. Especially love how enthusiastic Tommy gets.
Really hope you guys get a brand new two door and compare them to each other.
Kase, "I wish there was more traffic" says no one ever lol
This is gonna be fun during a hailstorm
My experience driving the jeep overseas in winter left me hating jeeps for many of the reasons you demonstrated. However after seeing how well the newer ones did off road many years later I’ve owned several and the one I have now I’ll never sell (JK with mods of course).
Thanks for the video and resurrecting some (painful) memories 😎
The two of you make great videos together! Some the best TFL offers!
Frankly you're making me want to buy really old used cars. These look like so much fun
An early CJ5 is the closest thing to it that won't have an exorbitant price tag. Early CJ5 is synonymous with the military M38A1.
fun? yes, expensive, yes, parts=no
Would love to see you guys do a test drive comparison between the Jeep and the 1915 Model T.
Loving these videos on good old classics!
I think it would be really cool to try out these vehicles in different locations and different climates and terrain types to sort of reflect the enviroments they were built to operate in at the time.
Also it would be really cool if perhaps you could get in touch with some of the museums and vehicle collections out there and try some of the really cool and unique vehicles they might have for you to test drive.
I for one would love to see you drive an M3 Halftrack...Ive heard those things are incredibly fun to drive around!
The explanation of "Jeep" that I've heard is
G - Government contract
P - 80" wheel base (Ford factory code)
W - Willy's design
It’s good to see that Jeep kept the tradition of being under powered.
With 1 brief exception of course! The Jeep 392 V8 is INSANE!
@@foellerd
Yes! The only exception. The 5.7 Hemi should be standard on a Wrangler.
It's a good thing they could at least get it up to 45 on the interstate because that's the min speed allowed. Which makes me wonder if that's WHY 40 is the minimum speed on interstates(because at the time the interstate highway act was passed, that's as fast as the military's standard vehicle could go.
It has plenty of power given its size and suspension. The thing can climb up a wall. Saying it's underpowered just isn't true
@@General_Eisenhower1945
And its intended purpose wasn’t cruising interstates. It was meant for warfare, and 30 mph is more than enough.
Another reason for the folding windshield is that the flat glass reflects sunlight like a mirror and could give away your position. Anyone who has driven even a modern Jeep has probably noticed their windshield reflecting on stop signs.
Every windshield reflects on stop signs 😂 it’s not unique to jeeps
So good to see TFL preserving this wonderful piece of history and taking us along for the ride! Thank you! BTW the closest thing to this is probably a first-generation Mahindra Roxor..
I miss my family's Willy's. Came off the line in May, 1945. We called it "Teapot" because of the sound it made. It only drove maybe 35mph-40mph, but it could probably have gone up a telephone pole if we'd have let it. Fun little vehicle.
"we have our jerry can in the back. so if were rear ended we'll explode" too clever. and right onto a busy highway in a vehicle that tops at 40.
Drive it back to Boulder. You can name the series; "Meanwhile, 3 weeks later. "
I had a 46 60 years ago, learned how to double clutch to get it into first gear. Loved it.
Outstanding video! Well done.
I’m not a jeep guy, but I am a Pittsburgh history nerd and I feel the need to inform all history and Jeep lovers, that to this day there’s a thing called “Jeep Fest” that goes on every summer in Butler PA.
I learned some new things! Wonderful episode! Thank you!
I subscribed to "Vestiges of History" because of this video, and I recommend it to others interested in that era as well. The channel offers a remarkable array of historical content. I adore history and am eager to watch all of his videos! BTW, I started following you from this video that the algorithm sent to me.
You two are the future of TFL! Keep content like this coming!
Excellent Episode - Love the Co-Narration - You guys make a great team.
One of my favorite episodes. Thanks Tommy 🙂👍
Can not agree more... TFL... this was a great episode. And as a classic Jeep lover and owner myself. I can't see a day where I'd ever sell my classic Jeep. They are iconic for a reason.
Very cool guys! Thanks for sharing!
Hard to forget the time you spend behind the wheel of a Jeep. It is such an odd unusual vehicle, even today with all its modern amenities, you are always taken back to a different time by its iconical unchanged looks. I would call it a true model - T 2.0.
I enjoyed this drive like I was riding shotgun with you guys.
Good job, Thank you.
Best WW2 jeep TH-cam vid for a long, long time. So many of your remarks were bang on. I now live on Normandy, France. Yesterday I drove my 1944 Willys MB (Will - iss not Will - eze) for over an hour for a film shoot near Pont l'Evèque and it's difficult to avoid the fast ring-road around Caen if you don't want to stay all day in the countryside. Fine on a lazy Sunday morning doing 40/45 mph when others are doing 60/70 or so but the return trip - in the rain with hand operated wipers in full traffic, trucks and all - was not a nice experience. I'm comfortable at around 42 max. These are such great cars to drive around 30 ish around town or country roads. I decided last night to never get on a fast road again. A couple of thumbs up from other users doesn't make up for idiots who still tail gate you expecting you to accelerate up a hill on the motorway. You were brave guys on that highway !
i love this video and that car!!, it´s an absolute icon and a symbol of respect and history, greetings fro m Mexico!!
Beautiful Jeep Tommy, gives me goose bumps!
Rode in the back of one of these (a Willys in Australia) in the 90's in traffic on xmas day , we did 50mph!
Now that's what I call a 'fun ride'. Thank you for such an entertaining and informative retro motor trip tho' sunny LA..! 😄yee-haw!
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Great video! Reminds me of the 1943 GPW I had for many years, but long since sold.
A friend of mine had a 1946 Willie's CJ. It was a lot of fun. And you're right the fastest we could get the CJ up to was about 55 mph and that was a stretch.
Looking forward to watching this series. I had one of these back in '76
Something I love about California, you're just working at the In-N-Out Drive Thru one day, and a 1945 Jeep with an army dude time traveled out of WWII and has showed up to order a burger. It's just a delightfully strange place.
If you drove at peak rush hour there'd be nothing to be afraid of. The 101 Freeway virtually becomes parking lot. You can get in leg day buy dragging the jeep 10 feet every 30 minutes. And answer questions from other commuters in between.
Nicely done. Thanks.