That shot at the end of the video around 17 minutes and 42 seconds makes the f****** thing look like it's straight out of a GTA DLC pack. It doesn't even look real, I f****** love it. That shot at the end with the sun setting in the sky during the golden hour, cruising down an Open road in a strange foreign country with a strange new person..... Damn bro, you have one hell of a life.
Hands down my most favorite place to have been stationed at. I love the Philippines, its culture, the food, the people. It is one amazing place on earth.
It's like a Filipino T bucket hot rod. It's so strange and one off and I absolutely love it. As a motorcycle guy I know that if you pair a light frame with a low horsepower motor only smiles can ensue. I bet these things are just a riot on a nice smooth Open road. Which is hilarious in itself because we're talking about Jeeps here, Kings of the off-road rendered completely useless In the dirt.....and it's awesome
@@jonasmartinez1739 Well, what can you expect? That engine was not designed to produce much power. I'm afraid turbo charging it would lead to reliability problems in the future. Forced induction needs more than just slapping a turbo or supercharger. The amount of boost must be well managed.
I have lived in Cebu Philippines for 19 years. Car culture is good and you will see a lot of cars here you would normally see. Gives you a feeling of home.
It's actually from WWII, back in the 1940's. I was stationed in the Philippines back in the late 80's and the Jeepneys and Jeep style cars had been a thing for decades already. !!!-Mabuhay-!!!
Thank you for doing this video! My buddy and I (he passed away a few years back) bought a stainless steel owner jeep in 1999. We hired a mechanic to help us rebuild her from the ground up. First thing we addressed was the engine, he had a larger engine than the 4k, it was an engine from a wrecked mid 90s Camry. We had the engine completely torn down to its most basic parts and anything slightly worn and or broken replaced when we were done, that thing could hit 210 kmh (we couldn’t bring ourselves to go faster on the roads then). We had a custom back seat built from wood and carbon fiber, we put to 15 in 1000-2000 watt subwoofers in there. We added 6 pioneer 6x9 speakers and a pioneer stereo. We had the jeep suspension dropped had new rims (don’t know the brand we just bought cool looking ones that matched our build). Custom drivers chair and custom dash we had hand carved from wood that fit all our gages. It was very cool and caught a lot of attention! This brings back so many good memories spending hours working on that thing! So thank u again
Yo, Chad love your content! I believe the jeeps you are referring to are the flat fendered Willys Developed during World War II. Jeeps of the 1980s were Y j's and had square headlights. The front grills of the OT j's remind me of CJ 3, 5 and 7s. The canti-lever rear suspension on that S 2000 swap Is sikky!
1:46 "way back in the 70's and 80's after the war" I assume Chad is referring to the Vietnam war. However, I do believe Jeeps were introduced to the Philippines during WWII. So they go back to the 40's and 50's.
@@jamesrecknor6752 yes, but only a handful originals still running, my late grandfather a filipino-U.S. veteran who served in vietnam had one. It was a willys jeep cj-5, it was a car mixed with a farm tractor with a rifle holder for a dash.
Yep during the liberation of the Philippines circa 1944-1945, a heck of a lot Willy Jeeps were imported to support the war effort and logistics of American soldiers fighting against the Japanese, and since they couldn't return these surplus Jeeps once the war was over, they were sold or turned over to Filipinos for their transport needs, and the rest were history. Ps. Also, the Japanese were the ones who introduced the motorized tricycles which are still in use today as a semi-shared taxis in the cities and barrios.
It was actually WW2 Jeeps leftover from the war that gave Filipinos surplus vehicles which then turned as passenger and cargo vehicles, ushering the post war economy of the country... Larry chen featured an SR20DET OTJ from Cali
This is amazing. This is the most typical Philippine thing that I have ever seen. WHat you can also show is how they customize the Taxis. And the Suzuki Jeepneys are also very nice.
I was in Manila a couple months ago and on a trip to Tagaytay I passed by many of these OTJ's. I didn't know these were that deeply customized wow! Thanks for sharing. I plan to visit back next year and will look closer at one if spotted. Thanks.
Wow! These OTJ are awesome, I really like how these men developed such a really great piece of automobile, I've always wondered what a jeep looks like lowered , I like how these OTJ 's are turbocharged, to you philliapeen people you guys rock, and pretty soon you'll make lots of money in the USA, right on , great job guys.
Presented like only Chad B can present! Factually precise with honest respect and honor for the people the places and the things... Always a pleasure to watch a man work with a sincere love of what he does Sir. Keep up the fabulous work Chad!
@@banyaga-di-palawan The Japanese Army overran all of the Philippines during the first half of 1942. The liberation of the Philippines from Japan commenced with amphibious landings on the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on October 20, 1944. The United States and Philippine Commonwealth military forces, as well as naval and air support by Mexico and Australia were progressing in liberating territory and islands when the Japanese forces in the Philippines were ordered to surrender by Tokyo on August 15, 1945, after the dropping of the atomic bombs on mainland Japan and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.😁
@@ryanmontgomery4302 Willys MA was here before 1941 along with the Bantam and the Ford model. At least one was taken to Japan during the occupation. After the war, hundreds more were left here. My old uncle used to scrounge them and parts and rebuilt many. 🙂
@@banyaga-di-palawan Thank you, I was not aware that any were there prior to the MB version that was 41-45 I believe. None the less the Filipino people are very very inovative in so many ways. The culture is facinatingto me and Chad shows much respect for the culture and people. He does a very good job as I see it
I lived in the Philippines going back later this year but I've seen jeeps with stainless bodies still on the old Willy's 4 wheel drive frame just no transfer case or driveshaft to the front and newer diesel 4 cyl.
This is the video I’ve been the most excited for by far. I actually stayed in Imus the last time I was in the Philippines. Love your content Chad, and I’d love to see you race your K20 OTJ at Clark Speedway soon.🤙🇵🇭
You know Filipino is so smart doing and love their idea customize Jeep. Also I'm so proud you did amazing video and support Filipino community. Hoping you enjoy at Philippines.
I think the Americans during WW2 were the ones who left those jeeps in the Philippines. The jeeps were Willys (maker) not Wranglers or even Humvees. After WW2, the Filipinos made them into passenger type jeeps. Still, I like other people from other cultures appreciating what we have here in our country. Thank you very much for making such contents.
The passenger jeepneys were modified former WW2 Willy's. However the OTJ may have been built from scratch out of 70s car chassis (when cars still used frames). The dimensions seem to depart from significantly from the Willy's. Although I can't back this story up.
@@gilbs72 the design philosophy for the OTJs are definitely derived from the Willys, and ive seen abandoned OTJs matching those dimensions. This leads me to think that they were indeed originally willys but like most filipino jeepneys and OTJs today, are domestically assembled.
Such a bad ass video man! A week from today I’m headed to Imus Cavite. My wife’s sister and brother in law live there. It’s been on my list for a long time now to check out some OTJ’s while I’m there. This video just makes me want to even more! 🍻
Those 3SGTE swapped OTJ's 😍. Only because i miss my toyota celica gt4.. and that sunset backdrop looks sweet... Definatly cold beer worthy. Cheers Chad 4 another insight to another car crazy country. Top job man. 👊
Really great video❤ I hope you can also create a video about “Patok” type passenger jeepneys. Those things really shouts Philippine Culture and they also participate in car meets across the metro.
Another great TH-cam video, I may not as enthused with the small engine cars. But love watching you show the different costume cars and of course the culture and scenery. Thanks and keep up the work.
I'm a full blooded Filipino and to see you appreciating our dedication to car culture really makes me happy, same goes to my fellowmen as well. Most of us here in the Philippines are genuine Honda Civic enthusiast especially the EK and EG hatchback/sedan (just like the Kanjozoku track/canyon group from Japan) To my fellow Filipino car enthusiast, correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that we also have a 2jzGTE swapped jeepney, right? You should check that out as well man!!! Anyways, the car culture here is pretty big but the sad part is, there are also many car wannabes that are really thirsty for clouts and it really sucks. Just be aware of some of the ricer dudes out there. Anyways, keep on doing this content and surround yourself with dedicated and genuine car enthusiasts. Hopefully you could be able to drive there and cruise with those guys!!!
Please don't forget there are also Dodge Challenger/ Mustang & Camaro Club in the Philippines. There's also a Nissan GTR Club ( MAGTROC) There's cars & coffee Club on Sundays at BGC too! Thank you!
I dig these little mighty mites. I get a real kick out of them. But man, that over the road ride is brutal! These probably aren’t real fast, but for the urban environment they run around in, their small size and maneuverability are perfect. I myself would put a bit quieter muffler on it and soften the ride a bit more, but the look and character of these things is way cool.
Chad, great to see you back in the Philippines! When I was at Subic Bay Naval Station I would sometimes see these OTJ’s cruising around and wanted to bring one back to the USA but it wasn’t possible. Thanks for the excellent show!
I was born in the 80's and I remember back then, up to the early 90's, a lot of Filipinos could not afford to buy brand new cars. The OTJ's was the thing to have but engines were really old stuff and cranky. But no matter what, a souped up sound system with a good amplifier will make it cool! It would always make me happy blasting guns n' roses cassette tapes on those pioneer stereo units!..hahaha..good fun times!
I remember the first episode I watch for this channel! Right after thinking WTF and grabbing for the mouse LONG TAIL boats. Now I wait for new content just love it! Thank you CB Media.
I saw these in Batangas when I was there. I loved looking at these. Great vid TY!! The people are absolutely beautiful, the food amazing, and I miss it everyday.
My wife is from Philippines. We have been married 7 years. Our last visit there, this year, I learned they like dogs barking. Philippine people are superstitious and they say the barking dogs keep bad spirits away... The roosters are there for raising there own chickens (for food) or cock fights (legal there). Awesome vid, had no idea they did this in Philippines.
Thats a new one that dog barks keeps bad spirits away...Bad ppl yes but spirits...Thats a new one. But your correct, alot of superstitious ppl in this contry so i can belive some wold think like that. There is also a decent VW Bugs community here. Just saw one down at SM Mall of Asia. Also a Maybach GLS600 and a fairly new RS6! So yes many cool cars here in the Philippines 👍
I used to ride my bike from Bacoor to Imus from the age of 11 to 13 years old. My uncle drove an old OTJ from the 1970's or 80's and it's definitely such an experience! Thanks for sharing this video!
I love the Philippines. It's so beautiful there. Especially away from the big cities. My baby lives in Southern Layte. EDIT- It really is noisy, there. The people are very social, and they make all the noise they want, and any given hour. My girl wakes up to roosters and chickens every morning, and at night it's hard to sleep cuz the damn dogs! He knows what he's talking about!😆
Love the video. Not a lot of filipinos embrace and appreciate the OTJ culture. So it's quite suprising that international car enthusiast are looking into this. But let me correct one thing about the OTJ or any jeepneys on this video. It basically derived from the WW2 Willys MB "Jeep". When WW2 ended, the US Army left a lot of those MB's. And people repurpose and converted it to public transportation and civilian use. Any new or old vehicle has that look became what we called the "Jeepney". The Jeepney is becoming a dying breed of vehicles on the Philippines. With the modernisation act, which having stricter emmision standards plus car safety, slowly this vehicles will start to vanish on public roads and sadly the iconic philippine vehicle will be a thing of the past.
The Willy's Jeep back in world war II that were left by the US Army in 1946 were the ones that became privately owned or converted to become a passenger jeepney like a mini bus as differentiated from the Wrangler and jiffy's of the 1980's. My grand uncle owned one of the private willy's jeep and it had dual power that had front and rear wheel drive and consume more gas. It was still running very well during my childhood in the late 60's and early 70's. The wrangler and the "jiffey" that became popular in the 1980's are from a different genealogy. They had Japanese surplus engines that people simply called 3K and some 4K. The original passenger jeepney that were converted from the willy's jeep were much shorter in length than the later evolution of passenger jeepney which uses mostly Japanese surplus engines and the body constructed from metal sheets molded locally. For some reason some people think that those were still willy's jeep when they were clearly not. I know that because I saw how they were made in our neighborhood shop. This passenger Jeepney became an icon with the legend of it being descendants of US military jeep. Unfortunately politics caught up with these passenger jeepneys. The newly elected president in 2016 Rodrigo Duterte at the start was very anti American, went to China and declared to realign Philippine loyalty from Allied to China , North Korea, and Russia. He also went to Russia and met with Putin. When he returned one of the things he did was to order the phase out of the existing passenger jeepneys and replace them with busses or with a much bigger and modern and safer looking super jeepneys made under the technological advancement and design by Chinese engineering. The opposition the dilawans objected while the DDS who are Duterte's supporters promoted the move and the phase out issue became a national debate. Duterte was famously quoted in one of his public speeches against the Dilawan Drivers saying "I don't care if you die of hunger, the country need to modernize" to which his supporters cried in praise of his resolve to advance the country. But Duterte had a falling out with China due to the conflict of fishing rights and claim over some islands in the West Philippines Seas and so he realigned again with the ALLIED powers and the phase out issue was buried and forgotten.
It will not disappear if the Department of tourism buys enough jeepneys and service it to be a transportation for tourists in tourist spots. Even a cultural museum. Or anything really, just not in the road as public transportation.
I'm from the Philippines! I'm into motorcycles. The motorcycle culture in the Philippines is huge! However, I've been digging these OTJs since I was a kid. I'm hoping I could get one at the end of next year. I own a store too! And I don't sell "yosi" (cigarrettes) to minors. Lol..
It's crazy that I just now found this video because my cousin was literally in Manila like a few days ago and I saw on his Facebook where he didn't mention how he loves the transportation there and he got in the back of one of those transportation jeeps and I was laughing about how he looked big as an large American (who just got out of the military not too long ago) In the back of this tiny public transportation vehicle with 20 other people and it looked exactly like that on the inside and outside too but I had no idea what it was and it's super interesting to find this video as a car guy
Doggos wasn't as much of an issue in the area I was, but the roosters were really everywhere and the style of windows they had you couldn't close fully, so you wakeup when they feel like it. Also had little geckos at night, never knew those things could also scream, although nowhere as loud and annoying as the roosters. When in Manila I was only in the high rises and area next to the airport, there everything was nice and pretty quite when you closed the windows.
Man Phillipines has some really good craftsmen back in the day all the vape gear comming out of there was high quality usually hand machined some really cool stuff it's a shame the guy who runs the country is totally off his rocker
What a great vid! Yup we call them Owner’s! But I have never seen those modded owners! You forgot to say “no power steering “! You are a cool guy enjoying our country!
otj's are prevalent back in the day, brings back memories when i was in high school and used to mess around with my dad's otj its so funny seeing my girl's reaction picking her up at school for the first time texting me what color my car is and me replying with "umm silver?" lmao
Actually our brush with the Jeep here in the Philippines started immediately postwar, when the Americans had left a lot of military Jeeps. Lacking immediate means of public transport, Filipinos tried extending the body on Jeeps to make the first Jeepneys. The Owner-Type Jeep is a term that can also extend to the original Jeep. Our first family vehicle is a second-hand Jeep, BTW, which is a repainted military Jeep, which Dad customized (out of necessity) to a point that, in its current status, the only remnant from the original military Jeep is the frame. Dad had it swapped from its original Go-Devil engine to a Toyota 3K engine, and finally to a Toyota 4K engine. He also swapped the body to a stainless body and added alloy wheels. That Jeep took us from where we are in the North to Manila (say 400kms) and back three times. Though we moved on to cars, we won't sell that Jeep ever.
My dad owned this type of car back when i was a baby but i didnt have any memories of it but i did see pics of it with my brother it was the first car that got me into liking cars.
Sling shot meets the kitchen sink. Clean is clean and it moves you. So it's really the buyer's choice. Obviously very cool there. Specially when half the people are riding bicycles.
CB mediaaa! I'm Kim from Iloilo Philippines, you should visit Iloilo and enjoy Iloilo Dinagyang Festival January next year. We have the best car shows and sound shows ever. Come visit Iloilo 😄
We call ot tamiya (named after the Japanese toy car) here in cavite where city of Imus is BTW. FYI, jeepney's were left over from WWII. Its was originally built by willys and ford and modified by Filipinos as transport vehicle after the war. MD san juan enterprise still produce the original version located in caloocan metro manila, they ship world wide. You should also visit Pampanga they have interesting car build there as well. You should have also visited/drove the s20det tamiya in imus.
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Habebi come to panjap (India ) if u want to see this type of jeep. This is nothing 🤣
THANKS Chad!! For visiting Ph!🇵🇭🇵🇭
That shot at the end of the video around 17 minutes and 42 seconds makes the f****** thing look like it's straight out of a GTA DLC pack. It doesn't even look real, I f****** love it.
That shot at the end with the sun setting in the sky during the golden hour, cruising down an Open road in a strange foreign country with a strange new person..... Damn bro, you have one hell of a life.
Curious what they would make a jeep fc170 look like in the end.
Hands down my most favorite place to have been stationed at. I love the Philippines, its culture, the food, the people. It is one amazing place on earth.
I agree completely. I am retired here.
@@Synfulz glad you guys have had a good time here!
Isn’t Jollybee their primary source of food? I date a Philippina in California and that’s all she wanted. Now Thai food 😋 that’s some good stuff.
@@vintageexcellence it’s either jollybee or pag pag lol.
@@vintageexcellence I could use some lumpia, pancit and fried rice right about now and I do also love Thai food. lol
Filipinos are some of the greatest friends I've had alive awesome Tagay Tagay!🙏🌎🍾🍾🍾
Tagay tagay pa
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TAGAY HANGGANG MAMATAY 🔥
It's like a Filipino T bucket hot rod. It's so strange and one off and I absolutely love it. As a motorcycle guy I know that if you pair a light frame with a low horsepower motor only smiles can ensue. I bet these things are just a riot on a nice smooth Open road. Which is hilarious in itself because we're talking about Jeeps here, Kings of the off-road rendered completely useless In the dirt.....and it's awesome
I've seen some of those OTJs specced as actual Wranglers, and even Hummers lol. Pretty wild and awesome.
Low horsepower motor? Did you mean high horsepower motor?
Only they're not really light if we're talking about power to weight ratio....all those stainless😏
@@ruelitocayamanda8162 low power from the 4K stock.... still, its bulletproof and the most common engine used on OTJ.
@@jonasmartinez1739 Well, what can you expect? That engine was not designed to produce much power. I'm afraid turbo charging it would lead to reliability problems in the future. Forced induction needs more than just slapping a turbo or supercharger. The amount of boost must be well managed.
I have lived in Cebu Philippines for 19 years. Car culture is good and you will see a lot of cars here you would normally see. Gives you a feeling of home.
The ride into the sunset with the exhaust, neon and everything was such a vibe put gave me a smile from here to the Nile.
Love it!
It's actually from WWII, back in the 1940's.
I was stationed in the Philippines back in the late 80's and the Jeepneys and Jeep style cars had been a thing for decades already.
!!!-Mabuhay-!!!
Best thing about your vids is not just seeing the car culture but the glimpse into the way of life of the people that live there.
Thank you for doing this video! My buddy and I (he passed away a few years back) bought a stainless steel owner jeep in 1999. We hired a mechanic to help us rebuild her from the ground up. First thing we addressed was the engine, he had a larger engine than the 4k, it was an engine from a wrecked mid 90s Camry. We had the engine completely torn down to its most basic parts and anything slightly worn and or broken replaced when we were done, that thing could hit 210 kmh (we couldn’t bring ourselves to go faster on the roads then). We had a custom back seat built from wood and carbon fiber, we put to 15 in 1000-2000 watt subwoofers in there. We added 6 pioneer 6x9 speakers and a pioneer stereo. We had the jeep suspension dropped had new rims (don’t know the brand we just bought cool looking ones that matched our build). Custom drivers chair and custom dash we had hand carved from wood that fit all our gages. It was very cool and caught a lot of attention! This brings back so many good memories spending hours working on that thing! So thank u again
Yo, Chad love your content! I believe the jeeps you are referring to are the flat fendered Willys Developed during World War II. Jeeps of the 1980s were Y j's and had square headlights. The front grills of the OT j's remind me of CJ 3, 5 and 7s. The canti-lever rear suspension on that S 2000 swap Is sikky!
Yes these are copy cj2 cj3
Yes...these Jeeps were on the road in the PI long before the 70's-80's. Some original and others copies.
So interesting! I love learning about new car cultures around the world! Great video 👊🏼 The S2000 swap was insane!
1:46 "way back in the 70's and 80's after the war" I assume Chad is referring to the Vietnam war. However, I do believe Jeeps were introduced to the Philippines during WWII. So they go back to the 40's and 50's.
Yeah, they had the Jitney Jeeps when I was there in the '60's. Dogs and chickens, too.
I was about to comment that he needs to do more research because the information he provided is all wrong.
Once in awhile I actually see high hood Korean [?] war era Jeeps in Philippines, still in use.
@@jamesrecknor6752 yes, but only a handful originals still running, my late grandfather a filipino-U.S. veteran who served in vietnam had one.
It was a willys jeep cj-5, it was a car mixed with a farm tractor with a rifle holder for a dash.
Yep during the liberation of the Philippines circa 1944-1945, a heck of a lot Willy Jeeps were imported to support the war effort and logistics of American soldiers fighting against the Japanese, and since they couldn't return these surplus Jeeps once the war was over, they were sold or turned over to Filipinos for their transport needs, and the rest were history.
Ps. Also, the Japanese were the ones who introduced the motorized tricycles which are still in use today as a semi-shared taxis in the cities and barrios.
I wish I could go and build a car with these folks, They are brilliant car builders I admire!
It was actually WW2 Jeeps leftover from the war that gave Filipinos surplus vehicles which then turned as passenger and cargo vehicles, ushering the post war economy of the country... Larry chen featured an SR20DET OTJ from Cali
Yes that’s my friends willys jeep his name is joel tan
@@deliciouslifetv7362 bro, i felt lucky you commented on my post.. you got one cool channel im gonna sub while its early haha
@@paulocuento9949 thanks for stopping by 😎👍🏾🇵🇭🇺🇸
That majestic sunset was the icing on top of a great content. Literally riding into the sunset.
This is amazing. This is the most typical Philippine thing that I have ever seen. WHat you can also show is how they customize the Taxis. And the Suzuki Jeepneys are also very nice.
I was in Manila a couple months ago and on a trip to Tagaytay I passed by many of these OTJ's. I didn't know these were that deeply customized wow! Thanks for sharing. I plan to visit back next year and will look closer at one if spotted. Thanks.
The Philippines is a really cool place, I got to visit there in the late 90s.
I'm retiring to the Philippines. Been there many many times and have ridden these all over. Love the culture there. They are amazing people.
and not only that your retirement dollars will be much more in value, as cost of living there is cheaper
Welcome back to the Philippines Cb media
Damn that’s so cool.
Please keep chasing this type of content!
It’s amazing to see the different car cultures out there
Dude, you truly find some of the most unique car culture on this planet and share it World Wide.. WOW! Thanks Chad…. Hope you’re doing well…
Wow! These OTJ are awesome, I really like how these men developed such a really great piece of automobile, I've always wondered what a jeep looks like lowered , I like how these OTJ 's are turbocharged, to you philliapeen people you guys rock, and pretty soon you'll make lots of money in the USA, right on , great job guys.
Presented like only Chad B can present! Factually precise with honest respect and honor for the people the places and the things... Always a pleasure to watch a man work with a sincere love of what he does Sir. Keep up the fabulous work Chad!
Not quite...WW2 was the start.... But cool anyway.
@@banyaga-di-palawan The Japanese Army overran all of the Philippines during the first half of 1942. The liberation of the Philippines from Japan commenced with amphibious landings on the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on October 20, 1944. The United States and Philippine Commonwealth military forces, as well as naval and air support by Mexico and Australia were progressing in liberating territory and islands when the Japanese forces in the Philippines were ordered to surrender by Tokyo on August 15, 1945, after the dropping of the atomic bombs on mainland Japan and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria.😁
@@ryanmontgomery4302 Willys MA was here before 1941 along with the Bantam and the Ford model. At least one was taken to Japan during the occupation. After the war, hundreds more were left here. My old uncle used to scrounge them and parts and rebuilt many. 🙂
@@banyaga-di-palawan Thank you, I was not aware that any were there prior to the MB version that was 41-45 I believe. None the less the Filipino people are very very inovative in so many ways. The culture is facinatingto me and Chad shows much respect for the culture and people. He does a very good job as I see it
@@banyaga-di-palawan The Ford was Model GWP? Not many people are even aware Ford built them as Willys
Good job!!! Clear , clean, concise description, and entertaining,. KEEP UP. . .
The Jeep Wrangler started in 1986. The Filipino Jeepney and their derivatives I believe came from the Willys jeep.
Last part was very relaxing, the sound of the engine + sunset... DAMN!!!
thanks for featuring our car culture in the philippines! mabuhay!
Love it, and yes the Philippines and their people are beautiful. From Canada, Thanks for sharing.
Those are some sick otj builds , if those jeeps were in sema i think they'll win
I lived in the Philippines going back later this year but I've seen jeeps with stainless bodies still on the old Willy's 4 wheel drive frame just no transfer case or driveshaft to the front and newer diesel 4 cyl.
This is the video I’ve been the most excited for by far. I actually stayed in Imus the last time I was in the Philippines. Love your content Chad, and I’d love to see you race your K20 OTJ at Clark Speedway soon.🤙🇵🇭
You know Filipino is so smart doing and love their idea customize Jeep. Also I'm so proud you did amazing video and support Filipino community. Hoping you enjoy at Philippines.
I think the Americans during WW2 were the ones who left those jeeps in the Philippines. The jeeps were Willys (maker) not Wranglers or even Humvees. After WW2, the Filipinos made them into passenger type jeeps. Still, I like other people from other cultures appreciating what we have here in our country. Thank you very much for making such contents.
Tama po kayo...
The passenger jeepneys were modified former WW2 Willy's. However the OTJ may have been built from scratch out of 70s car chassis (when cars still used frames). The dimensions seem to depart from significantly from the Willy's. Although I can't back this story up.
@@gilbs72 the design philosophy for the OTJs are definitely derived from the Willys, and ive seen abandoned OTJs matching those dimensions. This leads me to think that they were indeed originally willys but like most filipino jeepneys and OTJs today, are domestically assembled.
Yup... 1940s...
I learned to drive a stick shift on an OTJ. They are the best. Never ridden one since my father almost died in it
Such a bad ass video man! A week from today I’m headed to Imus Cavite. My wife’s sister and brother in law live there. It’s been on my list for a long time now to check out some OTJ’s while I’m there. This video just makes me want to even more! 🍻
I always see these cars when I go around town! Happy that I got to know more about them
Those 3SGTE swapped OTJ's 😍. Only because i miss my toyota celica gt4.. and that sunset backdrop looks sweet... Definatly cold beer worthy. Cheers Chad 4 another insight to another car crazy country. Top job man. 👊
Love to see some underrated culture in the Philippines. Awesome content!
Always love a unique build. This makes me smile 😁
ganda ng pasad ng jeep..so far so good ang design..
Really great video❤ I hope you can also create a video about “Patok” type passenger jeepneys. Those things really shouts Philippine Culture and they also participate in car meets across the metro.
Another great TH-cam video, I may not as enthused with the small engine cars. But love watching you show the different costume cars and of course the culture and scenery. Thanks and keep up the work.
I'm a full blooded Filipino and to see you appreciating our dedication to car culture really makes me happy, same goes to my fellowmen as well. Most of us here in the Philippines are genuine Honda Civic enthusiast especially the EK and EG hatchback/sedan (just like the Kanjozoku track/canyon group from Japan) To my fellow Filipino car enthusiast, correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that we also have a 2jzGTE swapped jeepney, right? You should check that out as well man!!! Anyways, the car culture here is pretty big but the sad part is, there are also many car wannabes that are really thirsty for clouts and it really sucks. Just be aware of some of the ricer dudes out there. Anyways, keep on doing this content and surround yourself with dedicated and genuine car enthusiasts. Hopefully you could be able to drive there and cruise with those guys!!!
Colonial mentality at work
@@MementoMori1001 lol
d kaya ng 2JZ Fuso frame ng mga jeepney, Vortec 5.3 V8 o Chevy 7.4 V8 lang makakadala nun
@@MementoMori1001ya like how the HK people felt after the Brits sold out HK to Communist China.
Please don't forget there are also Dodge Challenger/ Mustang & Camaro Club in the Philippines. There's also a Nissan GTR Club ( MAGTROC) There's cars & coffee Club on Sundays at BGC too! Thank you!
Chad, once again, your Supreme excellence rules again. Thanks for the content...I am proud to be a patreon!
I grew up liking these a lot. Kinda forgot about them when I moved to the states. Thanks for reminding me about these cool cars
Thank you for the amazing content Chad! Glad you're here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Stay safe and Enjoy!
Have u seen the willys jeep featured on super street? Customized by a pinoy from Cali.
I have! Also, I was a photographer for Super Street for many years, I shot the cover photo of the last ever magazine printed 👍🏻
I dig these little mighty mites. I get a real kick out of them. But man, that over the road ride is brutal! These probably aren’t real fast, but for the urban environment they run around in, their small size and maneuverability are perfect. I myself would put a bit quieter muffler on it and soften the ride a bit more, but the look and character of these things is way cool.
The sunset is so beautiful and the reflection on the jeep makes it wow
Chad shows us new and interesting types of transportation every show. IMAGINE the behind the scenes of most of these places Chad visits. 🍺🍻
Glad to see you are in my favorite country . The war was ww2 we fought with the Filipinos against the Japanese
Chad, great to see you back in the Philippines! When I was at Subic Bay Naval Station I would sometimes see these OTJ’s cruising around and wanted to bring one back to the USA but it wasn’t possible. Thanks for the excellent show!
I was born in the 80's and I remember back then, up to the early 90's, a lot of Filipinos could not afford to buy brand new cars. The OTJ's was the thing to have but engines were really old stuff and cranky. But no matter what, a souped up sound system with a good amplifier will make it cool! It would always make me happy blasting guns n' roses cassette tapes on those pioneer stereo units!..hahaha..good fun times!
I remember the first episode I watch for this channel! Right after thinking WTF and grabbing for the mouse LONG TAIL boats. Now I wait for new content just love it! Thank you CB Media.
you should attend otj meets to see some of the sickest builds
glad youre liking the car culture here.
you might like the honda scene here aswell, especially the ek sedans.
CB finally covered owner type jeeps! Sick!
Wow! Thank you for visiting the Philippines CB Media! I cant stop smiling watching the vid you experiencing the Owner Type Jeep here! Love it!
Bro Car culture in Phillipines is the every Man's dream 🔥
Except when you're a filipino, the average guy here can hardly modify their cars because of prohibitively expensive car parts. 😁
@@boooju ang Nega mo naman
@@prrnce5078 that's racist
@@ninja.saywhat bitch what??? How ?
I saw these in Batangas when I was there. I loved looking at these. Great vid TY!! The people are absolutely beautiful, the food amazing, and I miss it everyday.
My wife is from Philippines. We have been married 7 years. Our last visit there, this year, I learned they like dogs barking. Philippine people are superstitious and they say the barking dogs keep bad spirits away... The roosters are there for raising there own chickens (for food) or cock fights (legal there). Awesome vid, had no idea they did this in Philippines.
Plus they taste great at weddings lol don't eat uncle's adobo lol
I'm from the Philippines, but I never heard of that superstition.
Thats a new one that dog barks keeps bad spirits away...Bad ppl yes but spirits...Thats a new one. But your correct, alot of superstitious ppl in this contry so i can belive some wold think like that.
There is also a decent VW Bugs community here. Just saw one down at SM Mall of Asia. Also a Maybach GLS600 and a fairly new RS6! So yes many cool cars here in the Philippines 👍
@@SunShine_sublime Perhaps a tribal era superstition in a limited area/province.
dog here.bark whrn they smell a new person in the area. the philippine aspin is a guard dog and not your usual poodle.
I used to ride my bike from Bacoor to Imus from the age of 11 to 13 years old. My uncle drove an old OTJ from the 1970's or 80's and it's definitely such an experience! Thanks for sharing this video!
I love the Philippines. It's so beautiful there. Especially away from the big cities. My baby lives in Southern Layte. EDIT- It really is noisy, there. The people are very social, and they make all the noise they want, and any given hour. My girl wakes up to roosters and chickens every morning, and at night it's hard to sleep cuz the damn dogs! He knows what he's talking about!😆
Oh I remember that jeep my mom friend use to own one.
Love the video. Not a lot of filipinos embrace and appreciate the OTJ culture. So it's quite suprising that international car enthusiast are looking into this.
But let me correct one thing about the OTJ or any jeepneys on this video.
It basically derived from the WW2 Willys MB "Jeep". When WW2 ended, the US Army left a lot of those MB's. And people repurpose and converted it to public transportation and civilian use. Any new or old vehicle has that look became what we called the "Jeepney".
The Jeepney is becoming a dying breed of vehicles on the Philippines. With the modernisation act, which having stricter emmision standards plus car safety, slowly this vehicles will start to vanish on public roads and sadly the iconic philippine vehicle will be a thing of the past.
The Willy's Jeep back in world war II that were left by the US Army in 1946 were the ones that became privately owned or converted to become a passenger jeepney like a mini bus as differentiated from the Wrangler and jiffy's of the 1980's. My grand uncle owned one of the private willy's jeep and it had dual power that had front and rear wheel drive and consume more gas. It was still running very well during my childhood in the late 60's and early 70's. The wrangler and the "jiffey" that became popular in the 1980's are from a different genealogy. They had Japanese surplus engines that people simply called 3K and some 4K.
The original passenger jeepney that were converted from the willy's jeep were much shorter in length than the later evolution of passenger jeepney which uses mostly Japanese surplus engines and the body constructed from metal sheets molded locally. For some reason some people think that those were still willy's jeep when they were clearly not. I know that because I saw how they were made in our neighborhood shop.
This passenger Jeepney became an icon with the legend of it being descendants of US military jeep.
Unfortunately politics caught up with these passenger jeepneys.
The newly elected president in 2016 Rodrigo Duterte at the start was very anti American, went to China and declared to realign Philippine loyalty from Allied to China , North Korea, and Russia. He also went to Russia and met with Putin.
When he returned one of the things he did was to order the phase out of the existing passenger jeepneys and replace them with busses or with a much bigger and modern and safer looking super jeepneys made under the technological advancement and design by Chinese engineering.
The opposition the dilawans objected while the DDS who are Duterte's supporters promoted the move and the phase out issue became a national debate.
Duterte was famously quoted in one of his public speeches against the Dilawan Drivers saying "I don't care if you die of hunger, the country need to modernize" to which his supporters cried in praise of his resolve to advance the country.
But Duterte had a falling out with China due to the conflict of fishing rights and claim over some islands in the West Philippines Seas and so he realigned again with the ALLIED powers and the phase out issue was buried and forgotten.
It will not disappear if the Department of tourism buys enough jeepneys and service it to be a transportation for tourists in tourist spots. Even a cultural museum. Or anything really, just not in the road as public transportation.
Thank you for showing love on the OTJ. Sending regards from South Carolina.
I'm from the Philippines! I'm into motorcycles. The motorcycle culture in the Philippines is huge! However, I've been digging these OTJs since I was a kid. I'm hoping I could get one at the end of next year.
I own a store too! And I don't sell "yosi" (cigarrettes) to minors. Lol..
Welcome to the Philippines. I watched your videos while you're in Thailand. Great
It's crazy that I just now found this video because my cousin was literally in Manila like a few days ago and I saw on his Facebook where he didn't mention how he loves the transportation there and he got in the back of one of those transportation jeeps and I was laughing about how he looked big as an large American (who just got out of the military not too long ago) In the back of this tiny public transportation vehicle with 20 other people and it looked exactly like that on the inside and outside too but I had no idea what it was and it's super interesting to find this video as a car guy
That Jeep that your cousin was in is called a jeepney, its longer compared to this OTJ's
Actually there's a company in the Philippines that manufacture original jeep parts that supplies the jeep community around the world you can Google it
The noise of chickens and dogs in the Philippines was to much for me 🙈
Thailand is my go to country and has been since 2008 😅
Great video chad
I lived in Tahiti for 2 years and same, they wake you up at like 4-5 am, had to keep a basket of flip flops near my bed lol.
Yeah I wouldn’t be able to handle that either. If I ever lived in the Philippines it’d be in a high rise condo only.
@@CBMedia404 😅👍 thanks for the reply, I’m already looking forward to the next video
@@Ahahahhaaah 🤣🤣🤣
Doggos wasn't as much of an issue in the area I was, but the roosters were really everywhere and the style of windows they had you couldn't close fully, so you wakeup when they feel like it. Also had little geckos at night, never knew those things could also scream, although nowhere as loud and annoying as the roosters. When in Manila I was only in the high rises and area next to the airport, there everything was nice and pretty quite when you closed the windows.
Hope there was also a sound check on the OTJ's sound system.
Man Phillipines has some really good craftsmen back in the day all the vape gear comming out of there was high quality usually hand machined some really cool stuff it's a shame the guy who runs the country is totally off his rocker
Dude I finally made back to the Philippines! Im here currently. I was born and raised here and learned to drive on a jeepney!
CB..Thanks dude you always make awesome vids..I had one of those OJT.way back ..
Sheeeesh you're in my country!! Welcome to the Philippines, Chad. Have a happy trip and be safe❤️
What a great vid! Yup we call them Owner’s!
But I have never seen those modded owners!
You forgot to say “no power steering “!
You are a cool guy enjoying our country!
Thank you brother for admiring and cherising our culture.
We love you man
enjoy your time here in our country
Thank you for appreciating our OTJ culture in Imus City!
this is Imus Cavite?? nice nice.. gaganda ng unit talaga dyn
Coolest jeeps I've vere seen. Filipinos are some awesome builders, respect 🙏
It's nice to see this jeep on the road in states. It's really unique and awesome.
Wow you are back again in the philippines welcome back And more content to come Godblessed enjoy Its more fun in the Philippines🇵🇭
You are truly one of the favorite , most interesting car guys showing us the world! Amazining!
I literally live in that area lol, now I must add fully custom OTJs on my driving list
otj's are prevalent back in the day, brings back memories when i was in high school and used to mess around with my dad's otj its so funny seeing my girl's reaction picking her up at school for the first time texting me what color my car is and me replying with "umm silver?" lmao
"Best part of it is the sunset!" Love it man..
Whenever I saw one I say "That's one hell of an ancient artifact". But this changed my point of view, never thought they do custom works for Owners.
Actually our brush with the Jeep here in the Philippines started immediately postwar, when the Americans had left a lot of military Jeeps. Lacking immediate means of public transport, Filipinos tried extending the body on Jeeps to make the first Jeepneys. The Owner-Type Jeep is a term that can also extend to the original Jeep.
Our first family vehicle is a second-hand Jeep, BTW, which is a repainted military Jeep, which Dad customized (out of necessity) to a point that, in its current status, the only remnant from the original military Jeep is the frame. Dad had it swapped from its original Go-Devil engine to a Toyota 3K engine, and finally to a Toyota 4K engine. He also swapped the body to a stainless body and added alloy wheels. That Jeep took us from where we are in the North to Manila (say 400kms) and back three times. Though we moved on to cars, we won't sell that Jeep ever.
My dad owned this type of car back when i was a baby but i didnt have any memories of it but i did see pics of it with my brother it was the first car that got me into liking cars.
Sling shot meets the kitchen sink. Clean is clean and it moves you. So it's really the buyer's choice. Obviously very cool there. Specially when half the people are riding bicycles.
Im so happy that you appreciate this culture. I wish it were more popular and widespread.
Glad you're uploading again.
70's & 80's after the war? Try 1940's to 80's. I thoroughly enjoy your channel.
Driving that powerful OTJ into the beautiful sunset clouds. The Philippines is a magical country, man.
I loved the aerodynamic mirrors on the K Megs Jeeps, the only thing that holds the competition back!
Dude! 15 x 10 rims with 195/ 50's on a hella reverse offset brings me back to the 90's SO HARD! LOL! Hell yes! Mini Truckin' life!
CB mediaaa! I'm Kim from Iloilo Philippines, you should visit Iloilo and enjoy Iloilo Dinagyang Festival January next year. We have the best car shows and sound shows ever. Come visit Iloilo 😄
We call ot tamiya (named after the Japanese toy car) here in cavite where city of Imus is BTW. FYI, jeepney's were left over from WWII. Its was originally built by willys and ford and modified by Filipinos as transport vehicle after the war. MD san juan enterprise still produce the original version located in caloocan metro manila, they ship world wide. You should also visit Pampanga they have interesting car build there as well. You should have also visited/drove the s20det tamiya in imus.