I Off-Road a Jeep CJ-2A: Here's Why It's Better Than A New Wrangler!

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In this video Kase hits some terrain in his very own Willys CJ2A and talks about what makes these old workhorses so special!
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[@edwhite4992]

I wish they’d make a Jeep that size and built to last today.

[@smudgeone]

The Mahindra is a little bigger and FCA had sued them to stop selling them but you can still get them new.

[@teop7887]

Such a vehicle would not pass any regulations, which is why the Mahindra is a non-street legal side by side.

[@LesSharp]

There was a CJ3B built under licence by Mitsubishi in Japan until 1997 or '98.

[@christopherappleton4041]

A John Deere gator or the mahindra roxor is probably as close as you can get to something like this now.

[@teop7887]

@ everyone: Or, simply find a used one that is 'street legal' and can be registered and insured as an antique. Good, clean CJ5s sell between $18k and $25k, with most needing some work selling for a few thousands less. Resto-modded Willys can be found sub $20k, and project vehicles well under $10k

[@Prairie7777]

I grew up with a Willy's JUST LIKE THIS ONE! Same color too. My dad had a Willy's CJ2A '47 and he turned me loose in it with a full tank of gas. I drove it until it ran our! ALL DAY LONG! I was seven years old! I'm 74 now. I have a '47 CJ2A with just about everything you can do to it but It's still a '47 and I totally love it. Thank you so much for sharing your Willy's. It's just beautiful!!!

[@jameswarner8874]

Awesome story thanks for sharing

[@wailingalen]

Awesome story!!!!!! 😎😎😎

[@frankr111th]

One of the most amazing things about these vehicles is how small they are.

[@loganwgriffith]

That's why I don't like the newer Jeeps. They used to be made to go anywhere, but try taking a newer jeep through the woods

[@Jv19979]

Lol it's like the size of a John Deere Gator

[@-oiiio-3993]

When I drove a '48 CJ2A with Warn overdrive but otherwise stock in Northern Arizona, I had a mechanic buddy who had a Suzuki Samurai. We'd drive both vehicles through the same sand, inclines, declines, mud, rocks, snow, riverbeds... . Those old Sammy's are the closest thing to a flatfendered Jeep besides another flatfendered Jeep. The Sammy couldn't match the Jeeps crawl ratio and low stall speed, though. I could hop out of the Jeep with it running in first gear, 4 Lo, take a whiz as it slowly crept along in sand until it would find a low spot and follow itself in a very slow circle. I'd casually walk over to it, hop in and gear up.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@loganwgriffith One can hose out a real Jeep after 'muddin' / playing in snow.

[@chrissmith7669]

When I was army about a million years ago they made us give up the last Jeep we had and gave our commander a HMMWV. That thing couldn’t go nearly as many places as the Jeep. It sank in the German mud and didn’t fit between the trees.

[@bgirmus]

Nice looking CJ2A! A couple notes - 1. The horn was originally located in the center of the steering wheel. The spot where it is placed on this particular Jeep was originally used for a control handle for the optional engine speed governor. 2. It wasn’t simply a “key ignition” that made the ignition switch. special. The original design used a combination keyed ignition switch and ignition coil placed under the dash that made hot wiring very difficult.

[@MrPlowboy66]

She can dance a Cajun rhythm Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive She's a summer love in the spring, fall and winter She can make happy any man alive

[@lendseystinnett7213]

Gotta love the dead

[@willmcqueen5917]

I’m 63 now. My dad bought a 48 willys when I was 19. My brothers an dad an I drove it for years till we all married an moved away. Went down to check on it an it was gone, had been stolen. Lots of memories riding in it. Would so love to get another one day. Thanks for the video, I did enjoy it an be honest I got teary eyed with memories.

[@mikes.4136]

What a fantastic Jeep! It’s really been beautifully restored and maintained. It’s an awesome piece of history and a family heirloom - Your dad is incredibly knowledgeable.

[@dainwilson4523]

Glad to learn that Chase is a true “Jeep Guy” by blood. We need to videos of the older Jeeps like this. There is a huge flat fender group in Denver. Definitely check them out and try to do some videos with them.

[@memonk11]

True jeep guy? He doesn't even know how to pronounce the name.

[@dainwilson4523]

@@memonk11 he says he prefers to call it Willis over Willeeeeeees and he is correct

[@jayrichards3672]

No apostrophe and not spelled with ies... What you talkin' Bout WILLIS? HA HA

[@memonk11]

@@dainwilson4523 Maybe you should look up "prefers" and get back to me.

[@dainwilson4523]

@@memonk11 whatever. He mentions there are arguments in the office over the pronunciation. He may bot be the ultimate expert in all things Jeep. But my point was that he has an old Jeep in the family and that he learned to drive stick on it. I had no indication preciously that he even liked Jeeps. But learned that he grew up with a real one. Would you like me to edit my original comment to take out the part where I gave him credit for being a Jeep Guy? Well I am not going to. He has more Jeep knowledge than most people his age. So I will give him credit.

[@FreakyT333]

Just want to let you guys know that you’ve taken me to the point of clicking on anything new from you on your off-road, classic’s and truck channel before I even finish reading the title. Keep killing it boys!

[@TFLclassics]

Thanks for watching!

[@leonmeuchael5453]

You are on the same page as I am I didn't grow up with one like you did I got one when I was older and I had a lot of fun with it I used for getting firewood and just funning around and my little nephew Doug Michael lives in salt lick Kentucky he grew up with it with me and learned how to drive and with some of the best memories me and him ever had and I still have fun with it to this day at 61 years old is 78 years old and it's there's nothing like them God bless

[@willrector9716]

Thankyou so much for that! I have a 1944 model I haven't driven in years, this gives me some motivation to get it road worthy again

[@williamkrass6603]

Oh Boy, that took me way back, my Dad had one in the late 1940’s to 1954. I remember riding in it many times. Thanks .

[@marvinrobley8064]

For Your Information: Ford Motors PGMY, Serial Number 1 is located at the U.S VETERAN'S MEMORIAL MUSEUM, in Huntsville, Alabama. On Display and operational. Also it has been identified as a Historical Artifact, displayed with the Jeep.

[@butchhaight]

Dad had a CJ-2A. It was an amazing 4WD vehicle. It went every place he wanted to go and places he probably should have never have gone. Speed wise was 50 mph downhill but would plow through 2’ of snow.

[@richh650]

I absolutely LOVED this video guys!!! Real life ownership and understanding of the Jeep. Proof that vehicles from yesteryear were much more personally engaging than the boring crap from today that we are presented with. Thank you for sharing.

[@dkdanis1340]

No they aren't. Ask anybody with newer car they have way more fun in modern car.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@dkdanis1340 I and my Flatfendered Jeeps disagree.

[@m3chan1zr]

This guy sounds like he has a genuine old soul. Especially when he was laughing at the end during on the dirt. Awesome 👍😎

[@99unclebob]

Great video Kase, My dad was in the airforce in WW2 his brother in law my uncle Uldrich was in the Canadian Army as a Tank instructor and a member of the Manitoba Tank Dragoons , he had access to any vehicle in the army being an instructor and after the war he bought 4 of them from Army Surplus with super low mileage and great shape, and paid almost nothing for them he sent all his earnings back home and had the cash to acquire them they sat for a year until he and my aunt bought their farm and moved them out there and they started to earn their keep as he always said to us as kids and back then spares were easy to get and these things could sit in the machine shed up to 2 tears before you might need to boost them to start, most of the time just clean the cables and posts of the battery and it fired up and drove away to do whatever work that had to be done, he did eventually put the original canvas tops on 2 of them to continue working in the wet weather and on a farm you know the work never really stops, I would have never known the story behind these Jeeps unless i had not asked him about them and why he owned 4 of them and we even used them in the winter time to pull us around the farm on a toboggan behind it what a blast never took it out of 2nd gear, what a hoot, you sure were cold, the home made hot chocolate of my aunts and baking was sure worth it, then my aunt told me a story of him coming home in it during the winter from the local pub 2 1/4 miles away from the farm and always dropped off the neighbour a 1/4 mile away 😂 the last one in the farm yard sat outside for allot of years and rusted away quietly and would still start when you threw a battery in it and eventually was sold to someone in about 1974 or 75 so they were with the family almost 30 yrs and he never converted them to 12 volt systems, you see he became a high school industrial arts teacher so there's nothing he could not rebuild or keep running, he was a die hard mechanic he was a motorhead before the term was invented and a stunt rider on motorcycles and hill climber also, i miss my dad and him getting together and i got to tag along and witness so many awesome experiences with the 2 of them,👍

[@keithkuckler2551]

We had one of these when I was a kid. We used it on our small farm to plow snow in the winter. It had a 6 foot plow with no power to swing it from left to right. I used to ride with my dad, and, jump out and swing the plow when we did our long driveway. Ours was a genuine army surplus jeep, it still had the manual windshield wipers, no motor, you had a little handle and you had to move the lever back and forth to wipe the windshield. It was a tough little beast, and, would always start in the coldest Minnesota winters.

[@orestes720]

Fuel tank under the driver? Well, that gives new meaning to the term "hot seat"!

[@LesSharp]

It sure makes you think about what you're doing.

[@connor3288]

You wouldnt believe where it is on motorcycles..... On i believe ford model a is is behind the dash.... On many modern cars fuel tank is under rear seats, its safer to have in middle of car in an accident.

[@gregculverwell]

Not that unusual. The original Landrover has the tank in the same place. Also my wife's Honda Fit has the tank under the front seats.

[@Bhaidostyaar]

@@gregculverwell original land rover was ofcourse a jeep-like vehicle by LR.

[@daviddavis5149]

Very cool vehicle. Watching videos of people who take these to Moab makes you realize they are no joke. Enjoyed the family interview style. Boulder is a long way from Georgia. Both beautiful states though.

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

The first Jeep that my Dad had was a 1943 Willy's. He paid $400.00 dollars for it and included was a trailer to haul it home on of course it did not run. He got it from a guy in Paso Robles CA. We towed it home down the Ca. coast to where he worked in San Pedro CA. We got all kinds of looks my Mom always said that those people were thinking Why would someone buy that thing. I always told her that those were looks of envy they just wish they had something that cool. Sadly now both Mom and Dad are both gone and so is the Jeep. I wish that they were all still here so we could go wheeling one more time.

[@Nikephorus]

Very cool Jeep. Your dad did a nice job restoring it.

[@yorkchris10]

I knew a former Spitfire pilot with a farm and he bought a war surplus Willys. With that gearing it was able to pull a large boat out of the water. I think there were a few gas stations that kept them around for snow removal.

[@douglaseuritt3919]

The lumber yard I worked at in high school did a lot of dock work at the nearby lake community. We had a 1952 CJ-3A that was used to pull the dock systems out of the water for repairs. I loved that thing. Now I'm an old duffer with a 1952 CJ-3A in. the garage. I've owned lots of interesting classic vehicles over the years but the CJs and series Land Rovers were always special to me.

[@droster159]

Enjoy all the time you can with your father. I just lost mine two weeks ago and we were about to start putting together an olive drab green CJ2A. Car things is what we loved doing together.

[@ChrisMartin-pz3mp]

Best part is watching his dad tearing around in it at the end.

[@albertrhino5315]

Beautiful CJ2! And you are correct on the pronunciation of the name. I had a teacher at Denver Automotive and Diesel College, that worked for the Willys family. It was a pet peave of his to have people mispronounce the name.

[@-oiiio-3993]

That is not, however, a CJ2. It is a CJ2A. Actual CJ2 vehicles are quite rare, only a small number having been built in 1945.

[@rjs2005]

For a short time period in 1981, my dad owned a '53 CJ-3A that he traded a boat for. Living in a small FL panhandle town, I drove it all over town and the mild hills/terrain in the country just outside of town. I was very saddened when he sold it, and while I've owned 4 other Jeeps since then and currently have a '14 JK Sahara, none come close to the sheer enjoyment of that CJ-3A. Great video!

[@andrefouche1958]

As a kid more than 50 years ago, I also learned my driving skills on an exact example of this one here in South Africa. Great stuff.

[@LebronPhoto1]

I was fortunate enough to drive the M151A2 Jeeps while in the Army. They were a fun vehicle to drive. Unfortunately, too many GIs would get carried away and role them over and it was replaced by the Hummer.

[@pokerplayawill]

What a pleasant surprise on this Saturday morning. Was not expecting this little slice of history. Awesome video and glad to know y’all are true Jeep people!

[@BhupendraKumar-kb6vh]

Got one, so much fun to drive. best thing is when I drive around town, it just makes people happy by just looking at it. Enjoy, great ride.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Yeah, buddy.

[@deanwilliams7047]

Flat Heads were build to last FOREVER my uncle had a old Chevy truck used at a p.o.w camp here in Australia. He found it sitting in a dump in the 70s paid $200 put a water pump, battery some fresh fuel and she was ready to work. The flat head was so good he could start and run and drive it on 2 cylinders

[@Reality_Filter]

Wow, awesome video and trip back in history... "What you talking bout...Willys?"

[@abqcrutch]

Your family's CJ2A looks museum quality. It's a family heirloom. I was stationed on the Big-E in late 80s. A shipmate heading overseas sold me his '58 Willys CJ-5. Driving around the bay area was challenging, to say the least. It was unstoppable off road.

[@robinsites9790]

My 1947 CJ2A will cruise at 60 mph easily but it’s a bit frightening. Much more comfortable at 45. Most of the time I drive it around the farm with my grandchildren. I love it!

[@adamcnessesq]

I love my 48 cj2a. It was a great restoration project for a 14 y/o. My boys love riding around in it now. After 22 years it’s still my favorite.

[@MEDEDOME]

I learned to drive at 12 my dad used to take me plowing in his 70 CJ5. That would have been in 1971. Three speed manual trans. top speed was 50 mph downhill with a tailwind at best. No heat at 50 mph but great heat while driving slow speeds. Vinyl soft top extremely noisy in the winter wind. Best memories every. At 62 I still have a 2003 TJ Rubicon and 2020 WK2 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. It's a Jeep thing most would not understand. BTW I am Canadian. Home of the first Wrangler the 87 YJ.

[@MrTruckTV]

Awesome Jeep, when I worked for Al Ward Feedlot in Yuma, I used a CJ2 1946 to check feed bunks twice a day. It was bullet proof, never used or leaked oil. And it was fun to drive

[@stanr3491]

Beautiful Jeep and beautiful property in Georgia.

[@badgerpa9]

Nice video Kase and fun to see your Father out spinning the Jeep around. He did a beautiful job redoing the jeep. I saw 2 a darker red shade on a ranch years ago, one was still used for digging fence post holes it worked great and was easier than doing it by hand.

[@ronniegillaspy]

My dad bought a 2 - 48 willys in the early 80’s. Used one for parts to build the other. Started in really rough shape. When he was ready for paint, he took it to a guy and said what ever color you have that’s cheap( because it was gonna be a hunting jeep) When he went to pick it up, it was bright fire engine yellow. 🤣 True story! We hunted out of that yellow jeep for many years. I wish he still had it.

[@philtripe]

thats a great story... as a painter if someone says that to me i pick a paint i have sitting in my storage that someone else rejected

[@-oiiio-3993]

Easy to see (not lose) in thick brush!

[@ronniegillaspy]

@@-oiiio-3993 yep 😂

[@edwardantrobusjr2253]

In the late 70's in to early 80's, I had a '46 CJ2A. Not much was original on it. Previous owner put lockout hubs on the front. And heavier springs all the way around it. 12 volt alternator battery and lights. But at that time, nobody built a 12 volt starter for it. So I kept burning up the starter. Then I learned to park on hills. It bump started sooo easy. The entire floor had been replaced with a sheet of aluminum. So no glove box. It also had the floor button to start it. And a hand crank windshield wiper on the passenger side.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Very cool CJ2A Jeep. 01:39 - Those are early style windshield adjusting / hold open slides. A stock '48 CJ2A had the 'lollipops'. In the narrative 'Dad' keeps referring to it as a CJ2. The actual CJ2 are quite rare, all made in '45. You guys are correct. John North Willys pronounced his name as _"Will - iss",_ not will - ease. Those 7.00 x 16 tires were originally considered 'floatation' tires by the military. Standard was 6.00 x 16. Nice early lock out hubs. A properly tuned 134 powered CJ2A should absolutely do 60 MPH, even without a Warn overdrive. Whether a particular human is willing (or should be) to drive one that fast is another matter, entirely, and you don't want to run that high in the RPM's for a long while. As you very accurately stated, one sits _on_ a flatfendered Jeep, not 'in' it. They get to be rather unstable at speed and steering one at 60+ can be a bit of a fight. Strap the windshield down if you do. It keeps the hood closed and elevates the aerodynamics to those of a brick on wheels. Goggles required, helmet optional. My first Jeep was a '48 CJ2A, stock rebuilt 134 with Warn OD, now 'resting' in the yard. I drove it several times between Winslow, AZ and Holbrook on I-40, a few times to Flagstaff and back. It was wonderful off road in Ma Nature's sandbox and rock piles where it got most of it's use. Be careful not to flip it. 'Doughnuts' at any speed beyond a sprint are sketchy. I have VHS video of self flipping mine in sand. I jumped clear (barely), took the opportunity to inspect the undercarriage, strapped it back over with an S10, filled the fluids and drove her back to town using the bent steering column as a tiller of sorts (steering wheel having become last week's taco). Their reputation for toughness is entirely deserved. I _highly_ recommend a Warn / Saturn overdrive to anyone with one of these vehicles not so equipped. Not only does it give the Jeep 'longer legs' but 'splits' every gear with a 25% reduction for the exact opposite effect as your 'Lo' range (underdrive) of the transfer case. You'll have nine forward speeds, three reverse in 4WD, six forward and two reverse in 2WD as 4WD should not be engaged in 'HI' (standard) range on the t- case. Those 'in betweens' come in very handy while off roading. You'll have just the right range for most, if not all, situations. When sourcing an OD unit, be sure the spline count matches that of your T- case's output shaft (under the plate where a rear PTO would go).

[@gaminggizmoe]

That thing is awesome to say the least. I had alot of family in the military that were always talking about it. I personally never drove one, but love off roading and i would say that would be a blast. Also very easy to learn how to drive with. Very simple and probably more forgiving than all the vehicles today

[@DirkvR60]

Great video Kase, awesome to have you back home for a few days.

[@RealMrNails]

You raised a good man there, Dirk. Good on you.

[@nephrodoc4120]

Now that’s a nice “Willis” Worked on a sheep farm in the late 80’s that had a few of these, they were a blast to drive. These are getting pretty rare.

[@coltsfan79]

Back in the 70's I learned how to drive in my dads 46 CJ2A it was 3 on the tree and he added a Warn overdrive. It had a key but hat was only for the ignition as it had a push button on the dash for the starter. And the horn button was in the center of the steering wheel.

[@-oiiio-3993]

The column shift 'Jeeps' are highly collectible these days. Only the 'Agri Jeeps' and earliest CJ2A models had them. Warn / Saturn overdrive is the single best upgrade one can give to an early Jeep Universal.

[@markhesse2928]

That's what I learned to drive on as teenager back on the farm in the 1970s. Our CJ2A had seen a lot of service by then as a sprayer vehicle and all kinds of other uses, so it was on it's last legs by then, but it was definitely a blast to drive out in the fields.

[@sozekeysersoze]

What a fantastic Jeep 🙌🏻 Such a great story and video. Blown away Cheers from Denmark

[@jamesoldman3021]

I started at 8 years old on a Ford 1 Ton dual wheel flat deck 1948 model. Bought a 49 Willys 1 Ton pick-up when I was 14 so this does bring back memories. Oldest CJ I drove was a 52 model, brand new of course so it had all the modern conveniences. Personally never saw a 4 x 4 with hubs till the late 50's. One of the things I liked with the older models was being able to switch between low and high range on the go. Just had to double clutch them. My one ton cruising speed was 45. May have hit 60 a few times down hill with a tail wind. All kidding aside on steep hills on the highway often threw it into neutral and coasted. Could go faster:)

[@mahbriggs]

My CJ 3 will do 60 mph! I usually don't go over 55, but it will do it!

[@-oiiio-3993]

Yes, indeed.

[@elliottmanning]

When I was a kid back in the 50s - 60s, Sears Robuck had a catalog of just Jeep parts, even bodies, fenders, everything to rebuild a Jeep...

[@txjohn1961]

Very nice Willys you have! I bought a '48 CJ2a in 1987. I still have it. I restored it but it's mostly original, picket gray. I drive it every chance I get when the weather is good.

[@grumpyengg5978]

Awesome vid Kase! Your dad is a super chill guy, was neat to see the collaboration. Nice looking place to grow up too! Lots of space for adventures.

[@darrelllang4076]

Started to drive when I was ten on my gramps 44 Wellys . Now at 76 I have a 46 CJ2A love it

[@craigdouglasmartens7037]

This model Willys was the first vehicle I drove solo at the tender age of 11 when my dad was Warden-in-charge of what is now known as iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, a world heritage site in Zululand, South Africa. That was back in 1974. Other vehicles I got to drive were Landrover Series 2A and Toyota Landcruiser FJ45's. Great memories, thank you for presenting this piece! All the best from Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

[@dainwilson4523]

Love this video. I have a 1949 CJ3a. Probably the same original color. Luzon Red. And I saw an interview saying that the name of Mr Willys was pronounced “Willis”, but he did not care how you pronounced it, as long as you bought one.

[@OnkelPHMagee]

Good job, Kase. Thanks for making this highly personalized episode.

[@MachoCool558]

What a great restoration! I loved this video and a thumbs up to your dad.

[@RC-fu6hg]

I had a Suzuki and loved taking it off road. It was lighter and smaller than the jeeps but went everywhere they could. I wish they sold the new Suzuki Jimney here in the states. I could go for one of those.

[@charbs8710]

Love it!!!! I’m currently restoring my father’s CJ7, 40 years newer than this CJ but still as fun and just about as simple under the hood!

[@coiledsteel8344]

NEWER Models Are NOT Simpler!

[@bowensjr]

Loved the 3 cj2’s but I love the disc brakes. seat belts, more modern steering, gas tank below body, roll bar and 12 volt starter on my current cj7..

[@-oiiio-3993]

Actual CJ2 vehicles are quite rare, only a small number having been built in 1945. You likely had three CJ2A 'Jeeps'.

[@robcreel4257]

Just can't beat an old Jeep. Tried and true, the original ATV. Glad to see Kase's Dad got to drive in the video!

[@TheFitnessMusicChannel]

👍🏻One of our favorite TFL contributors.😎 I think we can all love the generations of enthusiasm for this Jeep classic. What you talkin about.. Willis? Exactly 😁 A sweet soundtrack to this video was playing in my head, Bruce Springsteen's My hometown 🤗

[@daleliske9757]

That's a beautiful restoration, and I'm sure you have seen them, but if new viewers haven't, check these vintage jeeps in Moab, very impressive. Just as capable as a new jeep.! Same tires, nothing fancy. The challenges these guys do with no roll bar, just incredible.

[@roydenvickers6382]

Thanks for sharing. Great job Chase and Dad.

[@tmat56]

This was so cool to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[@blacksmithpunx]

What a beauty! I got a 53 with a 350 small block, And your right, "your not in it, you are on it". Great video!

[@-oiiio-3993]

Yes, indeed. My current 'daily' has a Kenne Bell equipped Buick 'Odd Fire' V6 with Warn overdrive, too much carb and fat headers. I remember when in Winslow AZ I was running a 1948 2A, stock but for a Warn overdrive, as well as an MB with 283 V8 (also with OD). When people would ask which I liked best I'd say, _"Whichever one I'm driving."_

[@GorillaCookies]

I have a 74 CJ5 with a AMC 360 that's built as well as a 1949 CJ3A that's completely stock. I have fun in both but for just running around the CJ3A is my favorite. It's slow having a top speed of only 45-48 mph but it's perfect for running around town.

[@coastalcruiser4317]

Man I absolutely love the CJ2A. Been wanting one for years. Yours is in fenominal shape. Maybe 1 day I'll be able to get one.

[@markrossow6303]

(so profile pic is me, when my Dad had just bought his 1943 MB at auction from Mexican stone quarry yes I learned to drive on it, starting in Lo Range in the pasture Now he has it in AZ, with 1950s USMC trailer, both Corvette Red)

[@greggarmin9426]

Living in South Dakota in the late 60s-early 70s we owned a few Willys. Started with a pick-up advanced to a couple wagons then two CJ-2s. Exploring the Black Hills my dad put the CJs through areas a horse would have said OH HELL NO WILBER! These ol CJs were tools not a status symbols. Although I like my JK I wouldn’t compare it to the original.

[@jojostudrock8185]

LOVE my restored 51 M 38 daily driver. You got a great dad that taught you well.

[@willb3018]

Love the sound of that Jeep. Took me back to my youth...which is a lot farther back than Chase. I love that he appreciates the old stuff. I too was nine when I learned to drive stick. But it was a Ford Falcon. Not nearly as cool. 😉

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

It's pronounced "Willis." That's how John Willys pronounced his last name.

[@andysaunders3708]

Yup.

[@filmvi37]

I had on e of these as a kid. Never knew that, until this video We had CJ2a & Cj2 b's I liked the CJ2 a like this one. My brother bought it for $50 buck. He's 62 and still has it.

[@jakelong7976]

I've been calling them "Willies" for years and only after watching this video and hearing it pronounced correctly did I notice it's obvious; the spelling is Willys - not Willy's.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Maybe if it were spelled that way, but the way it is spelled makes it WILL EZE

[@johnhouchins3156]

@@monkeybarmonkeyman Nope. The family gets to decided. It is, after all, THEIR name.

[@ricwestdoesitwork]

That is an awesome looking Willys. You Dad did a great job in restoring it.

[@tariqshah7890]

Awesome dad & son dedication to the love of Jeeps ❤ .keep it coming dude 😍

[@donbacklund2224]

I learned to drive on a 48 when I was seven in the 60s. My dad built a snowplow for it it was V shaped that we pulled. We lived in the pocano mountains and it never got stuck. Great jeep wish I still had it!

[@GATORADDAM]

Very cool. Your dad's the man! He does cool stuff and apparently raised a good son.

[@wailingalen]

I learned how to drive on a TJ top down as a hs student in early 2000s! It was love at first drive and never had an automatic since!!!!!! I now have a JL manual 2 door and the top stays down!!!!! I love my Jeep, three pedals two shifters, but there is something to be mentioned about these beautiful classic CJs

[@gimliismyhero2045]

That is a functional and fun work of art! Love those original Jeeps

[@snackz5181]

This thing is SICK, I learned to drive on my Dad's '81 CJ-7, inline 6 4-speed.

[@user-ze9pk5cq9c]

From the center of Russia, Krasnoyarsk: Awesome! Please, make some number of videos in THIS LIKE style! It's like gonzo in the backyard! IMHO, but there are a lot of people, who will like this! Peace :)

[@rickreese5794]

Hello back, From Northwest UssA !

[@romteb]

This is the first car i drove here in France, i must have been 9 or 10, my father had one and would let me in the driver seat on burgundy backcountry non paved roads, great memories

[@ferdinandsanjuan4955]

My father & my Uncle use GO DEVIL engine flat head in passenger jeepney here in the Phillippines after world war 2 until 1970's. They extend the body & chassis. 2 kinds of GO DEVIL engine other is timing chain & another 1 is gear type. Willys jeep❤❤❤🇵🇭

[@NoblesTx]

I wanted a side by side… ended up getting a 1968 CJ5 , not disappointed

[@deejayimm]

This has been my dream vehicle since I was a child, the closest I could ever afford was an 87 Suzuki Samurai, and it has basically succumbed to the rust of the Midwest. If we lived in a free country again, not a nanny state, and these could be made for purchase, I would daily drive one.

[@TheBandit7613]

Mahindra ROXOR

[@deejayimm]

@@TheBandit7613 yeah I actually thought about that back when they first came out several years back, but so many people are buying them and then reselling them and not saying why. Plus, it's a royal pain in the ass to make them street legal.

[@TheBandit7613]

@@deejayimm They are announcing changes next week. (Roxor) In the west they're easy to make street legal. Turn signals, horn and mirrors. I have a plate on my Can Am Maverick. Everyone is driving them around here. You can easily get a South Dakota plate for a Roxor or a SxS thru the mail. Look into that if you want.

[@deejayimm]

@@TheBandit7613 I dont understand that, in my state you have x amount of time to get a plate. You cant run out of state plates for longer than the temp period. Why would ANY state allow you to live there and never get plates in that state?

[@TheBandit7613]

@@deejayimm there's a lot of out-of-state people here. There's almost as many out of state plates as in-state. They don't seem to mess with them.

[@purelyrod9310]

So cool!!! What a great machine. Amazing piece of American engineering history right there.

[@Kujo999]

The horn was originally in the center of the wheel, was a tiny black button. These are almost never in tact. The projection coming out of the dash where the horn button on this one is was a port for a mechanical governor setting knob for jeeps equipped with a rear PTO unit.

[@ChasBrey]

I love those! My first 4-wheelin' was in a M151A1 in the Army, a substantially similar vehicle.

[@aldolajak1267]

I had a 48 CJ2A years ago that would do 70 MPH on flat highway, but then it had a non-factory-original carburetor. I am now working on a frame off restoration of a 46 CJ2A.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Warn overdrive.

[@Graydood]

Nice video. Enjoyed seeing you and Dad bonding. It may be a regional thing, but being from CT at age 75 I've always said Will-ees,. Now that I live in Florida, I seem to hear Willis more. Thanks for sharing - love that CJ2!

[@-oiiio-3993]

It's actually a CJ2A. The CJ2 were very low production prototypes, also known as 'Agri-Jeep', built in 1945 prior to the CJ2A.

[@petervandoren2984]

Absolutely love it! You were very privileged to learn on and grow up with it. I am sure you will hang on to it. Definitely not to be let out of the family! I learned to drive stick on a 1939 Farmall A tractor. Not quite as fancy as the jeep. 😂

[@rogermetzger7335]

I was born in 1944 so I met many people after WWII who had driven the military version(s?) during the war. Most of them had never even seen - let alone driven - a four-wheel-drive vehicle before being introduced to the military jeep as GIs. (I was told that GI stood for General Issue and was what people were called who went into the military as privates) so they were utterly astonished at where the jeeps could go. In 1999, my wife and I bought the least expensive version of the '99 Wrangler - standard 4-cylinder engine, standard manual transmission, standard steel wheels, manual window lifts. It did have the optional rear seat and the optional hard top but it didn't even have air conditioning. Yes, the front drive shaft turned whenever the vehicle was moving, whether the transfer case was in 4WD or not. So, of course, I started studying everything I could about Jeeps. During WWII, "jeep" wasn't a brand name. After the war, the returning GIs who had driven the jeeps built by Willys called them Willys jeeps (not Willis) - at least that was true of all the ex-servicemen I heard talking about them. I could read a map by 1949 and noticed that many primitive (unimproved) roads were listed as "jeep trails" - usually or always with the lowercase "j". Willys-Overland was granted the name "Jeep" as a registered trademark in June 1950. From then on, people usually capitalized the name, Jeep, at least when referring to Willys-Overland 4WD Jeeps. More of what I learned about Jeeps if anyone is interested.

[@cymond]

It's funny how the simplest, slowest vehicles can be the most fun to drive. I have an Austin Healey Sprite, which is a luxurious sports car compared to this Willys, but it's still brutally simple compared to anything modern. I've had it up to 65 in 4th gear (ONCE!), but the engine was screaming at high RPM to get there.

[@u.s.militia7682]

We had the MUTT’s in the army in the 80’s and then we got HMMWV’s. The Hummers just couldn’t make it through thick woods the way the Jeep’s could.

[@travisleemoser6]

Thank you for pronouncing “Willys” correctly! It sounds like Willis.

[@tangocharlie9538]

My first vehicle was a 1948 CJ2A. I loved that thing.

[@kadimsilahtar]

Everybody's dream. Thank you Case for bringing it up.

[@jademayer4995]

We also had a late 40's or early 50's Willis jeep but with a truck like bed with wood racks for rails, that thing was a beast! 4 low almost unstoppable! I just remember it having like 3-4 different lever shifters on the floor, wish I still had it and my 56 Chevy Apache, both great rigs for a kid to learn and drive with!!

[@MrRotaryrockets]

Jeeps I love them.. in the 40's my dad was a Mechanic in the service and got to repair them . I always wanted to get him one but he passed away before I found one. I never gave up looking and now I have a 1946 with a huge Front factory winch on a PTO and a 1947 in pieces both worthy of restoration..

[@ClintsCrypt]

I had an almost all original 1947 CJ2-A similar to this one. All part replacements are readily available at "Willys Works" in Tucson, Arizona. Last time I talked to them, they said they had every part except a frame and a cam shaft. The owners, Rob and Steve, have been in business for decades and also work on Willys Jeeps. They know all the ins and outs of the vehicle and are a wealth of information,.

[@northcackalacky4694]

My $800 CJ2A had a 292 Ford V8 that was Snow ❄️ much fun! Mud fun as well!