That Jeep survived worse than war, it survived bored soldiers at home.
@tylerandersenandthegang2 ай бұрын
I'm amazed that survived the service at this Mopar dealership where the techs didn't know the difference between challengers and chargers...
@bellyacres78462 ай бұрын
@@tylerandersenandthegang it is sad. visiting kids call my truck a "classic" (?) to me 1975 wasnt that long ago. shucks I was in high school when it was made - lol in 6th grade I was super impressed riding in my teachers 46 jeep even more impressed when we were riding thru the field and teach told herbie to stick his head out and smell the fresh nature. he did & he got a face full of cow pie splatter :O [yup I laughed as I stayed inside] ;) and yeah the car models have changed a few time over the last few years -
@VestedUTuberАй бұрын
@@tylerandersenandthegang Well, that's part of the beauty of this thing. They're were designed to be able to be serviced by -conscripts- draftees fresh out of basic training. Dealership mechanics at the very least are more knowledgeable than that, even if not by much.
@HANIKADE02Ай бұрын
@@bellyacres7846 Bor, I was born in 91 and 75's things were already old at that time. Funny is to hear 2000's things are already old xD
@lulzywizard757617 күн бұрын
Ehh, it's a 45. It never saw war lol
@lifeisgood123412 ай бұрын
His answer about longevity coming down to maintenance is the answer. Of the millions of jeeps produced, MOST did not make it to 80, and even this one has been restored. The bigger question is will anyone care to restore and keep a modern jeep for 80years, my answer, probably. There will be some modern jeeps that get restored and will be kicking around in 80 years.
@Hybris511292 ай бұрын
It will be one hell of a uphill battle though. I foresee a lot of modules and computers being replaced with modified Raspberry Pi mini PC's or something similar with wiring harnesses being converted to USB most likely in order to replace the stock proprietary ones as the years go by.
@sirmounted84992 ай бұрын
Exactly. Maintenance is key. However, maintaining a newer, more technologically advanced car will be more difficult, expensive and time consuming.
@michelle-lz8tg2 ай бұрын
the body on frame wrangler should be infinitely rebuildable if you are willing to swap in new engines and drivetrain components...in future decades the proprietary electronics, sensors and associated coding will be extremely limiting in keeping factory components functional.
@thomaswolf17712 ай бұрын
Yes, but I imagine it must be a hell of a job to restore a car from today in 80 years. All these aging plastic parts, undocumented electronic components, deteriorating rubber, decomposing glue, crumbling hidden parts you never heard of ...
@Hybris511292 ай бұрын
@@thomaswolf1771 This is one reason why repair shop level parts diagrams and lists need to be made available for general purchase. It's one of many reasons why good right to repair laws are essential.
@henrybostick88922 ай бұрын
The smile on the mechanics face while driving was great.
@1nvisible12 ай бұрын
*Mercedes won't even change the brake pads on my 2018 Benz.*
@jonathangriffin11202 ай бұрын
On a scale of one to ten an old Jeep has a grin factor of about eleven point five.......
@retabera2 ай бұрын
You could tell that he truly has a deep appreciation for Jeeps.
@gawainethefirst2 ай бұрын
What the mechanic isn’t saying is that the World War II Jeep could be assembled, from pulling the parts out of the crate to driving it away, by a crew of four in less than 15 minutes. And as far as maintenance went, they weren’t that finicky. A single private with the most basic instruction could fix it within within an hour, given the appropriate replacement parts.
@victoria198532 ай бұрын
I don’t think he knows this. Remember the jeep was designed for military use.
@JMEAUS222 ай бұрын
They have full contests at shows to disassemble and reassemble these as fast as possible. I may be wrong, but I think some teams do it in sub 10mins.
@WorldWalker1282 ай бұрын
So it's like a big lego set that you can drive away after you finish putting it together. I wish I could get my hands on one of those. Just keep it in the back of the garage for if my main car breaks down.
@ian08412 ай бұрын
By the way, Jackson the mechanic is top notch. Great demeanor and a natural on camera. Great employee!
@boberwin5832 ай бұрын
We were still using these General Purpose Wheeled vehicles when I joined the Army in the 1980's. The one that I got to drive was built in 1947 (post war) and was built by Ford. I was fortunate, because mine had a heater, which worked well even with open doors. Thanks for the memories guys.
@harriettanthony73522 ай бұрын
And to move the clock back, these were used in my time in Viet Nam 1969-1970. The newer version was coming into service about this time. The circa 1970 jeeps cannot be sold to the public UNLESS they are cut in half! They are completely unsafe. spent a DAY in the motor pool re tooling the Ford made accelerator linkage. In short, the original routinely failed and left the engine at FULL throttle! For the benefit of these two kids knowledge; MANY of us WERE shot at while driving these things. On wheels or on foot, its NEVER a good day when someone is shooting at you!!
@lettuce73782 ай бұрын
@@harriettanthony7352 Never underestimate army contractors to cut costs i guess... damn! Thank you for your service.
@Colonel_Obvious2 ай бұрын
Ford didn’t build any Jeeps in 1947. Nor were any military Jeeps built in 1947. The last Jeeps like the one shown in this video were built in 1945, by both Ford and Willys. Civilian Willys CJ-2a Jeeps were coming off the line in ‘47, some may have been purchased for government use, but were not built as military vehicles and were never used as tactical (green) vehicles.
@hook862 ай бұрын
They weren't purchasing Willys MBs when you were in the Army. You may have driven left over inventory but they had long moved on to the M38
@hook862 ай бұрын
@harriettanthony7352 this is BS. The M38 was absolutely sold to the public. It's called the CJ 5
@JustinKingOffroad2 ай бұрын
we have that filter on the shelf! hahaha. No we had to order it. got a good laugh out of that one!
@markthompson48852 ай бұрын
It was a FRAM oil filter. lol, they should of had it in stock.
@teyoung3042 ай бұрын
@@markthompson4885 The new one was a WIX. The Jeep's filter housing just said Fram on it.
@Yogi_Bear692 ай бұрын
@@markthompson4885 Fram is lower quality
@cobra935o2 ай бұрын
@@Yogi_Bear69 Says who, and what problems have you ever had with a Fram?
@Yogi_Bear692 ай бұрын
@@cobra935o They are cheaply made using bad quality materials. I've even seen them come apart because instead of actual filter media they use low quality cardboard, not even the quality stuff. The only Fram I would trust is a cartridge type where you can see the filter. Then they can't cheap out.
@MG45-702 ай бұрын
The grill went from 9 to 7 slots due to Ford actually changing the grill from the welded iron design called the Slat grill to the pressed grill in mid 42. The iron grill took way more man hours to build, Ford made it faster with the stamped grill. After the contract ended, Willys tried to continue the grill. Ford said no. So the 7 slot grill and large headlamps was adopted and patented.
@jakekorach75912 ай бұрын
This is kinda wrong the reason they went to 7 slots wad for the civilian dot regs to be able to fit bigger headlights the 9 slots where used on the ford gpw and the mb you are right about ford stamping the grilles tho
@rockymountboy2 ай бұрын
That may have happened, but it doesn't explain WHY they went from 9 to 7.
@benjaminford81732 ай бұрын
@@rockymountboy Easier to stamp with the larger 7 slots, small long stampings are hard to get right.
@dainwilson45232 ай бұрын
I have heard about the use of 7 to be able to trademark it as they could not trademark the 9 since Fords had 9 as well
@JC-zg4xe2 ай бұрын
@@dainwilson4523 Either way Ford created the iconic Jeep grille haha, most people wouldnt know that.
@jason2582 ай бұрын
The bumper number ending in "7" would indicate it belongs to the senior enlisted. A number ending in "6" would indicate an officer/ commander.
@JackHammer-vk6jv2 ай бұрын
yes
@Whiskey_in_November2 ай бұрын
i think it may have changed at some point, some of the older vets i work with remember "7" being the commander's number, as opposed to "6"
@Michael_Hunt2 ай бұрын
Why would they use a higher number for a senior enlisted than for an officer? I think you're wrong.
@Ryan_Christopher2 ай бұрын
@@Michael_HuntI WW2 E-7 was the highest enlisted pay grade. The 6 for Officers could be in Reference to the O-6 pay grade for full bird Colonels.
@DavidRJones822 ай бұрын
@@Michael_Hunt”6” is a unit commander and 7 is the senior NCO. 9 is the BN CSM and above in airborne units.
@jhaedtler2 ай бұрын
I'm a retired aircraft mechanic. What your service rep stated is spot on! That is a first!
@BSFJeebus2 ай бұрын
folks always forget 90% of driving is "severe" conditions, very few people actually drive the full 6,000 or even 10,000 miles straight highway every day, that's what those change intervals are for. After sending multiple tests to Blackstone Labs, you're never gonna hurt your car by doing 3,000mi changes, just use good judgement, maintenance is cheap compared to a new engine. it's that simple.
@Cloud300002 ай бұрын
Even better, use 1,000 mile oil changes, and the oil will still be practically new so your engine barely deals with worn oil.
@harriettanthony73522 ай бұрын
For a counter point-- you can just forget the oil changes and rah rah and save your money--and buy an Electrick Car. This writer does NOT miss all the service visits, the bad coffee and the 'money with gilded wings' that flew out of my checking account when the service guy tells you --you need new muffler bearings!!
@ryurc30332 ай бұрын
@@Cloud300003-4000 is reasonable if you want to keep it forever. Do some research and you would know it's 6 months or 3-4000 miles. If you don't put 4000 miles on it in 6 months, it for sure has wicked enough moisture from the atmosphere that it has turned acidic, oxidation is starting. Ruining engine internals I've opened 1000s of engines. I can tell you what brand of oil a person was running by the color of the deposits left behind. I can tell if the oil was changed or not instant when I pull the oil cap. Do what you want. But don't make fun of people who want their car to actually last.
@F14CRAZY2 ай бұрын
I love that my driving actually is 90% highway. My C-Max oil change reminder runs to about 16k miles. Blackstone Labs said the oil looks great and to try running it longer
@eDoc20202 ай бұрын
@@harriettanthony7352 Don't forget that most electric cars still need oil and coolant changes, just much less frequently.
@colink47102 ай бұрын
Thanks again for bringing back the memories! Just went and saw my grandfather a few weeks ago and saw his slat grill Willys again. Absolutely love that thing!
@TFLclassics2 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@yeetyeet3522Ай бұрын
My dad’s cousin has one. The thing has been going for a very long time, but it’s super fun to drive into town or to a car meet in it. That thing steals the show when it rolls up anywhere
@ProductofNZ2 ай бұрын
I used to work for a Jeep dealer in Japan. Some old dude used to daily a CJ that was dressed up like this one. He'd come in once a month for a yarn with the boss and it was serviced there regularly. His CJ was made under license by Mitshubishi who was authorised by Willy's to make them. I believed they made them in one form or another up until the 90s?
@jeepinbanditrider2 ай бұрын
@ProductofNZ yup Mitsubishi ended J series Jeep production in 98 I believe. Would love to get one of tbe imports to add to the garage next to the CJ2, YJ and XJ.
@slendercraft2 ай бұрын
@@jeepinbanditrider Yep, the civilian version ended production in '98 and the JSDF variant (Mitsubishi Type 37) ended in '97 when they started producing a second generation based on the Mitsubishi Pajero's frame while keeping a Jeep-like appearance and is still being produced today. I used to visit Japan on and off for several months at a time when I was younger until finally permanantly moving here a little more than a decade ago and still remember my first time seeing a Mitsubishi branded Jeep around the late '90's and being so confused at first lol. At Tokyo Auto Salon in 2011 I became friends with a group of people that were pretty heavy into the offroading scene at the time and got the unique opportunity to purchase a '92 JSDF variant from one of them, I daily drove that thing pretty much year-round until two years ago when I sold it back to the guy I bought it from. Was an aboslute blast to drive, especially when I had any extended time off work and would drive all the way into Tokyo and drive it around, the reactions were always so much fun to see, especially from any foreigners. Replaced it with a GR Yaris since I needed something more practical now that I have a wife, two children and moved further into the countryside. Since we only had the Jeep and a Honda Jazz there were times when one of us would have the Jazz which left the only option to be driving the Jeep if we needed to get somewhere on top of it being impossible to take either baby/child in it and the fact that she absolutely hated driving the Jeep lol.
@milescarter78032 ай бұрын
Crazy the only people making a jeep anymore are Mahindra, and it's sold as a side-by-side
@jeepinbanditrider2 ай бұрын
@@milescarter7803 I think Jeep missed the boat on that one. I would have scratched out a deal to sell Jeep badged Roxors on Jeep showrooms as "Throwback" offroad only CJs.
@CERBERUS_3492 ай бұрын
@@jeepinbanditrider Mahindra
@jamesblonde22712 ай бұрын
Respect to Jeep for having that on the system & doing the service, so cool. Great educator that mechanic too.
@diegosilang48232 ай бұрын
Bringing a vintage Jeep to a dealership is like bringing a cute cat, bring smiles to everyone.
@johnwood5512 ай бұрын
Back 60 years ago ,when I was a Cub Scout, our Leader had an old army surplus jeep that he would take out to the mountain in.I loved that jeep ,and when I reached 20 I got a brand new 1972 jeep with a 258 straight six. I put over 100.000 off road miles on that jeep in the Southern Appalachians . I loved folding that windshield down . You couldn’t take a Hummer where a jeep will go in our Appalachians. I love that you have such a beauty.
@XtomJamesExtra2 ай бұрын
9 Slot Military Grill: It actually had to do with a requirement from the military. According to the Willys-Overland Motor Company's own records, the US Army Quartermaster Corps requested the wider grill to fit a specialized fording kit. The 9 slot grill gave access to and provided the space for the fording kit, which was basically a snorkel system for the Willys MB Jeep. Primarily fitted for amphibious landings and river crossings, the snorkel extended out through the front grill, being attached to the Carburetor, and then up to the windshield where it was affixed to be above the water line. The Civilian Jeeps didn't require that extra feature or placement of the snorkel.
@PlayWaves12 ай бұрын
There's some inaccuracies there because the slot grill was invented by Ford not Willys and it was 9 slots from the very beginning. The Ford 9 slot grill was later adopted by Willys at unit 25,809 in the MB production. Before that the MB used a heavier slat grill. The reason for the CJ using 7 slots instead of 9 is simply because Ford still owned the rights to the 9 slot grille at the time. Source -Loyd White "The Evolution of the Willys-Overland MB Jeep Vol 1”
@jamescharles86632 ай бұрын
Tommy and Case has become the new A teams at TFL. Yall 2 have been killing it with exciting content for a while now. Keep up the great work.
@KOS7622 ай бұрын
It's nice to have a "good" mechanic near by... So many people get bad mechanics who BS every customer they get. I worked in a shop that forced me to find 3 things wrong with the car, even if there was nothing. Then I was forced to present this BS to the customer. I had to quit and worked as the only mechanic at a Gas station, and had a line down the street, waiting for me to work on their cars. I was trusted to work on a customers Ferrari.... but they wouldn't sell me any parts for it... lol. I needed a license for the parts for that car. The tune up parts would have cost about $15,000.00, and that is no typo. But it goes to show you, how much trust my customers had in my skill and knowledge. So finding a good mechanic is like finding gold. Love the videos/adventures, thanks for the great entertainment. Keep it up guys.
@hondasuzuki17t2 ай бұрын
My grandfather has an all original 1942 willys MB in MINT condition and still has the original air compressor in the back. One day I hope to get it running. They look like alot of fun driving!
@Fatherofheroesandheroines2 ай бұрын
If you do that make sure you buy a neck brace lol
@richardpriebe41832 ай бұрын
I can recall seeing ads in magazine classifieds when I was a kid, selling brand new WWII surplus Jeeps, complete in crate, never assembled. The number that still sticks in my head was they were asking $250. This would have been late 50's, or very early 60's. All you had to do was put it together.
@WorldWalker1282 ай бұрын
Think I could still get one? It could be fun to do, and how many people alive today can say they built a car from parts?
@drafty958023 күн бұрын
@@WorldWalker128 Used to see crate adds too when I was a kid about 20 years ago (oh god I'm turning 30!) but it was more like 5-10 grand. Haven't seen any in a while and I'd bet there more like 50 grand now.
@tezlaactual65822 ай бұрын
also remember that the WW2 jeeps were designed to have the windshields and seats fold down and then have the entire thing be packed into a crate loaded up into a cargo plane and then dropped out the back behind enemy lines with the paratroopers so theres really only so big you can make them, the shermans suffered the same problem where they could only be as wide as the flatbed railcars that were transporting them
@AH64GunshipАй бұрын
I dont think they dropped them but used gliders instead
@asicdathens2 ай бұрын
I knew a guy in Greece that had one (his father was in the military and snatched one on a military auction) and used to drive it in Athens with the windshield down and the left foot on the quarter panel. I think he saw it in an old WWII movie and believed it was cool
@anthro124Ай бұрын
interesting fact the foot on the quarter panel thing was a real thing that soldiers of ww2 did... helped them get out faster if people started shooting also helped to keep you in the seat
@randydandyho93232 ай бұрын
The fact that these are still running as Passenger transport albeit heavily modified is marvelous.
@Ronaldl23502 ай бұрын
I would have been excited to work on one of these if it came in the shop i worked at. The technician there, i can tell is a good one. He was taking his time and paid attention to details.
@gonzalomanriquezjr8642 ай бұрын
Perfect advertising for that place. “No matter the year, get it serviced here”
@TheHaydenator2 ай бұрын
They don’t make them like they used to, but they’re even tougher now than the original Willys, and that really says something. My grandad was an Army Motorpool Sergeant in Korea, and the 2 things he always went on about that he loved working with in the army were his Jeeps and his M1 Carbine. He bought my moms ‘95 Grand Cherokee and that was his last car before he passed, and he said even with it being a GC, it was the most fun of any vehicle he had because it reminded him of MB’s. I’ve had 2 JK Wranglers and both have saved my life. The first, a girl ran a stop sign in front of me on the highway and I hit her square in the drivers door of her Ford Fiesta at 60 mph. There was over a foot of intrusion into her passenger compartment and she had to be extricated and lifeflighted to a trauma center. It shortened my Jeep by about 5-6” and I walked away with only a fractured kneecap from hitting the dash. My other Wrangler, I hit a full size pine tree down across the highway at night doing 55. They had to replace the front axle and suspension and a few of the body pieces and windshield, but you’d never even know it was in that bad of a wreck if I didn’t tell you.
@TheLittlered19612 ай бұрын
I have a 93 YJ. It was my wife's. We have had it for about 20 years. It was rear ended at least twice. Had two people back into the front at a light. Two people have hit the tire stop. And my wife backed into a person that past her while she was backing up. That jeep never saw a body shop except for getting fender flares. Sadly that jeep out lasted her. RIP Sue.
@HawkeyeMobileAutoRepair2 ай бұрын
I had a 98 grand cherokee when I wooed my amazing wife over a decade ago. The grand cherokee had to go, but we have another one now 4.0 Inline 6 flavor this time instead of full time 4x4 (read tire and gas eating) 5.2 v8. We also have a 98 cherokee and a couple parts xjs. Love my jeeps with the inline 6.
@billj56452 ай бұрын
My father owned a garage for over 60 years and so I've always been suspicious of dealers but I have to say that you had a real good experience at your dealer.
@alexbraun21892 ай бұрын
You guys are driving a way cooler car then the modern jeeps.
@basssq32 ай бұрын
The fact that you can legally drive these, yet Kei trucks are being banned for "safety concerns" is the definition of corruption. That being said, this was a great episode!
@Cloud300002 ай бұрын
To be fair, driving this is like driving a moped; you are creating dangerous conditions by being on roads where you cannot keep up with the flow of traffic. Seeing this on the highway is more likely to get more vehicles banned than to have banned vehicles permitted.
@eli-bt4he2 ай бұрын
It is essentially illegal to drive that Jeep on a highway like that, though. You are impeding traffic by not even being able to hit 40 when traffic is going 65+. A lot of people are unaware that you can be ticketed for going too slow, even if there isn't a posted minimum speed.
@basssq32 ай бұрын
@@eli-bt4he There are plenty of other examples of equally dangerous vehicles that can go on the highway though. Like Volkswagen buses for instance, or any motorcycle ever. My point is many states are outlawing Kei trucks because they're "not safe", but then dont care about our safety in several other perfectly legal vehicles.
@NOBLE-wo5rr2 ай бұрын
@@eli-bt4he kei vehicles CAN go 60 on the highway though lmao. I see it all the time.
@ndenise34602 ай бұрын
Where Leo trucks are unsafe is in passing.#1 you can't see approaching traffic, #2 not a lot of jam to pass, so longer time of exposure
@eovdubsvw87432 ай бұрын
Bantam designed the Jeep, but could produce the amount the Govt wanted. So Willys got the contract. Bantam got the contract to build the trailers. Willys could not keep up with war production so Ford was awarded a contract to build them. That why you have the Willys MB and the Ford GPW. So Henry Ford didn’t want to warranty any part that wasn’t his. So he had them put a “F” script on the majority of the parts, right down to the bolts.
@jeepinbanditrider2 ай бұрын
@eovdubsvw8743 errr kinda. The majority was definitely Bantam, but they took design aspects from all of the designs submitted and made what we know as the MB/GPW. Ford and WO wanted to stamp their names on the tailgate and hood. War department said no. Ford went to stamp script Fs on everything. Ive found no information to backup anything having warranties around that time frame.
@MaxAC2 ай бұрын
I would like to see someone put Bantam on the hood instead of Willys. Or Ford. Lol
@ElliottTucker10502 ай бұрын
That & he ❤Adolf's vibe too. It took FDR to visit Henry in person, to forcefully persuade the swastika loving eugenics "human being"
@normstephens83542 ай бұрын
Some of the early production Jeeps had the manufacturer logo on the driver side rear of the Jeep. The old Cord Factory in Connersville, Indiana ended up building the bodies for both Willys and Ford and continued building Jeep bodies until 1948.
@wardphilips23322 ай бұрын
7 is for the 1SG or CSM (senior NCO) 6 is for the CDR (CPT, LTC or COL)
@drewschumann12 ай бұрын
HQ 7 has to be a CSM. A, B, C or HHC would precede the 7 for 1SG
@jackofalltradesmasterofnon57652 ай бұрын
I figured someone would mention this lol. Only thing I could find for WFTC is US Army Air Forces Western Flying Training Command which was apparently inactivated in 1945. They were based out of California though so it would line up with the year of the jeep and the fact it came out of California.
@michaelhoskins8322 ай бұрын
Tommy is Doc Brown in disguise.. he's turned a WW 2 Jeep into a time machine.
@Reapers_Wrath2 ай бұрын
I was curious about the WFTC and looked it up. It is the Western Flying Training Command that operated from July 8th 1940 until it was inactivated on November 1st 1945.
@katho84722 ай бұрын
Yet if the car is from 1945, it means it has seen a max of 9 months of active service. And if the 419 miles are indeed original... it's only been driven within the barracks and maybe to the next casino...
@panzerwolf4942 ай бұрын
"Well we can't work on this because it comes from a time when Jeeps didn't suck" Figuring out who would have used this reminds me of the MASH episode where they're bring BJ to the unit and get a flat. They come under fire and radar tries to grab the jack. "But this is a general's jack!" "so salute it and get in!" I had a 91 Escort station wagon that lasted 320,000 miles, the body/frame rusted out before the engine quit. Really hated working on it because the thing was so rusty if you bumped something you'd likely start a leak
@sambrown64262 ай бұрын
2:26 It was certainly faster than the M3 Lees, M4 Shermans, and M26 Pershings the armored divisions were using, as well as a lot of the trucks and halftracks we were had at the time, though apparently M18 Hellcats would beat these things in drag races every time. I'm still impressed that they managed to get those Hellcats doing 55 mph on paved roads, making them quite possibly the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle ever made. Like, that's just impressive, especially for that time period
@drewschumann12 ай бұрын
M1 Abrams can do 55. Not officially, but I've had one slightly over that
@sambrown64262 ай бұрын
@@drewschumann1 Don't you have to remove the speed limiter for it to do that?
@JessicaKStark2 ай бұрын
Hellcats were hella fast because they got rid of a /lot/ of the armor in 'armored vehicle'. Like the thinnest it was on a Sherman was half an inch, the /thickest/ the hellcat had was an inch.
@sambrown64262 ай бұрын
@@JessicaKStark Very true, the M18 used the term "armored vehicle" very loosely
@allangibson84942 ай бұрын
@@JessicaKStarkThe Hellcat was a tank destroyer not a tank. It was designed to move the biggest gun it could as fast as possible to block a tank breakthrough. It was armored against small arms only and intended to fire and RUN before its opponents could return fire. The British equivalent had the gun pointed over the back of the vehicle for this reason.
@badbettygarage59232 ай бұрын
The return hose from the radiator to the vacuum side of the water pump is prone to collapse if it doesn’t have a spring installed. Water flow slows and you overheat.
@thomaswolf17712 ай бұрын
4:08 - seat belts? Imagine being strapped to the seat and having a rollover with this car. I'd prefer to be thrown out - chances to survive are higher for sure!
@sbukosky2 ай бұрын
My father in law was crushed in a rollover in Korea. So much for fond memories.
@Cloud300002 ай бұрын
I don’t thing these go fast enough to throw you in a roll over, more like you fall out as it tips horizontal. I also think these are tough to roll over, since all the weight is down low and since it doesn’t go fast enough to get the momentum to catch the tire and pivot over it. It’s more like an ATV on a hill, where you need to be ready when the jeep is at an extreme angle on terrain and jump out of it the second it tips.
@Sashazur2 ай бұрын
I would wear the seatbelts. Sure it might be a bad idea in a rollover but belts help in pretty much every other kind of crash.
@janfgfdx51652 ай бұрын
I mean different uses tbh. In war you don't want to have a seatbelt but in a normal car you do for sure.
@jacobjohns60472 ай бұрын
As long as you don't go forward. Solid steering column like a roman spear
@williamoorejr2 ай бұрын
had a ride in a military jeep thru the highlands of New Guinea. It had such a brake fluid leak they were filling it with water when going down hill. Later (much later) I had cj-2a's in both New Jersey and Oregon. I then was told my CJs had needle bearings in the trans and the military had bushings. As 6 vt - the New Jersey suffered starting in the winter. Thanks for the memories.
@williamoorejr2 ай бұрын
forgot to say they all had a LOT of grease zerts. Every spring shackle, then the drive lines and every steering component.
@raymndcraNFS2 ай бұрын
Since the WWII finished in 1945. The left over/surplus military jeeps had been sold by the former horse-drawn driver turned mechanic by the name of Leonardo Sarao and this is how the oldest vehicle manufacturer in the Philippines was founded in the year 1953 (71 years ago)
@luke784217 күн бұрын
That mechanic takes pride in his work and clearly enjoys what he does. Its good to see.
@JeffDeWitt2 ай бұрын
Fun thing about those, people used to hot rod them by replacing the four cylinder with a Studebaker Champion flathead six, which I've been told is pretty much a bolt in.
@mikeconrad45427 күн бұрын
I have a buddy who has one of these and it's in the process of being restored. This one is so pristine, wow.
@classicgunstoday19722 ай бұрын
I’m by no means a jeep expert. Y’all probably know more than I do just by having one. But from everything Willys jeep enthusiasts have been telling me online, I’m not sure your vehicle is up to specs. You’re only getting 46 mph out if it? And it starts burning out after only a few miles at that speed? Everybody on all the forums I frequent tell me, if your 134 Go Devil, transmission, etc is set up right, (even without an overdrive) l, you should at least be able to get 50 to 55 easy and sustain it. Some even say as high as 65. (Many say 50-55 mph is kind of the safety threshold). 40-45 mph should be able to easily get you across the country without problems (as many enthusiasts do). Y’all might want to do some inquiries…and do a video about that. Great video and experience!
@eDoc20202 ай бұрын
AFAIK they're in a high elevation area so power will be limited.
@classicgunstoday19722 ай бұрын
@@eDoc2020 that may be. But in their original jeep video they were in Los Angeles and going on the freeway appearing to have the same limitations
@amoryguenin2 ай бұрын
This jeep model was also produced by hotchkiss in France its an exact copy but with few amelioration like electric powered wipers, a reinforced clutch and a more powerful 24v battery, my grandpa had one that he had repaired himself as a mechanic, he were always taking my mom and my aunt for a ride in the woods and on dirt roads, he did the same for me, my sister and my cousins... Im the ony boy so i came with him hunting, fishing and cutting some firewood that we were loading in the original military trailer he had with, thats also the first vehicle we were taught to drive. Im glad my aunt and my uncle kept it when he passed away, his Hotchkiss m201 jeep has so much family related history
@Happymali102 ай бұрын
23:20 Dude tried so hard to not admit that modern jeeps aren't built as well. "Yeah they got more power" That wasn't the question my man. Also there's no way a modern jeep will work 50 years down the road, because the electrical componentry ages and nowadays you have "unfixable" control modules along with manufacturer-only software.
@sailordave10002 ай бұрын
Well, replace the engine and transmission often enough and spend a fortune they might last that long
@APunishedManNamed216 күн бұрын
@@sailordave1000 one module dies & the entire machine dies. Maybe in 50 years DIYers will have made mini pcs with raspberry pi's to replace the comical amount of modules on modern jeeps, but if not nah, no way. Plus plastic tends to age far less kindly than metal
@matthewcox36242 ай бұрын
This is awesome I work for that software company and I remember getting a help button on this exact Jeep. Johnson Auto Plaza is definitely a great service department and always fun to work with.
@crazyguy_12332 ай бұрын
My great grandfather drove these during WW2. He drove around the high ranking guys during the war.
@mathehack12 ай бұрын
I love old stuff from that era, I used to drive a 1957 Ford tractor on a farm when I was a kid. This stuff was built to last.
@TexasTakes2 ай бұрын
Love the jeep. I sold my 47 CJ2 to get my 1924 Model T. My son missed the Jeep so much he bought a 53 so the house is balanced now. 🙂
@ej29532 ай бұрын
We had a Willys Jeep on the farm when I was a kid. I remember riding in it but not often. It was most often used by my older brothers and sister, all at least ten years older than me.
@ralphnorris-vk8ff2 ай бұрын
That was not a full service! He forget the 22 grease fittings!
@RangerHouston2 ай бұрын
That mechanic is awesome. Loved his input and watching him get to drive it at the end was cathartic. Y’all are awesome.
@occamsrazor12852 ай бұрын
15:47 "7" is the callsign for unit commander. Or at least was for a long time. Most units switched to 9. Calling for "2-9" would be a message for 2nd Platoon's PL.
@davidluciemable37782 ай бұрын
That mechanic was so diplomatic 😂
@cowtailcalvin2 ай бұрын
company man
@bellyacres78462 ай бұрын
struggled a bit, Buut knows where his paycheck comes from.
@michaelreedx68232 ай бұрын
Like how he didn't actually answer the question, there's no way any of the modern jeeps would last 79+ years even with constant maintenance.
@Michael_Hunt2 ай бұрын
I think it's kinda rude to ask that in the first place. They know he can't answer honestly without risking his job, no need to put him in that position.
@SoI_Badguy2 ай бұрын
Smack talking modern vehicles when you work at a dealership is a good way to get fired. Especially if its in front of a camera
@adammorris71722 ай бұрын
I believe that was a Challenger and not a Charger, but awesome that they had the old Jeep available in their system to do maintenance!
@ScottFritz-j1mАй бұрын
As for the windshield topic, I talked to a cop in my area in Kansas and he said it is the same as a motorcycle for here. Eye protection is all that’s required so he said no reason to not fold it 😁
@robervin91072 ай бұрын
11:45 well done director kase. Your the best. Tommy magnificent job as well Andre we absolutely love you bud
@FreemenMars12 ай бұрын
As a 23 yr service mechanic at Jeep dealers I have personally had the pleasure of fixing some wiring and other service work on a guys 1941 - it was pretty neat to work on - oldest one I’ve worked on is 1931 packard limo
@rayceeya86592 ай бұрын
Hold up, if you were in the Army in 1979, It would have been an M-151 not a WWII Jeep. Very different beast. Four cylinder OHV engine. Fully independent suspension. Very different from the OG Jeep's flathead and straight axles.
@Zarastro54Ай бұрын
Pretty honest mistake to make.
@armchairgeneralissimoАй бұрын
It was 45 years ago give the man a break, and lets be honest they both look similar and could easily confuse someone who's not a classic Jeep expert.
@rondogwil2 ай бұрын
What a fun video, and kudos to Johnson Auto Plaza and Jackson for taking the time and playing along to do this. Very cool! It looks like Jackson enjoyed it. Be safe!
@ClydeDCamel-mv6ml2 ай бұрын
The Willy's Jeep wasn't designed to drive on a paved road. It was designed to drive over all kinds of war destroyed terrain, from mud to the rubble of blown-up buildings. So of course today's cars can go faster ands ride smoother. You gotta remember what conditions it was built for.
@mr_ozzio50952 ай бұрын
Much like our Land Rover that came five years later, both vehicles came from military conception and crossed over to civilian use in peace time. They were perfect for there applications, very basic but rugged and reliable/repairable.
@okienative47852 ай бұрын
@@mr_ozzio5095considering the Land Rover was just a clone of the Jeep. That makes sense. Down to the prototype being built on a Jeep Chassis. They updated a few things, and changed some minor flaws. Boom, Land Rover.
@elusiveeskimo30132 ай бұрын
Oh the memories. I had one of these, drove it over the mountains from CA to NV on the highway in middle of winter snowstorm. That amazing top speed, the traction of the Gravedigger tire tread, not to mention the visibility all those lights provided for other drivers to see me. How I didn't get rear ended during that insanity is still a mystery.
@larrywelchko61362 ай бұрын
Of course the mechanic is going to say those things on camera
@darkninjacorporation2 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Surprised these videos aren’t sponsored by Jeep at this point. Can’t tell you how many times my moms had her Jeep serviced for the dumbest things imaginable. Heck, the AC won’t even last a year.
@casanave12 ай бұрын
One change in what the old veteran told you, 6, like HQ6 would be the commander or OIC (officer in charge). HQ7 would be the NCOIC, noncommisioned office in charge, usually a First Sergeant (1SG) or Command Sergeant Major (CSM). The HQ6 and 7 would be right and left hands. The "6" would probably joke that the 7 was actuality the soldier in charge.
@Ben_3062 ай бұрын
I wish they would just make something like that a courtesy car option. My local garage has some old Peugeot 205 hatchbacks for that purpose and it always brightens my day getting do drive something a bit more interesting like that.
@susanandtimrice52652 ай бұрын
RE: 7 Slots 7 Continents. When the CJ2A was first sold in July 1945 (with 7 slots), Jeep had not made it to Antarctica. When Willys Overland change to larger headlight that are flush mounted to the outside, they eliminated two slots. Tim
@jsnap12 ай бұрын
I've always been tempted to take my heavily modified 1970's Toyota Corolla to my local Toyota service centre
@katho84722 ай бұрын
Well at least here in Germany, there is a "Toyota Classic" museum right next to the German HQ, and they even have a "Classic Parts" section. Though specific parts for a certain model might be hard to get, stuff like oil filters, gaskets etc. should never be a real problem. Funniest thing that happened to my Toyota from 1999 at my favorite non-Toyota garage was that someone wrote "Watch display" on the oil tag to indicate when I have to change the oil next time. - It doesn't have a display/timer function for that :D. (It's the good-old once a year or 9000 miles thingy :)
@fromthebackofmymind2 ай бұрын
I Rebuilt the transmission and transfer case on a 1953 Willys at 20 years old. Mile High Jeep had all the parts I needed .
@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow2 ай бұрын
24:45 - kinda of down plays how pentastars continually eat cam shafts. Like it's no big deal.
@tomessary40992 ай бұрын
ALL SAE and no Phillips head screws. The only metric on the jeep is the spark plug thread - M14 1.25 GREAT VIDEO!
@Tyler-q3h2 ай бұрын
You guys need to drag race the model T and the jeep
@General_Eisenhower19452 ай бұрын
This thing would destroy a model t, 20ish years of auto development
@Tyler-q3h2 ай бұрын
Can’t believe something could improve so Mutch over 20 years, that’s crazy.
@General_Eisenhower19452 ай бұрын
@@Tyler-q3h I mean the model t was at the beginning of auto technology, the jeep came with refinements and further understandings not known when the T was designed
@hernanvalverde36932 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching the oil change for that old Jeep and all the information you explain, Thanks and keep making more videos.
@tony_25or6to42 ай бұрын
I believe GP was "General Purpose". GP sounded like Jeep, a character from a 1936 Popeye cartoon.
@atlanticrf2 ай бұрын
Actually, "G" meant government, and "P" meant 80" wheelbase. There is a lot of misinformation on this, even in books. Prior to the jeep entering service, other military vehicles were called "jeeps".
@retirednavychief69832 ай бұрын
Congrats. I have a 2006 TJ and none of the four local Dodge dealers will service it. "We only work on 2007 Jeeps and newer." is the answer I got from all of them.
@xDefender112 ай бұрын
You need to bring a Series 1 to a Land Rover dealership now
@thechillhacker2 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right about soldier vulnerability in those old jeeps. some enemies would set up ropes between trees at about jeep occupant neck height, to do, exactly what you think. That's why you will see some wartime jeeps with a huge protrusion in the front, like a pole or boom arm, or sometimes blade iirc, to catch those snares and save the soldiers.
@Happymali102 ай бұрын
4:48 A shrub isn't usually bulletproof. An engine block is.
@WL-mt4mv2 ай бұрын
I know someone that went to automotive school in Texas about 10 years ago and they did not even teach carburetors like your jeep has anymore. I also knew someone who had an old jeep that looks like yours and behind the headlight it had a box with about 20 ft. of wire. You could take the headlight out and move it around if you needed to change a tire or anything else.
@ChicagoOutfit19002 ай бұрын
He's right about having to open up the motor and replace the lifters & camshafts. It's a faulty design, and there was a class action lawsuit. Speaking from experience, one side went out at 70,000 miles, and it was only a matter of time until the left bank went. I never went over 5k miles for a full synthetic oil change. Also, Jeeps are known to have electrical problems consistently. So, to last 80 years? Not in a modern one unless you dump more money than it's worth.
@jamesjones46072 ай бұрын
So, yank the modern junk out, and put a carbed engine in place?
@darkninjacorporation2 ай бұрын
@@jamesjones4607problem is the whole thing is modern junk.
@phrodendekia2 ай бұрын
I like how laid back and chill that mechanic was.
@spankyham96072 ай бұрын
I don't think that lift ever listed anything so light ever.
@karlnitz11262 ай бұрын
Three companies built the Jeep, Willys Ford and Bantum, the later being the company that earned the design contract by the Army. in 1979 the GPW wasn't in service anymore, the utility was made by AM General Kiaser nomenclature M151A1 mutt.
@sparkplug00002 ай бұрын
If that guy was in the military in 1979, the “jeep” he would have driven would have actually been an M151, probably the A2 variant by that time. Most soldiers never knew the difference, the M151 looked very similar but had fully independent suspension and the most visible difference was horizontal grill bars instead of vertical. That’s assuming he was in the U.S. military of course. I believe certain countries, like France, continued to use the GPW until the late 1970s or even early 1980s. That’s not meant as a cut on this guy, I drive my 1966 M151 to old car shows and Vietnam vets love it, but the only ones who really know the difference are motorpool guys.
@canonet172 ай бұрын
I was wondering about that when hecl said the army had it in tbe 70s
@sparkplug00002 ай бұрын
@@canonet17 to make things even more confusing, the military used a smattering of M38’s in the 1950s and 60s which was essentially the civilian CJ-5. And while the HMMWV officially replaced the M151 in 1985, I’ve been told they recalled and used a few M151s during the Gulf War because they found the HMMWV was too wide to go down some of the city streets in that region.
@upscaleshack2 ай бұрын
@@sparkplug0000 M38 was a military version of a CJ-3A. The M38A1 was the military version of a CJ-5.
@RandomManIncorperated2 ай бұрын
Pretty Cool The Dealership Was Ok With This. Especially That Veteran Mechanic That Guy Was Happy To See An Old Friend
@cub10092 ай бұрын
New vehicles won't last 80 years. The tech will change so rapidly and parts will not be available.
@ElijahDecker2 ай бұрын
Enthusiasts will DIY solutions, same as enthusiasts do for cars like Ford Model As where OEM replacement parts are nearly impossible to find. A dedicated programmer could reproduce all the software required to make a 2020s car function using open source hardware well after OEM support for those modules has ceased. It's just a different skillset. That's not to say it will be easy.
@foxtrotdeltausn47572 ай бұрын
@ElijahDecker I mean look at the new tablet style screen replacements that just came out for the 2019-2022 Silverados. They had to hack the trucks computer to do it since so much is done through the entertainment system. But they did it. Te same will be true 80 years from now except it will be so mundane a elementary school student will look at it the same way we look at an old radio. A bit complicated but easy enough to figure out.
@wilgerdes32402 ай бұрын
...after a EMP the old JEEP & Model T will B the Only cars of Tommy's running...
@bloodsling2 ай бұрын
20:00 I love that shot of the open hood,oil filter,dipstick,distributor cap..pretty much it. Open a hood of anything made in the last 30 yrs it's all plastic and computer chips.
@walterbrown86942 ай бұрын
If I owned an 80 year-old vehicle, the last place I would ever even consider taking it would be to a modern dealership for service. Have owned quite a few 50s and 40s vehicles in my youth (60 -70 years ago). I used to do all maintenance, repairs, and even engine rebuilding of those vehicles. When I was in engineering school, and later in the Marine Corps, I couldn't afford to pay auto dealerships to keep the cars running and pass state inspections of those days. My trusty "Motors Auto Manual" and collection of mechanics tools I always carried in the trunk were usually sufficient. One of my long running hobbies of those days was visiting junkyards which were usually friendly and knowledgeable when I had a questions about a 47 Buick or a 50 Merc. Junkyards in those days were often good places to shop for good used parts.
@jacksonteller13372 ай бұрын
I learnt how to drive in a Willis JP. When i was 13 we used one in the harbour to put boats in water or pull them out. That was 37 years ago. It was decommissioned about ten years ago and gifted to a museum as it was actually used to liberate the low countries.
@grabir012 ай бұрын
Best Jeeps ever made.
@zacharysawyer62412 ай бұрын
My grandpa has a ‘45 Ford GPW. Mostly original and we still use it for deer hunting.
@susanandtimrice52652 ай бұрын
Regarding the Jeep's speed, Cpl. Klinger from M*A*S*H once said " There's a reason you don't see these cars at Indianapolis." Tim
@benjaminwilliams35682 ай бұрын
I enlisted in the Army in 1980 The Willis M38A1 Jeep was Not in the Army inventory. It was the Ford M151A1 which also has no physical resemblance to the Willis M38A1. HOWEVER, The Army did have in inventory for Generals command staff AMC CJ 5 and 7 Civilian Jeeps painted and liveried with Army unit identification. But those were rare and used only at Tradoc Army Bases.
@tahroo42622 ай бұрын
"Oh those are Gladiators." said nobody ever... It's a Wrangler Pickup lol.
@Cloud300002 ай бұрын
I don’t know anyone that calls it a Wrangler Pickup.
@ochiamu2 ай бұрын
@Cloud30000 should have just called it a Scrambler. Nowhere near as cool as a J10.
@dainwilson45232 ай бұрын
@@ochiamuagreed, but not as cool as a Scrambler either. But a closer comparison for sure
@dixiecyrus813616 күн бұрын
Got a 96 Cherokee Laredo 6 cyl, almost 300,000 miles and still going.❤
@spankyham96072 ай бұрын
You guys need to stop and have some MRE's for lunch while driving this JEEP around!
@dano3362 ай бұрын
Back in around 1975 I had a CJ2A 1948 found it in an old barn drove it around in fields It was great
@subroc122 ай бұрын
This mechanic is speaking to keep his job, not in a million years will a modern vehicle last like this old war horse.
@flight2k52 ай бұрын
I know a lot of mechanics that prefer new cars over old
@drewschumann12 ай бұрын
@@flight2k5 Because parts cannon and no real skill necessary
@garysarratt12 ай бұрын
Nothing will last a million years.
@michelle-lz8tg2 ай бұрын
the go devil engine is not going to get up into the hundreds of thousands of miles without being rebuilt...the tolerances are just too loose...the manual carburetors and chokes cause a rich situation every-time it is started, this washes the cylinder walls of the protective oil layer...there is nothing that can really be done to stop this. i add a bit of 2 cycle oil or Marvel Mystery Oil to my gas to help with it a bit but 50,000 miles is pushing it for these engines before an overhaul and at least a re-ring is required....the original intention for these jeeps was a 1 way trip into a European battlefield...30 to 60 days was all they were supposed to exist for.
@flight2k52 ай бұрын
@@drewschumann1 naw that’s not it 🤣😂
@johnbecay68872 ай бұрын
in the '50s and '60s cheap WW II surplus, including Jeeps, were everywhere. One mothballed air base had mothballed Jeeps from barely used to those cannabilized for parts. They were lined in rows on the tarmac, hundreds of them. They were $25 each, but you had to buy 4 of them. The staff chose the next 4 Jeeps in line, no cherry-picking. Supposedly out of 4 a buyer could get enough good parts to get one, even two, running, driving Jeeps out of the $100 deal.
@montanamountainmen61042 ай бұрын
I have a '19 JL Sport S. I doubt it will last 80 years, today nothings built to last 10 years let alone 80 sadly.
@springfield03sniper2 ай бұрын
You’d be lucky to get 80 months out of new Chrysler/Fiat products
@killerkip12 ай бұрын
It's hard to say, I have an '08 Grand Cherokee with 200k on it, runs top, little to no rust. It's my winter vehicle and only has minor electrical issues (door window switches need replaced).
@drewschumann12 ай бұрын
@@killerkip1 The plastic will be gone in 30 years
@killerkip12 ай бұрын
If you keep the painted/clear coated, UV radiation won't hurt them as fast. But I'd be pretty happy if I get another 20-30 years out of it.