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@MrCopTom5 жыл бұрын
Love those old Jeeps! thanks for sharing!
@nachovalenti5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I love everything about Willys Jeep.😍
@balablue17175 жыл бұрын
Seems to be a generous guy taking time to show these wonderful history machines
@teencontrola2 жыл бұрын
I have an identical 1951 Willys Military Jeep. I just brought him from Brazil and now he's going to walk a lot through the beautiful streets of the state of Georgia.
@justliam27686 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bit of living American history. Hats off!
@onefastcyclist5 жыл бұрын
Great to see these restored!
@F.Krueger-cs4vk5 жыл бұрын
Wow really interesting & amazing. Thankyou for sharing. Cheers from down under.
@nw80006 жыл бұрын
the quality of the work is amazing
@farshadaslani63285 жыл бұрын
the excellent collection you have....
@slebdad6 жыл бұрын
Don't need RC when the the content is this good. Another great vlog!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
thanks so much! RC will be back of course :)
@PRRGG15 жыл бұрын
It's fun to watch this video as I grew up a few blocks from the original Willy's Overland assembly complex in West Toledo. The front of the plant was glass windows so you could watch the Jeep's roll off the line. Then we would walk over to the old test track and play.
@johnh50295 жыл бұрын
What a cool job, you guys have.
@garybanglebangle79495 жыл бұрын
Nice jeep and other trucks keep up the good work.
@NerdSteve6 жыл бұрын
Ryan is alive! Great vid. Awesome
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
Steve! Yep he's been absent for a bit but I found him lol. We flying tomorrow?
@goriverman5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video John, thanks
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
thanks River!
@jdpasl6 жыл бұрын
Nice vintage jeeps! 👍👍👍👍👍
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
These are so cool with the history behind them.
@CopterDeal6 жыл бұрын
Great video John!!!!!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@keithfilkins20433 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Wow,he's living the dream!
@DiscoverRC3 жыл бұрын
Yes a very cool place to visit and see. Jimmy is a master at restoring these old Jeeps.
@BasBoyRC6 жыл бұрын
WOW what a cool place to visit.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
it was amazing - they are keeping one small piece of history living and breathing.
@xristiancarvajal14746 жыл бұрын
Nice video, very informative!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
thanks for checking it out! :)
@dhirenderkumarcarandgadget55205 жыл бұрын
these vehicles were simply superb
@philjones55555 жыл бұрын
My father turn a old world war 2 jeep into a swamp buggy back in the early eighties. We took that thing down to fish eating creek every November.
@mikeymike32406 жыл бұрын
That's why I turned my gmade sawback jeep into a WW2 willy's, Even got a couple of hunter dans and their big tent ⛺ to go with it and my heng long sherman tank. Awesome 😎
@Capone25255 жыл бұрын
Bad ass I use to own a 52 sold it now I want a 42.to 47 one..love them jeeps
@isaaclyonsf16 жыл бұрын
Cool change! Still as good as usual content!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
thanks Isaac!
@voiprulez6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@saetmusic5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Just Wow!
@steviei.a22722 жыл бұрын
Cool I love jeeps
@muhamadbimantaraarianto75306 жыл бұрын
love your video, your video give me an inspiration to build my dj3a.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
thanks - good luck with your build!
@BobBlarneystone6 жыл бұрын
Good work. I didn't see a Bantam (but that doesn't surprise me).
@robertsnyder51495 жыл бұрын
I had a 1943 Ford Jeep that I put a Buick V/6 and T-90 transmission in. It was a very good little Jeep but I had to watch not breaking one of the stock rear end axles.
@sameernaik73103 жыл бұрын
In fact I am waiting for believes again in market and it is their beautiful and low compact design I love that style very much
@78Dipar5 жыл бұрын
During my military service in the french army during the mid sixties, we still had such Jeeps (built under licence in France after WW II). I drove them a lot, they were highly unstable. Some people said that the Jeeps killed more GI's than the germans !...
@AaronMartinCOOLVIDEO5 жыл бұрын
I need to go there someday.
@billysmith57215 жыл бұрын
i can remember back in the late 50s and early 60 there was a lot of war surplus
@randykroells80495 жыл бұрын
I tried to buy one in the 80's but they cut them into four pieces because they were unsafe.
@RCDevotee6 жыл бұрын
These are the Jeeps that really made their reputation. That half-track was awesome. It would have been a blast to fire those machine guns.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
well it's for sale! You could drive it back to Foster City and not just drive the dunes - you could flatten them!
@RCDevotee6 жыл бұрын
Discover RC Hehe...probably should have looked for a Sherman somewhere on his lot. I am surprised he didn't have one :)
could someone offer their opinion. In the 1960's, in Arizona, a high school buddy's father collected cars. Among others in the garage he had a 1960's Corvair with the turbocharged Spyder engine, a brand new '63 Split window Corvette, a beat up Dodge Power-Wagon being restored and a beat up WWII era Jeep. This is 60 years ago, recalling details is a little sketchy and although everyone wanted me to be impressed with the PowerWagon my attention was focused on the Corvette. I simply walked past the Jeep and noticed a large bullet hole in the body near the door opening. The body at that location was not sheet metal, the “bullet” hole edge had extruded out like a typical tank armor hit. The hole might have been bigger than my thumb, but I was pretty skinny back then. I inspected the bullet hole and I guessed the body appeared to be about 1/2 or 3/4" thick. Hard to tell. The father told us that the metal was aluminum and I thought at the time for reduced weight. But at the time I was puzzled “if they were trying to reduce weight why so thick?” Now I am thinking that it might have been Dural that was also used in aircraft armor. Possibly the armor was on the bottom and wrapped around the bottom of the side panels? Like I said, the aqua blue colored Corvette had my attention and I did not do much investigating. Did Willys or Ford produce an armored version? Was it common? Rare? Was an armored version intended for special people? i.e. did Patton have one? I doubt that this jeep saw combat. The Jeeps were probably left to rot in Europe and few if any made it back state side. I don’t know. Maybe it was a factory one-of experimental mockup with a test shot? Any thoughts on this?
@mauriciogabriel1932 Жыл бұрын
Reelembra o meu passado na minha juventude saudades
@rogerdavies62265 жыл бұрын
would love to get my hands on a ford GP
@benparadude20285 жыл бұрын
Just bought a beautifully restored 1945 M-38.
@markamcampbell63405 жыл бұрын
i was told they were not being sold anymore. now that i know different i can start looking again.
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
you can find these for sale all the time - what you have to figure out is the quality of a restoration and how much it t is original parts like frame and tub versus newly fabricated.
@DipakPatel-tx3kv3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@LFTDoffroad6 жыл бұрын
Heaven does exist, thanks for sharing.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
amazing garage there - thanks for checking it out
@heatmoon3 жыл бұрын
That is a Hurricane motor from the 50s. It’s not a WW2 Jeep, I did not hear him mention that and considering he mentioned the bumper I’m surprised. The Flat 4 in the early Willys is unmistakable, compared to the 50s Hurricane. Not a GO Devil.
@randhalljoss67626 жыл бұрын
my november 1943 gpw plus the whole nos stock of spare parts is for sale,location switzerland
@sideswiped68745 жыл бұрын
wow, you got a lot of nice WW11 stuff there, when I was in high school auto body in 1977 there was a 1952 M38 brought in, the thing looked brand new, and it was, I was going nuts, I went over and climbed in the drivers seat and the speedometer read 100 miles, wow, yes it was brand new and I was nuts over it. and my God they panted it police blue, this is because the police dpt bought it. later when I was 20 I bought a 47 2A with the stock 4 flat head.. now, for those old carbs, it would be better to pump the throttle slowly 5 times instead of pumping it fast 10 times, because pumping it slow allows the fuel to refill the accelerator pump more. boy I wish I could work for you
@mikeymike32406 жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome video guy's, my favourite vehicle of all time, the WILLY'S JEEP 🚙 YEEAAAAHHHH 😎 👍 👍 👍 👍
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
long live the Willys!
@anthonypisaniello64865 жыл бұрын
Where is he located? Would love that half track!
@thomaswhite58715 жыл бұрын
Dang I would like to own a willy jeep MP
@bobelaviador5 жыл бұрын
nice
@cowboy65915 жыл бұрын
The one with the guns is perfect for radar traps !!!
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
you have to worry about going too slow in these things - I think I occasionally hit 40 on a downhill. :)
@powcar916 жыл бұрын
Holy cow
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
if you like the half track...for sale :)
@gary192222 жыл бұрын
That old man! Didn't wanna talk at all
@DiscoverRC2 жыл бұрын
he's set in his ways
@scottfirman6 жыл бұрын
My dad had a WW2 Jeep, it was pretty rough but we had fun riding in it. If I had it now I would restore it,sadly Mi rust killed it. It went to the scrap yard back in the 60's.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
I bet that was fun! It's great you got to do that. Old cars need the right weather to survive - CA is good for that. I did a lot of jeep trips as a kid in a CJ 7 - when he started the Willys it brought back those memories. The sound and smell was very similar. It's one vehicle that the DNA has been passed on through the years. But tbh the modern Jeep doesn't get me as excited as the old ones.
@ricksadler7975 жыл бұрын
Cool
@jaysteranka39045 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! Very nice equipment!!! I would love to have one of those WWII Jeeps!!! They must cost a small fortune to get?
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
thanks Jay - well they are obviously a want not a need so by that measure they are expensive, a nicely restored one can run anywhere from 15 - 35k depending on the level of work and rarity of the model.
@kyleh36152 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Completely restored mine for about 25k Not expensive and not hard to learn on
@phonetech67925 жыл бұрын
Where can i buy from here willys... ?
@stevemitchell2382 ай бұрын
These are hot items because it was the greatest generation . to fight a good reason to fight in a war .
@isaaclyonsf16 жыл бұрын
Hey discover RC, I think a lot of people would like to see an fpv setup video, with all of the components and how to wire them up, not sure how to get started with quality stuff on a budget for use on a big fpv plane like the skysurfer (1.5m span). Thanks!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
well quality and budget are hard to do together. The thing about cheap stuff is that it often fails requiring you to buy more stuff. I think I have an older video of the basic fatshark set up I use on planes that size. And I assume you want 5.8 and not a more expensive long range set up.
@daviddodson26505 жыл бұрын
The one they ran with the red oil filler cap had the wrong engine in it. It was an F134 out of a much later jeep. The original jeep from WWII had an L134. Wad a flat head. No overhead valves. Too bad he didn't point this out.
@robertsnyder51495 жыл бұрын
The stock 4-banger is woefully short on horsepower. I hated my 1948 2-a till I put a Ford 302 in it.
@randhalljoss67626 жыл бұрын
@ 202 minits wat's is for an bad repro buddy tub
@irakliirakli91765 жыл бұрын
I want Willy's :((
@erwinsuryoamijoyo61653 жыл бұрын
I need Willys Utility complited with military communication and box. How much this sir...?
@keithlucas62606 жыл бұрын
My dad was over there 101st, and drove them unless he was jumping out of planes, or flying black gliders.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
Amazing - did he share a lot of stories?
@keithlucas62606 жыл бұрын
He sure did, although he had his moments of silence. Having to kill people leaves it scars in seeing the faces of those you put bullets into, or your M-8 bayonet. His joyous moments of France and other areas where the liberated citizens and others, mixed with flying black gliders spotting enemy positions and calling in artillery with the night then come alive with fire. He did his job well, and spoke 7 languages.
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
He sounds like a brilliant and courageous man. It really is hard to imaging what it really must have been like to be in those places at that time. When looking at the numbers of the Jeeps alone built for WW2 it really struck me at what an effort it was for the country. The number of vehicles, planes, ships, bullets etc. and then all the men and women who did their part and of course so many who died for the effort. It really is a humbling thing.
@keithlucas62606 жыл бұрын
That war was the only point in US history that this country was truly united. Germany would have blasted thru Europe, but stalemated with Russia leaving few trade options afterwards. Since they had the atomic bomb in the works, it would have only been a matter of time before their next campaign of world domination. With Japanese history of domination of China in it's past, it too would have fallen under nuclear threat of annihilation, leaving the North American Continent a target as well. The price of freedom is high and cost the effort of every citizen, even them losing their loved ones to it. Pity today's youth have no clue.
@vithalkoyande9976 Жыл бұрын
How can we buy this ?
@roberth.goddardthefatherof63765 жыл бұрын
while the Workhorse of the German Wehrmacht was.............quite literally a workhorse, we had this beauty.
@isaaclyonsf16 жыл бұрын
Discover rc, do you know if or when my stickers will arrive, no problem if you couldn't ship them to the UK though!
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
Yes you will get them my friend! All the others I could just drop in the mailbox, but yours and some other international ones I need to get to the post office. Haven't forgotten and will get them out :)
@isaaclyonsf16 жыл бұрын
Discover RC, thanks! It's nice having a youtuber that replies to comments!
@cjdavis26845 жыл бұрын
really cool video really enjoyed watching it going thing I don't understand about when I see these old Willy Jeeps as why everybody just makes them it seems like either the army or the marine version the Navy use these two during world war II and in Korea and I don't understand why I don't see a lot of the gray ones instead of just always the green ones?
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few Navy versions but you are right most go for the green army Jeep. The grey does look good though.
@markamcampbell63405 жыл бұрын
where would i buy one of them older jeeps?
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
you just have to look for them - ads, craigslist, warjeeps etc. There is no single place to find them.
@travelinben19665 жыл бұрын
These were the real deal.Todays are Jeeps by name only.
@joankamp45135 жыл бұрын
Wow
@sanjaysingh44354 жыл бұрын
Hello I am from India and I had a willys 1955 high bonnet jeep , but unfortunately I had lost it I wd like to buy another one but how could I purchase it ....plz guide me...friends
@heatmoon3 жыл бұрын
So no way to get an alternator in there rather than a generator? Or no use for all that electricity? Generators not so long lasting, but it’s not a commuter. Last time we tried to start ours both 6v batteries exploded. I thinking boosting 40’year old batteries off our tractor was stupid.
@phonetech67925 жыл бұрын
How much this willys jeep
@bpeyman686 жыл бұрын
This may be a dumb question, but are you able to buy one from him online?
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
no question is dumb - no, mostly what he does now is work on jeeps people send to him either for restoration or repair. He doesn't build them to sell.
@markleblanc34475 жыл бұрын
Guns!! In California?! Oh my god!!!
@nevindelgado89975 жыл бұрын
So that jeep came from the philippines? 5:58
@SanjaySharma-nj4ri3 жыл бұрын
How many Willy jeep price Indian money. I like Willy jeep sir thanks so much information about
@ustinman84466 жыл бұрын
I've heard the Israelis ,still produce the halftrack Is this true?
@ertphill4 жыл бұрын
6:02 is there any Filipino reproduced jeeps out in US??
@abusaidfulus89014 жыл бұрын
www.mdjuan.com.ph/ The make body kits which are shipped to dealers/vendors in the US and other parts of the world.
@dondidykes66645 жыл бұрын
I want one where can I get one
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
you just have to look at ads - warjeeps.com, craigslist etc. I found out about Jimmy Strauss from a craigslist ad.
@maneeshsharma98604 жыл бұрын
Hi, I live in India and want to buy a fully restored WW2 jeep (MB / GPW). Can you please help me with an attractive deal and let me know the total cost that I would have to bear to have it delivered at my door step. Thanks and regards 🙏
@saulb24885 жыл бұрын
they sell those ?
@DiscoverRC5 жыл бұрын
They don't really restore them to sell. They take in old Jeeps and restore them for the owner.
@yongkieirawan53284 жыл бұрын
Saya punya weelys thn 1943 ada bak nya masih komplit semua nya utuh
@user-hm6eq3je7c6 жыл бұрын
jeepにM21! 凄いです!
@MaxC9256 жыл бұрын
sweet! i hope you put plastic down on your seat before RYAN sat in them. he leaves stains everywhere he goes
@DiscoverRC6 жыл бұрын
He said he'd drive one of those Jeeps back - down the 80!
@robertsnyder51495 жыл бұрын
The T-84 tranny was junk. It had bushings instead of bearings but it wasn't meant to go 100,000 miles.
@afifofficial90144 жыл бұрын
Di jual berapa bang
@yongkieirawan53284 жыл бұрын
Mobil weelys jeef mantap kesayangan saya
@samhalsey5051Ай бұрын
What’s RC?
@pramodmp21445 жыл бұрын
Restart the classic design. In affordable price.
@carlosferreira29474 жыл бұрын
Parabéns pelo seu vídeo amo esses carro , dar uma olhada no meu vídeo agradeço atenção 👍
@diecast_MikeEspo6 жыл бұрын
Great video, i have 2 videos on youtube with a collection of old jeeps and another with a old army truck , check them out , thanks Big Mike .
@josephmarino40695 жыл бұрын
While those Willy Jeeps a great God blesses☺☺
@FubarSir5 жыл бұрын
TV 101, show the person you are interviewing off the top, a narrating mystery voice frustrates the viewer. A two-shot here and there would be good. Great content but you’re only showing HALF THE STORY.
@arvinbinala96884 жыл бұрын
He said this is not a filipino reproduction what is that mean?
@DiscoverRC4 жыл бұрын
he is talking about the tub. Leftover Jeeps became popular in the Philippines after ww2. But the bodies tended to rust out so they started making reproduction tubs. Nothing wrong with that, but he is just pointing out the tub is original.
@arvinbinala96884 жыл бұрын
Discover RC ohh okay, its very challenging to restore this kind of historical collections,