A Soldiers Best Friend; WW2 Jeep
June 28th, 2009 by jeep
Vintage footage of the WW2 Era Jeep taken from the film Autobiography of a Jeep. The Video is Public Domain. Songs are both composed by John Philips Sousa The first is Stars and Stripes Forever the second is Washington Post Enjoy.
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June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
what an amazing piece of machiniery! i would love to own one!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
3:10 . . .random
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
you know what kaleb suck my suhfonk
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
dam those guys went balls out!! I would have loved to heard what that jeep towing the glider sounded like, looked like he was screamin!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Why shouldn’t it be able to pull a glider? It is a WACO glider.. small glider. Made of wood and canvas. No engines.. it’s light as hell… =)
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Very true… They “can’t” make cars anymore
One vehicle that could outdo an early jeep (Up til the 60’s-70’s) would be the early Land Rovers..
Seems that vehicle did more before aswell contra the horsepowers they had.. Truly amazing how the cars were before!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
truely amazing
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Cause the New Jeeps suck. Same with the H2 and H3…. They don’t make them like they used to.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
hey i was wondering, how do you upload these videos? i know how to upload my own videos but for these what do you do please respond
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
no, the army, nor the rest of the military do not have jeeps, or jeep-sized vehicles with one exception. a guy in my platoon who was stationed in alaska told me Fort Richardson alaska still uses the M38A1 jeep there because of its extreme reliability in the snow. other than the, the army uses the M998 and M1114 HMMWVs, or, in garrison for transport around post and into town would be the typical civilian 7-9 seater “church van”
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Truly amazing machines! I still wish 4×4s were as spartan and downright capable as the original Jeep, and the later Land-Rovers, rather than the life-style accessories that modern off-roaders have become. I had a ‘49 Land-Rover in the ’60s, and enjoyed it immensely. The Jeep and the L-R were the basis of systems that could be adapted for use in many situations, such as the military L-R and Mercedes-Benz’s Unimogs still are today. Does the US Army have a jeep-sized vehicle in use today?
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
i just dont get why people think ANY other vehicle, other than maybe an H1, can out off-road a Jeep! it just amazes me. I went on a Toyota forum the other day, and they were all talking down Jeeps,and i just laughed. a toyota tacoma? seriously people.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
i wouldn’t mind restoring one to ww2 milspec. i’ve had some awesome fun bouncing around in one at reenactments (some people say we all deserve jump wings for those rides).
i liked the “DUK” type modification seen here, but i think the coolest was that jeep riding over the cloth / tarp and the GIs paddling it across the river. that’s awesome!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I LOVE JEEPS!!!!
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June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Well hell ya. I have cj3a all original, and this weekend ran it for the first time in at least 6 months. Thank God for Snow! I still dont think I could pull a glider.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Well you gotta admit madannfrank, they are some tuff little fuckers
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
So far, the government “bailouts” of all of the failed financial institutions of 2008 has cost more than all of WW2. Amazing!
I love my JEEP!
Made in America
for Americans!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Its pulling a GLIDER
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
ive always wanted one
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Jeeps are nether large or powerful. 58hp is not much, and Im betting the one pulling the plane is a little modified.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
any large enuff or powerful vehicle can pull a plane
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
id love to find one- they were built to last
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Had mine since Augaust!! Fantastic fun!!!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I think the model T could pull that.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
My cock?