Looking at all that stock footage of Jeeps flooring it through some pretty rough terrain makes me wonder why we've never seen them push to such extreme and versatile limits in the movies... A Jeep going hell-for-leather through the French countryside outrunning shells and out-manoeuvering tanks... THAT I'd love to see.
Nice video though. Informative, fun and eye-opening. Thanks.
@thirdactmontage Thanks - and too right; films don't make enough of jeeps. I've just been reading about the PPA and LRDG in North Africa in WW2... when they got their first Jeeps they were stunned, it was a game-changer for them.
Bantam put together the first vehicle that met the military criteria in I think it was 36 hours from components they had to hand,this was for a competition set up by the military and the prize was the contract to produce it.Bantam won but did not have the facilities to produce the large numbers required.That's when the military gave it to Willis and Ford and they basically stole Bantams design and built them in their thousands,Bantam got nothing,not even any recognition,
@silver760 It was 49 DAYS not 36 HOURS to build a prototype to meet the military specs.Bantam succeeded in producing the perfect prototype from parts they had to hand,Bantam lost the contract to build the numbers required due to not having the facilities required.So Bantams design was given to Willis and Ford,much to the annoyance of Bantam who got totally forgotten.Eisenhower is also to have said that the Garand rifle was also one of the weapons that won the war.
okay it's clear Jeep history is pretty controversial, so if you don't agree with what you see and think you know better then politely tell it like it should be.
Developed by Willys.. bullshit! The biggest miscarriage of justice in the car industry ever. American Austin developed and designed Bantam BRC (Reconnaissance Car) for years, Willys and Ford GP (Government Pygmy) got blueprints and a Bantam and copied it. In practice Willys donate its motor coz it was cheap to manufacture (Bantam had an overhead camshaft in its motors and more sophisticated overall) and Ford designed the 9 slot grille which Willys "developed" to 7 slotted after the war in CJs
When I was a little kid half a century ago my uncles all had Jeeps. They really would go anywhere and we used them on the farm and for deer hunting. I've always believed they called the "Jeep" because of the Popeye character but the GP title does make sense. Great memories!
I think all men wants a willy's jeep
WhatThePresidentSays 1 month ago
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MsSMOTOR 4 months ago
I own a original 1942 willys jeep,..i do parades with it decked out with equipment and camo netting ect...
208stroker1 7 months ago
Looking at all that stock footage of Jeeps flooring it through some pretty rough terrain makes me wonder why we've never seen them push to such extreme and versatile limits in the movies... A Jeep going hell-for-leather through the French countryside outrunning shells and out-manoeuvering tanks... THAT I'd love to see.
Nice video though. Informative, fun and eye-opening. Thanks.
thirdactmontage 8 months ago
@thirdactmontage Thanks - and too right; films don't make enough of jeeps. I've just been reading about the PPA and LRDG in North Africa in WW2... when they got their first Jeeps they were stunned, it was a game-changer for them.
filmlunar 7 months ago in playlist Jeep
Bantam put together the first vehicle that met the military criteria in I think it was 36 hours from components they had to hand,this was for a competition set up by the military and the prize was the contract to produce it.Bantam won but did not have the facilities to produce the large numbers required.That's when the military gave it to Willis and Ford and they basically stole Bantams design and built them in their thousands,Bantam got nothing,not even any recognition,
silver760 8 months ago
@silver760 It was 49 DAYS not 36 HOURS to build a prototype to meet the military specs.Bantam succeeded in producing the perfect prototype from parts they had to hand,Bantam lost the contract to build the numbers required due to not having the facilities required.So Bantams design was given to Willis and Ford,much to the annoyance of Bantam who got totally forgotten.Eisenhower is also to have said that the Garand rifle was also one of the weapons that won the war.
silver760 8 months ago
okay it's clear Jeep history is pretty controversial, so if you don't agree with what you see and think you know better then politely tell it like it should be.
johnlunar 10 months ago
I don't know where this warped history of the jeep came from but it is a joke...
polarroller 10 months ago
Very educational! Thank you. Can anyone tell us how "Willys" was originally pronounced?
speedstick77 11 months ago
Developed by Willys.. bullshit! The biggest miscarriage of justice in the car industry ever. American Austin developed and designed Bantam BRC (Reconnaissance Car) for years, Willys and Ford GP (Government Pygmy) got blueprints and a Bantam and copied it. In practice Willys donate its motor coz it was cheap to manufacture (Bantam had an overhead camshaft in its motors and more sophisticated overall) and Ford designed the 9 slot grille which Willys "developed" to 7 slotted after the war in CJs
OttovonEarth 1 year ago
When I was a little kid half a century ago my uncles all had Jeeps. They really would go anywhere and we used them on the farm and for deer hunting. I've always believed they called the "Jeep" because of the Popeye character but the GP title does make sense. Great memories!
randy109 1 year ago 4
@randy109 that is why they are called jeeps, they had a diferent name but no one could remember it so soldiers started calling them jeep.
SkiDooFan9 1 year ago
do you always have candies on the sides of your cheeks when you talk?
weldingmachine1959 1 year ago
That's cool. Love the history of Jeeps.
texaskev09 2 years ago
to be honest this was put together as a demo only. Most of the quoted figures are from wikipedia.
johnlunar 2 years ago
thnx can you give me citation info im gonna use it on a project
airsoftlova1234 2 years ago