08-01-1941: The Mighty Jeep Begins Production

[Lazy R]

My first 4WD, in the early 80's.

Had a couple other later on.

[Fog]

I always wanted an old Jeep.

Also a old Dodge Power Wagon.

And a Mack 6x6

And an Oshkosh 8x8

I want to be the Jay Leno of old trucks. 

[Walt Longmire]

My dad had a Jeep after WW2 and also converted some 6x6's for hauling logs.

[pipedreams]

On 8/1/2021 at 12:28 PM, DWARREN123 said:

The military Jeep was one heck of a vehicle. It was basic/simple and would do many jobs other vehicles could not do.

I have been on them with M-60 machine guns (Recon Jeeps) and 106 Recoiless Rifles (ie tank killers).

I loved the older Jeeps.

Shoot and you better scoot, like real fast.

[railfancwb]

On 8/1/2021 at 1:35 AM, Eric said:

Ah, the good ole Mail Jeep. How much of your life got delivered by one of these?

A lot of the ones I’ve seen had right hand controls for drive by mailbox stuffing. 

[railfancwb]

21 hours ago, crockett said:

I just realized that I was never into off-roading. All my trucks had and have 4WD, but I didn't even try to go anywhere. Around my neck every piece of land is owned by somebody and park rangers will kick you out if you get off track. Florida is becoming very crowded.

We have some events for mudding etc, but I hate getting dirty or scratching up my vehicles, so that ain't gonna happen.

If my HOA wouldn't excluded them, I'd get a deuce and a half, just to piss off some liberals down the road.

Friend in FL had an older FWD truck which his son took mudding. One day the kid roared up a slope, into the air, splash! Into a pond. Vehicle totaled by insurance. About every six months for couple/three years the guy got a call “What’s wrong with this truck?” The salvage dealer(s) dried it out and prettied it up, but the old electricals remained. The connections would resume corroding and phone calls would be made. 

[railfancwb]

21 hours ago, Eric said:

Not many Jeep fans here. I thought this thread would be more popular.

The FWD/AWD market has greatly expanded since civilian Jeep’s started hitting the market

[railfancwb]

On 8/1/2021 at 12:01 AM, Eric said:

Here are a couple of armored Jeep prototypes. The second one was called a prototype on the site where I found the pic,  but that looks more like some smart troops took some initiative and covered their asses a bit. Good for them.

 

Note that the equipment in the top picture is running on flanged wheels on rails. 

[holyjohnson]

i`m not a huge Jeep fan.

but i like Kicking ass and Winning Wars so heres to both!

[SC Tiger]

On 8/1/2021 at 2:26 AM, Eric said:

OK, this is officially the weirdest Jeep I have ever seen. It was built as an auxiliary power unit, for starting the engines on jet aircraft. Apparently these were used exclusively on aircraft carriers. Bizarre.

 

 

Almost looks like a Moke.  It's not one, but looks kinda like one.

 

[Borg warner]

Here's mine:

[Eric]

11 minutes ago, Borg warner said:

Here's mine:

I love that color.

[railfancwb]

1 hour ago, Borg warner said:

Here's mine:

Seems a sidekick for Roy or Gene had a Jeep so named. 

[railfancwb]

2 minutes ago, railfancwb said:

Seems a sidekick for Roy or Gene had a Jeep so named. 

Searched. It was Roy. 

[fideau]

My Uncle Max served with Patton during WW2. His first order of business when he returned home was to purchase a 1946 Willys. He was a dedicated hunter and fisherman all his life and he put that Jeep to good use.  About 1960 he let my brother have it and we had a lot of fun in that Jeep for many years. It was still original and never let us down.

Some time in the early 70s my brother had it parked under a shed at his home and someone stole the front axles. He finally sold it. I still miss that little machine.

 

[G19Tony]

On 7/31/2021 at 11:35 PM, Eric said:

Ah, the good ole Mail Jeep. How much of your life got delivered by one of these?

I wish I would have bought one, when the USPS were phasing them out. 

[Eric]

[Batesmotel]

I saw something about a German spy was watching the exit at the Ford plant. Jeeps were coming out at one every 2 minutes. They allowed him to watch so he could report the numbers. 
 

The US Intelligence Service figured that the Germans would not believe the numbers or if they did it would be good psychological warfare.