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"Oh no, Uncle Pulltab is reminiscing about the War again...."

Modern jeeps: 👹 Early jeeps: 👁️👄👁️

Put it in first gear and low range and it’ll climb THE CLIFFS OF NORMANDY

My grandfather had a ‘47 Willy’s, he had taken the top off and reconfigured the back to hold his chain saws and axes 2cyl fuel and such. He’d take it thru the woods and fell trees to get his wood for winter. On holidays he’d empty it and stuff half the grandkids (7 of us each trip) in and drive us through the woods. It’s still around and running

As someone from the ex-USSR, I'd just like to express my appreciation to Roosevelt's America for sending our country thousands of the military versions of these to fight the Nazis. If it wasn't for the United States that existed at that time, tens if not hundreds of thousands more Soviet men would have died in that horrible war. Peace!

“Every shirt you own has a black and white American flag on the left shoulder” Bout time someone called these people out

2:02 i honestly thought he was going to say "this episode is sponsored by CANNED BEANS"

this is based rcr I've been watching this channel for nearly 10 years now and I have yet to thank you for the years of laughs and the way you guys have kept on staying true to what made rcr great and haven't strayed from the fomula to try and chase clout like so many others.

"Time to fight the war again!"

Jeeps owner here!! I love this video, it was so fun filming all this!! You guys are the best!!

The Fire Department I worked at for my career had a 1947 Willys Jeep Mini Fire Truck as one of it's antique parade vehicles. Served the city for 40 years as a bush truck with a front mounted pump, pre-connected rubber hose attack lines, water tank, hard suction hose and and cabinetry for various appliances on the back. It even had a 34 foot, 2 fly ladder on the side. Fully restored, I drove it a couple of times and it was scary as hell on any hills. Stopping was something planned well in advance. But what a beautiful little rig.

Fun Fact : Here in the Philippines, MB Jeeps is a gift from Americans when they have surplus of MB Jeeps from World War II left here, fast-forward today, resulting to Philippines public transportation, the Public Utility Jeep (PUJ) and also it's private counter part the Owner Type Jeep (OTJ), a custom built jeeps that can be modified depending on buyer's/user's desired specs, mostly with Toyota Gasoline (K Series) and Isuzu Diesel Engine (C Series), Soft or Hard Top, and also known for i'ts STAINLESS STEEL Body (sometimes even Frame)!

The Taurus judge, the choice of discerning daydream survivalists everywhere 😂

My brother has a 1947. It was originally our dad's. For as long as we had been alive it sat in pieces in the garage, resprayed hazard vest green, then patched with blacks and browns over the years turning it into a harlequin-baby of colors. After dad passed and couldn't tell us "Don't touch that!" every time we so much as looked at it, we did a full tear-down of it to the frame and found the original manufacturing placards under the hood surrounded in an untouched coating of Navy Ship Blue. Dad never talked about it aside from saying he used to ride it through the Pennsylvania Game Lands, so I don't think we'll ever know the story behind it, if it was a respray from a shifty salesman before he bought it, or if there's deeper history to it.

40 years ago a guy I know had a 48 MB in high school. It was all pretty much original, not lifted, Go-Devil engine, original rims, military hardware. Rebuilt the engine in shop class using a JC Whitney rebuild kit and some help from some Greatest Gen knowledge (RIP) It ran and drove great, front end was tight and wasn't crazy top heavy because no lift. He sold it in the late 80's for cheap, wish I had bought it. This guy is having fun with his and I hope he gets it together like he wants it. Cheers.

"everyone wants to wear Carhartt until it's time to do Carhartt things." As someone who has only done blue collar hard labor, I feel this. Today's people seem attracted to the aesthetic but not the work involved to make it authentic.

We had a 1948 Willy’s pickup my Dad bought in 1965. It was a golf course truck and never had been licensed for the street. The box was all rusted out from years of hauling fertilizer. Dad built a new box for it and repainted it. It was the first stick shift (the first of any vehicle I ever drove) and was a blast off-road!

Oh man, I learned how to drive in one of these old Willys Jeeps. Hardtop, no doors, original flathead 4 motor. I was about 12yo and my dad let me drive it around the cow pastures. We would take it camping every weekend in the summer, it would regularly cross 3ft deep streams out to the absolute middle of nowhere. We beat the hell out of it but it was unstoppable.

The Tarus judge in .410 is spot on. If you suggest anything that holds more than 5 rounds to these boomers, they start sneering and mumbling about stopping power.

I think you're a little harsh here. The smile on the kid's face means he's an enthusiast, not a show off. We have some antique cars up here in Maine, and it never bothers me to wait behind them as they try to get up a hill. It's good for the soul to see something from a different era. So props to the people who buy them, care for them, and take them out from time to time.

My granddad left us a cj2a, it has lived on a ranch since the 80s. It’s an acquired taste but it’s my favorite thing, it never gets stuck.

Every person I know who has one of these are actualy legitemately interesting people. No "Merica" willy waving. Just eccentrics who use it as a bar hopper or around the farm. And yes. One does have a green one with all the trappings but damn do women and children love it when he gives everyone rides and theres nothing cooler than giving everyday people an unexpected experience that makes them smile.

38 years ago I was a volunteer firefighter, and we had we had an authentic WWII Jeep Willys that we used for fighting brush fires. This was the gold standard of "form follows function." I don't think it could reach 50MPH even if you pushed it off of a cliff, but it could go 15MPH through a rock-strewn field...while pulling a church behind it. Uncomfortable, slow, very heavy effort to operate, but mechanically simple enough that even I, with zero mechanical aptitude, could probably fix anything on it that broke. And it could go ANYWHERE.

I get very strong Model T vibes from this car: *go anywhere but block traffic all the way.* Also, as an XJ owner and being raised with Model T's, I can confirm, ANY hiking trail I'm on, I'll be talking about how my Jeep or Model T could drive over it 😆

Brought to you in part by the guy who says "they don't make em like they used to! *Real fart*"

The EDC loadout list was fantastic.

That thing is rad. Also, blue. I love old Jeeps in happy primary colours.

Fun fact the 2.3 Lima is pronounced with a long I such as in Lima beans. Source: I am from the town where Ford assembled the Lima motors and they were named after the town, Lima, Ohio

My granddad had one of these, and yes, he did use it mainly as an agricultural tool, though my older cousin, my sister and I all learned to drive on it.

At 10 minutes in, and the passat puts on hazard lights and ducks down to let you pass. Jerry knows the deal.

EDC belt guy probably transitioned to any 50's or 60's carb'd Pickup truck that doesn't have an ECU or electronics more complicated than said flashlight.

The official car of starting sentences with "Back in my day"

My first car was a 46 CJ2A. Top speed was 45. I loved it. I grew up in Colorado, drove it off road, camped, etc. Ridicule all you like, it's probably all true. I still loved it. I wish I still had it.

The owner of a CJ2A is 33% more likely to believe in conspiracy theories

I love how you go from “ice melt and airsoft pellets“ to a Thoreau -esque monologue about the hard-working American psyche. I swear, if you ever compose a coffee table book of brilliant witticisms, I will be right in line to have you sign it.

Best prepper advice would to learn how to garden if you don't already, and become good friends with your neighbors if you haven't already.

This is some of the most "Air Force" style narration ever... makes my morning.

"Bags of mostly water" references from the first Star Trek The Next Generation episode in consecutive videos? Tremendous! ❤

I have had a 1947 Jeep 1 ton truck for the better part of 30 years. Rebuilt "Go Devil" and all. While the longer "truck" wheelbase makes it better on pavement than the CJ, it is still at its heart a farm vehicle and it does "farm" stuff well.

That closing was right on the money. Too many people try to claim credit for things they didn't do. You're right. They aren't heroes.

My Dad was in the Battle of the Bulge and 2 of my Uncles were in the Pacific. I really appreciate this video .Thanks RCR . ❤

Really a one of one example. Not for everyone, but takes a different type of human to keep persisting and improving it.

Old jeep guy here chiming in, love the 2a it’s a nice jeep, I have most of one in the woods, it seems the windshield is a 3a windshield, but the angle isn’t correct, couldn’t see the hinge in detail but if you could put the correct windshield on the doors might just fit.

The wonderful world of KZfaq: you talk about eating healthy using Factor then say “back to the video” and KZfaq immediately run an ad for McDonald’s.

Oh man I remember my Uncle having one of these to get around on his land. He painted his in a Generic Camo pattern though cause he also used it to take him to him to deer stand during the hunting season. I learned how to drive old tranmissions on it. (Non synchro manuals)

Had a 47 cj. It wasn't as bad as they make it seem. Knew people with a cj3a, almost the same thing as a 2a, Chevy 153 swapped, efi, Saturn OD. Very comfy at 60mph. They live somewhere hilly where the average speed limit is 50. So in that context it's great

"This has no business on the road" was never so clear as the short clip of driving around in a field. It suddenly stopped looking out of place and showing clips of it driving it on the road afterwards drove the point home. PTO‽ Wow. I mean, I knew the British had a similar agricultural vehicle at that time which also transitioned into a luxury brand, but they didn't have a freaking PTO! That Jeep is a nifty piece of equipment.

I drove the AMC version of these. I think it was a cj5. We used it as a push mule at an auto shop. We fixed u-hauls and more often than not it was for no start. We used this to push them inside. We could push at IDLE a full size u-haul truck up a hill to the bay. The transfer case was permanently in low 4 so it was slow and sketchy. But the torque was the stuff of legend.

My Korean War ex-MP old man had some some sort of olive drab CJ in the late 50s. He built a plywood enclosure with doors for it. Painted that a green like those old metal lawn chairs. In Summer, he tookit off, so me or my brother got an exciting ride, on one or the other flat wheel well "seat" . My brother once pushed the start button, which sent it across the parking area into a metal pole fence. After the old man divorced his "shotgun wedding" wife, he went to buy a modern Jeep, but only got rage. Not only was it too much money to suit him, he cussed that they wanted to charge him extra for a steering wheel. So he bought a used Jeep pickup. Tell me 'bout the good ol' days.

I was completely unprepared for the raw, unbridled poetry of the gear monologue at 9:38 and onward. Masterclass writing.

The chicken that is already on the other side, is such a great line, love it

We had one of these for a while. Dad picked it up for couple thousand non running when I was a teenager nearly 20 years ago. We used it as a homeschool mechanics class. Engine required a full tear down and rebuild. Spent most of my college years as a runabout on the property. My step grandpa loved it and drove it all over our property. Probably reliving his early days in military. Can confirm it’s terrifying to drive over 20. Third gear was almost too fast. We had the soft top so our doors coworker and DID keep rain out.

I am aware this is a humble brag, but this makes my CJ7 look fancy. Still, as a Jeep guy, I like it.

My dad bought one super cheap when we lived on the Tulalip reservation. I was 11 or 12 and would pick up my cousins in it and go through the old mud trails. We never got stuck but never went more than maybe 35 all out! I learned a lot about basic car things on it. He still has it rotting away next to his old single wide he used to live in thats also rotting away. Gotta love the res life and I mean that I miss it.

Fun fact, it's ACKSHUALLY "Willys-Overland" not "Willy's Overland". Named after it's founder John Willys, pronounced "Willis".

As a gun nerd I appreciated the Taurus bit

Early CJ Jeeps are fantastic first classic cars. Anything that can break was meant to be repaired in the field by a teenager so it’s a fantastic learning tool. It’s a toy like a SXS that is also a classic car

Those wellness shots look like something i used to buy in an alley in Lawrence Massachusetts

You're 100% right they got an old Jeep, ham radio and a bunch of survival food. I've met a dozen of these guys in the desert.....

I got to drive a later 1954 Willys Jeep and despite being the second slowest car I've driven, first being a model T, and it was by far the most fun I've ever had driving a car

best car review best ad read, i usually skip 95% of these but you got me with this one

I had one titled as a 1946 (it was made from three not-very-good ones) back in like 2003-7. Unbelievably capable in the dirt, despite what I assume were open differentials. It was factory, with cut rear fenders and 31"s. Absolutely no power with the old Go-Devil, WEIRD shift pattern and foot starter arrangement, fairly hard to drive and utterly useless in traffic outside of like downtown or backroads, but SO MUCH fun and just amazing on the trail. That tin-top is super-cool! Mine didn't have doors or anything but a (cracked) windshield, I put a CJ-5 bikini top on it with some creative conduit bending to make it work, haha! Also, I'm sure you'll be told this 8,000 times, but I'm fairly sure 'Willys' is pronounced like 'Willis', but I'm not certain and don't especially give a damn. I bet a 2.3L Pinto motor would've made a BIG difference, I used to run 2.3L Pinto wagons in 4-cylinder demo derbies, they make... well, enough power to drag them around. The old flathead Go-devil makes what, 45 hp? Doesn't matter on the trail, the crawl ratio is like seventy million:1. I bet 4.10s would totally work with the 2.3L.

Mr Regular is the type of guy I'd have a beer with at the bar. Always has the best stories and is best at telling them

@5:48 from one of the most underappreciated Simpsons scenes out there. Nice.

We had several Willy's. There was a time you pick them up for real cheap in the Northwoods. They work and they are fun, that's about all I can say about them. GREAT in the winter if you bundle up though.

Brian's Factor ads > everyone else's Factor ads

I’m currently restoring one rn, I can’t wait to drive it one had, mines the same year too

My boss in Arizona inherited a late 30's forestry service panel truck with pto in front and back. It had a blown inline 6 but we put a 350 SBC in with the aid of an adapter trans plate and changed motor mounts. It was a low torque monster plus had high low case as well as separate pto outputs.

You're on a short list of poets I care to listen to. As always, great job. First time I've seen you in a while and you haven't let me down. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next piece of work. godspeed!

This is the first time in a long time that I’ve “liked” one of your videos. Thank you for being objective and witty without being vulgar. I knew you still had it in you.

A Suzuki Jimny is pretty much the modern day spiritual successor to the original Willy's Jeep more so then the modern day Jeep Wrangler, well at least size wise.

Ive waited for years for this review

I learned how to drive in my fathers 48 CJ2A and I feel like I am a better driver because of it. You get a real respect for how dangerous traveling on the road is. Managing the large stopping distance is the hardest part. You have to approach every signal as if it will be red by the time you get there.

This is actually a Willys-Overland, a "jeep" but not a "Jeep" yet because of Bantam owning the trademark first. It wasn't until 1950 when Willys-Overland finally got the trademark themselves and were able to fully use "Jeep" as a whole brand itself.

Our CJ2A Jeep has been in the family since my Great Grandpa bought it for his cattle ranch. My grandpa swapped the engine twice and my uncle has painted it 3 times. My favorite memories are of my Grandpa taking us grandkids into town with it to stop at the local fast food burger place and get ice cream. I learned how to drive stick in it. Grandpa just re-painted the interior and got a canvas top for it, still can’t go over 45 mph lol

If you've used one of the modern side-by-sides for even one day's work, you'd know that while they're good at what they do, if a bit expensive, an old jeep is still possible to innocently desire. There's no harm in wishing you had something technically road legal that did the same job as the side by side, but that you could park on the courthouse square or right in front of the sheriff's office while you grabbed a bite to eat and some supplies before heading back to work. Something without all the massive size and weight and expense of a modern truck or jeep. We all drive those now, and I'm sure you'd criticize us for that too, but you can take a side by side and probably an old jeep a lot further into the woods or the mud with your chainsaw and your fence supplies than you can a modern one, much less a regular car. Mind you, it's been awhile since I was last hired for that sort of work, but I imagine it's still true enough anywhere that isn't very tolerant of ag vehicles on the roads illegally.

CJ2A: The official car of whistling “Suicide is Painless” when there’s a lull in dinner conversation. Jeep CJ2A: Brought to you by bringing an entrenching tool to Myrtle Beach. Beautiful.

They are cool little rigs.

❤. Got to see one when i was camp hosting in Utah. Family used as a ATV for the grandkids.

Dropping the gear ratio to 4.88 and then putting taller tires is why it’s a struggle to drive on flat ground. Keeping the 5.38s and 34s would be way better for getting up and go, or just dropping the 34s and going to a 29 or 30” tall tire with the 4.88

Thanks for making this video & providing insight. Seeing those new Jeeps behind this old Jeep is amusing. So, this old Jeep is both functional & functionally obsolete all at once.

To be fair...........by the time the 48s came out, the majority of the military parts had been used up. Starting sometime in late 47 they would have been putting the semi float axle in the rear, but it looks like either this isn't a 48 or someone swapped an early 47 or 46 drive train in or at least the rear axle. I love my CJ2A. And it's not dressed up as military either. Just grey body with red wheels. I don't drive it long distance, I use it to run around town with and try to stay out of everyone's way lol. I stick a slow moving vehicle triangle on the back when I take it into town. The kids love it when I pick them up from school in it.

Man, y’all are on a roll with the closing sections of these reviews lately.

Bruh that Taurus judge burn i am losing it lmao

Here’s hoping someone provides a good example of an FJ40 or FJ45 sometime in the future. Those things ran forever and were produced for a long time thanks to Brazil. Might not be fast, but they have good torque, and can definitely go off-roading.

I’m actually very excited to see this cause it’s the first car I own that RCR has reviewed. I can actually get mine up to 50 so you still have to take back roads, but you’ll be fine on a Main Street without holding much up. I’ve also got a military body on a civilian frame (original tub probably rusted out) but I actually like the utilitarian history more than the military, I don’t ever want to cosplay in it. It’s a great little grocery getter around town and a lot of fun to drive, I didn’t bother with a top though

My great grandfather had one of these. It did not leave his property because he was a smart man. He served in WW1, 2 and Korea. His daily was a compact Chrysler wagon. He had no need to prove anything to anyone and was smart enough to not leave this death trap to me, his dopey great grandson.

This review couldn’t have better timing, I bought a cj2a Saturday and I go pick it up this weekend

I see it has the fit and finish of a modern Jeep....love the slanty bumper and body.

And just FYI, I served as a US Marine. I drove my CJ2A to work on base. I'm not claiming for one second to be a hero, but I've damn sure earned the right to drive anything I want. Including clapped out old jeeps. And I won't pull over to let you by either. Not now.

I remember when i had a CJ Better transmission though. The T90 had a conventional shift tower while the former T84 had...something Also, through a L134, a t90, a dana 20 and the dana 30s, it should be fairly peppy unless the engines getting worn. Low end toeque and a top of 60 mph was what i could get out a 46 2a

I am a land surveying student. We frequently use compasses. I appreciate that you mentioned the "metal compass" attached to the characters belt. I found a button compass hot glued into a bottle cap once, it was maybe the stupidest arts and craft-craft I have ever seen.

Having had the "pleasure" of driving one of these, I must say anything over 15 mph was terrifying. It took full concentration just to maintain my lane. I think I got it up to 30.

Theres a guy that makes kits to mount TDIs in these things. Now thats a tractor lol

9:36 thanks RCR, very cool!

When talking about how dangerous these are you forgot to mention that the driver is literally sitting on top of the gas tank. It's right under the seat. Though I guess that's no worse than the old Ford trucks that had the tank right behind the seat.

There's probably something to be said for a gradual rather than abrupt transition from military to civilian life. Something healthful about using a vehicle for cultivation of the land, that you'd previously used for war. Also I'd like to point out how compact those original jeeps were. Lean and functional, not the bloated opulent mobile lounge suites of recent times.

I think a lot of the vehicle comments could be applied to my Samurai and it's 30" tires. I think this thing might even be slower and harder to fight around a corner than the Sami.

Bro these chapter names are something else.😂