A good car. I love old cars to my heart. Those who designed and built them are truly creative and have excelled and succeeded in their work. A thousand thanks to them.

@LetsBuildaWillysJeep

2 жыл бұрын

I’m restoring a Willys Jeep make sure to subscribe!

I love the simplicity but absolute functionality of the MBs and GPWs. So cool!

Well-done Sir! As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video. ~M~

I’m very impressed how well it was designed and how much for thought went into it!!!! I love it!!!

Simple to operate, no electronic junk, and most of all, RELIABLE!!!Something that the big three haven't learn yet!!!

An amazing example! My first car when I was 17 in 1965. Unfortunately I sold it but no car since, including a Porsche 911, has ever lived up to the fun I had in the Jeep.

Extraordinary piece of American ingenuity. I would love to have a classic like this. Congratulations and thanks for sharing the video

@m118lr

3 жыл бұрын

..for SURE

beautiful... I have a complete 42.. need to get it back up someday.. My pop had one when I was a kid, many memories in those things..

Thank you so much for uploading this Video. It's great stuff for building an exact model of this beautiful car. Best regards from Germany, Frank.

I 'll be with jeep to life is my favorite veicle.

Great MB! Reminds me of a '43 GPW I had for many years and was my first motor vehicle.

Thank you for your help Ronald I actually did a google search for the vacuum assisted wipers but was not able to find the right tutorial.Your explanation however has helped me a lot and will look forward for more videos from your side.Many wishes.

Great video, Thank You! When I was a young kid my Dad had a ‘47 CJ2A, and I always watched the series “Rat Patrol” with Christopher George each week. I always wondered how many Jeeps were tore up during that series. Christopher George actually sustained a life long injury when he was in a Jeep that rolled over during filming in 1966-67, and when he passed away years ago his death was attributed to that injury. Good Day Everyone!

amazing how utilitarian every detail is

Have been crazy about these vehicles since I was a kid , thanks for sharing 👍

Loved it 👌👌more of the turnable headlights ..

What a beautiful piece of American history, and an awesome testimony to American ingenuity. I long for the days when this was considered "high tech". They just don't make them like this any more. Thank you for the guided tour.

this is fantastic. I am building a model of the Willys Jeep right now and this was very helpful.

I have been to the Philippines several times and have seen the thousands of Jeepney’s. Each one is a piece of art. I always wanted to purchase one of the solid stainless steel copies (beautiful). :-)

Brings good and sad memories. Thanks for sharing this video.

outstanding video editing, and explanation..good job sir, and thank you.

These were built in Sthelens. During the war, in a factory on Fleet lane. The factory floor was slightly sloped so they could be pushed down the line. I worked in that factory after the war and you could see the odd reminder of them being there.

Beautiful restoration job! Love my 3A!! NH

Come on! start it for us!! i LOVE your jeep, very informational video. If i ever restore a vehicle, the first thing i would restore would be a willys MB.

Thanks for the video. The info with the detailing explanation of each part very useful.

Thank You for sharing. It’s a gem.

My grandfather has one and he’s giving it to me when he passes amazing car

This video was fantastic. I plan on using a 70's toyota truck drive train, and completely building my own plagiarized Jeep around it, frame and all.

Beautiful restoration. Like the new originals

There is a beauty in it’s simplicity and utility. My wife wants this.

nice... grew up had a 43 willys MB in the my family. what fun i had. owner after us went back to mil spec on it. found a Belgum military uniform button under the fuel tank when during the first fuel tank change around 1965 or so.

Excellent video & love those WW2 Willys MB Jeeps!

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

Also the interchangeable Ford GPW.

Nice Jeep. I’ve owned and restored two of these that were made in 1945 and I restored them to factory original condition, wiring, fuel tank, combat wheels, radio, every detail back to original and nothing modern…..except the battery, it’s common for MV owners that have these old 6 volt systems to install an 8 volt battery so it helps the starter have a little more power, it helps in cold environments and the voltage regulator can be adjusted charge an 8 volt battery. Please remember that when you restore the radio, the radio case is a different OD green color called Communication Corps green and it’s a crinkle type finish. There’s a vintage radio vendor that sells things online and they sold the paint in a spray can but you have to use it properly, don’t apply numerous coats or it won’t look right. If you can’t find the paint, you can go to your local Harley Davidson dealership and buy a can of their black crinkle paint then once you paint the radio case with it and it dries well, apply a single coat of the right OD green over it. These days, MD Juan makes some excellent reproduction parts but there are some better quality reproductions out there that you may prefer. I bought most of my parts from Ron Fitzpatrick parts out of Oregon and he sells a beautiful Italian made fuel tank which I highly recommend. If you’ve ever thought about owning and restoring one of these, it’s really not that difficult to do. Using flat paints is very forgiving compared to high gloss automotive paints. I would often buy a case (6 cans) of spray paint from RAPCO parts and as I restored various parts over time, I’d paint them as I assembled each section. Even using ‘rattle can’ spray cans is fine for larger sections like the hood or body panels. I’d buy a gallon of the paint and use it for the body and underbody areas with a cheap spray gun from Harbor Freight. The paints are still very cheap compared to automotive paints, a gallon of 314 OD green is only $45. And the spray cans have the same paint inside. With MD Juan, you can even buy a complete Jeep kit that only needs the engine and drive train so the options are wide with working on these, just depends on what you want and how much you’re willing to spend. Some prefer to use only US made original parts which is possible but insanely expensive so most of us compromise. I hate it when someone restores a WWII jeep but when they open the hood, it’s all civilian parts, crappy wiring and a 12 volt system. It’s fine if you haven’t gotten to the engine yet but to say that the Jeep is restored and the owner has no intention of completing anything else, is far from restored. And you’ll see a lot of Jeep owners that do this, usually there’s indicators that this is the case when you see all kinds of weird stencils that are incorrect for the vehicle and period of service. MV purists will always keep their vehicle exactly original and nothing else.

Beautiful Jeep. Congratulations on owning it. I see you have 101st. ABN. I was 82nd 1st 505th back in the day. Airborne brother! 👍🇺🇸

All mechanical no electronics I just love it

The condition is very perfect. I like it.

настоящий солдат, ничего лишнего. Спасибо тому, кто сохранил эту замечательную машину

@DAVIDP637

3 жыл бұрын

v rosii est takaia she mashina???

very good shape! Greatings from Enemy Country where he drives!

Ive been following a blender tutorial by the great David Ward on how to model one of these, I`ve sort of fallen in love with the willys. It must of hurt to let it go. I was stuck for refence images for final touches so this clip has been a dream to find!

O mais interessante nesse Jeep é que foi projetado pra linha do trem, combate total... É anfíbio, é tanta coisa que nem sei... Simplesmente magnífico.

I had a 1943 Ford Jeep. Loved it. I put a 194 cu. in. Buick V/6 in it which made it go alot better.It also had the machinee gun floor in the back

سياره جيد احب السيارات القديمة لقلبي من صممها وصنعها حقآ مبدعون وقمت التفوق والنجاح بعملهم الف شكر لهم

I have a fully restored 1943 GPW Ford, such a joy to ride with the canvas and windscreen down! I'll never sell it, it's my baby!

This would be so fun to drive ! Awesome history

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

They are.

Certainly an Iconic vehicle, and possibly the most famous off road vehicle next to the land Rover, but highly impractacle with such a slow top speed of around 40mph. Great off road, but becoming so rare and valuable, that its only a brave owner who would take theirs off road. The opening windscreen is a really nice touch.

@newportpa67

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Lewis You are correct. My Willy is a 1941, now about seventy-five years old. Willy could still go off road, but I don't push him. How would you treat your 75 year old grand father? I cannot describe the joy of riding with this piece of history!

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

The speedo on these reads 60, they'll do more than that while being shot at. The 'Max speed 40 MPH' was for road use in Britain.

I came across this channel through a Jeep video 11 years ago. It smells the same as my channel. I love it.

@RonaldWalters2010

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Please subscribe! That is what keeps this channel running. Ron

A very nice job Ron! I'm currently building a 42 Gpw and an M38A1. Hope they come out as nice! Keep up the good work!-----Dave in Ohio

@johnhipp8267

3 жыл бұрын

Dave Hollingsworth, are you anywhere near Sandusky?

I used to drive one of these in Korea. X. Ray. Camp Commanders unit. Flooded it in the Imjin River but it still started and never failed.

I got it this way in 2004 but never drove it very much (for various reasons). I needed to make room for another vehicle so I sold it. Jeeps were made as a lightweight, expendable vehicle and were never intended to survive as long as many have. Sitting out in the weather is a killer… sitting under a tarp is probably worse. Still have the Model A.

Thats an amazing car.. very good condition..

Blackout Lights were designed to provide a minimum of light so as not to be seen by a distant enemy or from the air above 400 ft. The Blackout Driving Light is 25 to 50 candlepower. They were probably most useful for vehicles traveling in convoy with wide-awake drivers. I’ve played around driving with them and really couldn’t see much. You need to drive very slowly. I can only imagine a lot of people ran into each other when using them.

ALL of the Willys MB headlights were on buckets and flipped ! That stopped when Willys introduced the M-38 or MC model . Cool vid .

Beautifully done

Beautiful and graceful.

Jeeps have changed a lot since then, I am driving a 2019 jeep now, I used to drive a series Land Rover which even from the 70s was still as basic as that Jeep there except for the plastic dashboard.

I will not be making any more videos on this jeep. I sold it last year.

@tasken_lander_redux4775

4 жыл бұрын

May I ask what these go for these days?

We had a Wileys when I was a kid and then my older brother ran it into a canal. “Salt water canal.” That was the end of our family treasure.

@m118lr

3 жыл бұрын

Awwwwww man, TRAGEDY

Great video quality and perfect presentation

@RonaldWalters2010

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

The value is in the eye of the beholder. Just look for ads in your area. Also, they make a lot of very good reproduction Willy's parts in the Philippines. Another favorite of mine is the British Austin Champ 4-cylinder Rolls Royce Engine...

Really beautiful Jeep

I’ve wanted one of these my whole life.

Felicitaciones por tener ese excelente jeep willys mb, soy fanatico de los willys, Saludos desde Bs As Argentina.

My Gawd that is perfect! droolin here.

It is in beautiful condition. Wow

simply beautyful

You misunderstood what I said. I am sure the Jeepney is an original Filipino design. I said all ORIGINAL WWII Jeeps were manufactured in the USA. If an original WWII Jeep with original serial number could be proven the country of origin was USA possibly it could be re-imported to the USA as an antique or historic vehicle. Then you would not be concerned about current safety standards, since antique vehicles do not require any safety features not original to the year of the manufactured vehicle.

Great Work !

Très belle rénovation bravo j avais la même à l'armée merci

Thank you for sharing

gotta love that Steel on Steel interior! spent about 2 weeks in and out of a HMMWV in AIT. those cushions aren't worth a damn!

One of the most beautiful JEEP on the planet earth 🤩.

Excelente es Jeep Willys 100% original incluyendo el motor. Señores este es el mejor Jeep fabricado jamás

I am a proud member of a Military Museum that owns and displays, Jeep #1, made by Ford, AND has been certified as The oldest Jeep, ever made. Come see it at The Veteran's Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama

very good work

amazing video 😍😍 I love willyzzz i need one like this right hand drive type ❤️❤️

VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!

Great vid.

Nice video, very informative, you even show the labels too, great! Always been curious about the details in these "General Purpose" (Jeep=G.P.) vehicles. Amazing how simple, straight-forward and rugged it all is, the way all American stuff used to be made. This stuff is going to remain around for a long time I'm sure, they're not making any more of it. Congratulations on an amazing restoration, hope the new owner has as much pride in it as you do, can see it in the way you undo the latches :^)

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

GP was _not_ "general purpose", it was Ford internal code for Government, 80" wheelbase. After American Bantam delivered the first prototype of what would become 'Jeep', followed soon afterward by Willys and Ford, Ordnance shared blueprints and specifications with each manufacturer, suggested revisions, issued each a contract to build 1,500 'pre production' vehicles (Bantam's contract was extended for Lend Lease). These 'pre standard Jeeps' were: Bantam BRC (Bantam Reconnaissance Car) Willys MA (Military, first contract) Ford GP (Government, 80" w/b) After those vehicles had been thoroughly tested and evaluated (severely abused) and additional revisions specified the contract for 'Truck, 1/4 Ton, 4X4, G503' was awarded to Willys Overland with Ford as subcontractor. The WW2 standard 'Jeeps' were: Willys MB (Military, second contract, nearly 360,000 produced) Ford GPW (Government, 80" w/b, Willys contract, nearly 280,000 produced).

Mouthwatering condition. Wanted to hear its engine's music.

Willy jeep is my favorite vehicle and strong vehicle

Abençoada quem inventou ele!!

I had one CJ5 1983 Ford 2.3L OHC (4 cylinders) that had pneumatic windshield wiper on the driver's side and a manual wiper on the passenger side.

Your help will be highly appreciated thank you.

The point of blacked out lights was to prevent the enemy spotting you but it increases the getting into an accident too.

Smells new, i love this car :)

nice one, very informative and gives an excellent insight to the jeep. Will you be doing more of this? Like the back section how the rear seats fold and storage compartments on the back? Very nice jeep!

Nice jeep i love any jeep wrangle rubicon renegade willy in ford then crisler toyota fj cruisers 1968 to 1985

Great jeep from a military collector

It's a very nice M-38 Ron. I learned to drive in one similar. They are fun for around town and excellent for off road, but tedious out on a highway trip. ....Sooner or later it becomes time to sell em and get something a bit more comfortable...

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

It is not an M38, it is an MB (G503). The M38 (Willys MC) was introduced in 1950 and used initially in the Korean War.

wilys jeep is my favourite already today

I like how most of the restored jeeps I see are 101st Airborne jeeps

Very nice job on the engine compartment, some of that stuff is VERY hard to come by.

@billmoran3812

2 жыл бұрын

You used to be able to purchase any part on a Jeep from JC Whitney in Chicago. You could pretty much build one from their catalog.

@-oiiio-3993

10 ай бұрын

@@billmoran3812 Correct. Crown automotive, as well. Things went a bit 'dark' for a while years ago, but now with popularity of restoration and availability via the 'net, every bit and part for these is available in reproduction.

Drove one of these in the Philippines, got my Navy driver's license.

Nice Jeep sir.

Great people great ideas sense of style and qualities and the gift of centuries for the people of the world. Thanks an love you.

Very nice jeep

Great video thanks for the walk around. Has an old military hand this is the first time I ever heard a pintle hitch called a ring hitch. That is probably the official name but I’ve never heard it.

Beautiful example

Que carro, super original e cheios dos mimos.

complimenti….e' bellissima sembra appena uscita dalla fabbrica..!!!