Thanks for the trip to the past. I owned a 71 Commando with the exact color as yours. Mine had factory add-on AC because I was living in Scottsdale, AZ. I paid $1100 for it in 1980. I also had a 73 Scout, 43 Willy's MB Jeep with a 215 Olds V8, and a new 88 Suzuki Samurai. I love the little guys. Glenn
April is simply great!! You can see how she deliberately hides her knowledge and professionalism, to make it more amateur-esque funny, but then jumps right back into her pool of knowledge and passion for vehicles. Very nice Jeep btw! Best wishes ❤
Wow, I had a 1967 yellow Jeepster convertable that we purchased from the Pearl Buck estate and I drove that all through high school and into college. It was a power convertable top model. We fitted a Meyers snow plow on the front and I made lots of money plowing driveways back in the mid 70's. It was a real piece of $h*% but it got me around. The six cyl engine was full of low end torque but couldn't get out of it's own way on the highway. The heater was either off or on and I usually drove in the winter with the windows open and the heat on. Everyone certainly knew when I was at a party, it was so unique. I am glad that I survived driving it because it tried to killme on several occasions.
I still kick myself for not buying one of these when I had the chance when I lived in CO. I bought a '69 CJ5 instead and regretted it almost instantly.
Brought a tear to our eye. My Dad had a 72 Jeep Commando, which he sand dragged raced, pulling contest and even mudded all while being our family car. Would give anything to have one. His was the SC2 model in Renegade orange. The only things I have is the gauge cluster and the keys.
I have a 68 Jeepster that’s LS swapped with a 5.3, manual 5 speed from a Cherokee, 4 inch lift, and heated seats from a Toyota product. Had it for almost 8 years and I love it. People love it and don’t have a clue what it is. Take it to Eureka Springs all the time.
My mother drove a 1967 Jeepster in my youth. The old classic look, with AWD. Bacic goodness. Had a AM radio that would lock on stations miles away. I drove a '59 two door Wagon with Hurricane 6 and manual everything. Perfect first car.
there was no cup holders because we used to drink straight out of the bottle and just hold it between our legs. when you were done just toss the bottle out the window
This is by far one of the favorite vehicles I've seen you guys review I love the old Kaiser Jeeps and AMC Jeeps back when they were real Jeeps! I've always wanted a Jeepster I mean that goes back to the Willy's day's All Jeeps were great until Chrysler took over and killed off the rest of the AMC designs with the XJ and the ZJ!
There are many parts that are interchangeable with other jeeps. I had a 72 with an AMC 304 and a turbo 400 transmission. It was bullet proof. Jeepsterman has been providing parts for these for decades.
Even Jay Leno who loves old unrestored cars advocates all the time for upgrading the brakes. You might not need modern instat power, fine tuned suspension, but you definitely feel the value of modern brakes.
I had a 69 jeepster 6 cyl 3 speed manual it had 65,000 on it paid $800 bucks same kinda color white top green bottom it was my camping / fishing truck used it for three yrs,sold it for 800 the idiot I sold it to took it 4 wheeling in a plowed corn field it ripped the gas line off it and caught on fire and burnt , it was a great vehicle and to this day I regretted ever selling it . Oh and if you notice the window opening is just the right height to hang the elbow out the window 👍🏼
A college friend's dad had a brand new '71 Jeepster when I was in college. We did some good 4-wheeling in that Jeepster. The Buick V6 was a great engine in the Jeeps then. The Buick V6 was replaced with AMC engines in the '72 models. By the way, back in those days, the Colorado license plates were county coded. The plate you showed on the Jeepster was from Weld County (county seat--Greeley).
I had a 67 and loved it. Add the same motor. 3-speed manual transmission. I always took the top off. It was a good little truck. I always described it as the original S10 Blazer
Obviously the original CJ Jeeps came first but the scout was the one that ignited that market the first word Bronco generation was almost a copy of the scout without the build quality Scout had a fully boxed frame and way sturdier gears and the Scout II was what the blazer aimed for ultimately out competing and leading to 2nd gen bronco jeep Cherokee and even dodge got on board...i learned to drive in a commando and first new vehicle i bought was an 80 scout at owenhouse international in Bozeman Montana,
The reason AMC did the front end restyle was to lengthen the nose so they could replace the Buick sourced V6 with their own straight six and V8 engines. I definitely prefer the earlier style.
The first work truck assigned to me when I started with the Forest Service was a 1970 International Scout with the half cab option. It had a v8, wide ovals and four wheel drive. I was 21…so of course I often smoked all four wheels. Luckily I had it for about a year and never broke it. My favourite SUV back then was the Bronco 1. Still is.
Back in the day, between myself and other family members, we owned a bunch (at least ten) of first gen SUVs and a few '50s 4wd pickups. My Scout was a '69 4 cyl, and it had the best on-road handling of them all, and also really good off road capabilities. The big four cylinder also had a cool sounding snarl on deceleration. The Internationals didn't hold up well though, especially for highway driving. The Blazers rode the best but they wallowed a bit as you went down the road, and not as off road capable as the smaller SUVs. Overall the Broncos were the probably most capable overall, especially those with the v8, but they had some truly skittish handling. It's amazing the prices they command these days.
After WWII Mitsubishi bought the tooling for the Willy's jeep. They are still making them to this day. They made many improvements to the Willy's, like a more lively 1200 4cyl engine. They were only sold in Japan and therefore are right hand drive. Price to import them is quit reasonable.
very cool rode in one as a kid. , there was a pick up 1/2 cab, I still have my tonka jeepster commando ' stump jumper " same color it had a lift with mighty tonka dump truck tires and rims removeble top and then it was a 4 passenger sport model and the back seat would come out. , it was may fav beach toy salt water ruined it I had to sand it down and to this day is in primer grey
We had one of these that was cut up and lifted into a mud buggy, the transmission was locked up the the Buick odd fire v6 ran like a champ. I drove by a 48 for a couple months that was for sale but not being 4wd it definitely wasn’t as desirable being 2wd. I used to drive around in my father’s 62 Willys Pickup with drum brakes and no power steering but it had the 230 OHC Tornado engine.
The Buick V6 was not long on power but they were very durable engines. They were used in Jeeps of the same era as this Commando. Buick eventually bought the engines back from AMC. That's why AMC started using the 4.0 Liter in line six that was also a very good engine going back to the Nash Ambassador.
I googled Funny Hood Ornaments, and man, there are some great ones! From Will E Coyote❤ sitting on a rocket, to a 6" Tall cast Big Foot Monster.😂 Definitely worth a lookie lou.❤
My brother had one exactly like that to the colors and all i remember is him bitching how much a piece of crap it was many yrs ago. Not putting yours down,just thinking maybe why they’re so cheap. Good luck with yours!
Tyler: let April talk more, like in this video. She is VERY knowledgable, let her shine. I noticed you dominating the GMYT channel in the last weeks. This video here seems to be more balanced.
I saw one of these at a GM dealer in British Columbia last summer and I thought it was cool because you never see them. I think it was like 17 thousand Cad.
I spend a lot of time kicking myself for selling the 1970 International Scout 800A I had. I bought it, running and driving for $500 in 1998. I did a Ford 302 swap on it and fixed the rust and such that is so common on them. I got laid off from work in winter of 2000 and panic sold the Scout. A week later I was back to work. Now Im looking for a 70s Scout II, already have the LS lined up to swap into it. I do want it to drive and feel more reliable hence the LS swap. Of course Scouts are almost unobtainium at any sort of reasonable price unless they are a rust ball but I'll still keep trying to find one
I would be ready to get out of a vehicle driven by April. The woman talks with her hands, so you would have to get used to hands and arms moving instead of both hands on the wheel either at the 10:2 or 9:3 position.
The first manual vehicle I drove was a Jeep CJ.... Straight into a trampoline. A little overpriced in my opinion based on the caulk and hole in the hood etc.
It's affordable until everyone goes for it. Part of the reason these are getting expensive is because everyone and their dad has already gobbled up the muscle cars.
I have the same Lincoln Tyler had just a year newer. Mine is a 79. Tyler said he had such bad luck with his. Mine has been good to me. I just posted a video of it if you want to see it.
I love the C101s. Now the prices will go up. Please do a video on the Pontiac Sunbird/Chevy Monza/Oldsmobile Starfire/Buick Skyhawk so I can be priced out of those affordable cars too. 😁
April and tyler you 2 should look up Dennis Collins about your jeep stuff he can help you guys out with it on what ever it is about the jeep in any questions you have here
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s we always thought of the Jeepster as hideous in appearance. Back then, it was completely understood WHY they didn't sell very well compared to its competition. This was a transitional era for Jeep, trying to go from complete utilitarianism to "everyday styling acceptability". It was a rough transitional period that they eventually gave up on until the late 80s where they eventually SMASHED it and dominated the market.
My 2014 Toyota Tacoma has crank windows, electric was not an option for the Standard Cab. No power door locks either. 2014 was the final year for the Standard Cab. I will never sell it.
I always think that vehicles without plates up front look incomplete. Something is missing. Cars are meant to have plates up front. (European-sized ones, obv.)
