Seven Willys Jeeps on the Rubicon Trail. This video shows the trek from Ellis Creek through the Little Sluice. More video to come!! For more cool Willys footage, visit the RU-vid channels of Stan Fuller, Tecovas, Jeepevans, MuddOxRacing
Hi all, Thank you for watching the video. The cowbell has a sentimental attachment to the group. The man who originally owned Cowbell has passed on. All the guys who were invited to the trip don't mind it and as the trail leader, it can be helpful to know that the group is still moving. I don't like it when people add music to their videos but I just turn the volume down or off and enjoy the show. This is a simple solution where everybody wins. Feel free to comment for or against the cow bell but if the comment is discourteous, I will delete it.
The cowbell is in memorial of a friend who has passed on ... its great now that it's explained..lol really if people have a hard time dealing with respect for a list friend you don't want to be around them anyway.....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠
Loved this!!! Traction control Off, ABS off, crawl control off, fancy off road modes Off, oversized tires and suspensions Off. Pure and wise off road skills ON!!! Great video.
Excellent video, just shows you what drivers who know how to drive offroad can do in old school basic Jeeps, no screaming engines and clouds of dust, just low revs on a torquey engine and getting the job done.
These Jeep were better than newer ones of today I drove one of these Jeeps to hall a Fat But General around Base at Fort Sill Oklahoma when I was in the Army in 1969. The Engine put out about 60 HP Gross at 4000 RPM it was not Fast at all But would bark the Tires in Second Gear it had some where around 110 foot Pounds of Torque and some Very Low Gears, the Gearing in this Thing was so Low that it would go no faster than a Marching Soldier could Walk it was designed this way. When I would have to go out in to the Field for Training this Jeep would go anywhere and I never got it stuck. I would put one of these Old Jeeps Up against any newer Jeep of today Bone Stock and I would Bet Money It would beet the newer ones. Many Years Later I owned a 1950 Willies that had no Engine all the rest of the Jeep was original and in great condition I put a 350 Chevy engine in it But with the Gearing it was not Very Practical because of the Gearing still would not get over 55 MPH down hill and spun the Tires to Mush when $ wheeling the $ cylinder these Jeeps Had when original were Perfect for the Jeeps Gearing combination. Oh and I could Shift this Jeep On the Street 8 Times using its Transfer Case in Low and High for each 4 forward gears. Yep it was a Cool and Adventurous time in my Life at just 17 years old. God Bless America its Disabled Veterans and its American Patriots. Great Video Guys.
This is not my cup of tea but definitely have respect for these old jeeps and the guys that can navigate them. The cowbell was bothering me but after reading why they have it makes me appreciate it. RIP to their friend..
I have a 1947 CJ2.. Got it when I was a kid. That jeep taught me alot, how to fix brakes, change clutch, u joints, steering box, transmission the 4 banger was always flooding out changed it over from 6 volt to 12 volt system but it still basically only ran when it wanted to. The rust was never-ending thanks to the wood that was part of the body structure..
My grandfather had a surplus 56 Willys he paid a dollar for. I remember as kids it was a farm truck to chase cattle. Affter he died I asked my Dad where the jeep went and it was sold at auction for $1,200 in 1989 and still ran. I would love to have had that jeep today and would trade my wifes 16 JK rubi for it in a second :)
Great video, and love the old school you guys!!! I grew up wheelin the same trail with a cowbell in the 70's ans 80's so I was happy to see that. Please don't change. And hats off to you all with no power steering. Many (not all) commentators here have never done this so it's hard for them to appreciate the nostalgia and true grit these jeeps bring, at the end of the day on the trail you are sore to the core and ready for a swim in Spider and beens and beer for dinner.
This was AWESOME! These 70-80 year old machines taking on the same sort of thing that "some" modern off roaders have trouble with!! 😲😲 And not ONE Person had a faulty PCM Module, stuck Fuel Injector, O2 Sensor... and didn't have to chase 5 MILES of wiring to find a short!! I'd take one of those over a new POS any day!! 😎👌👍👍
I have seen to many vids here in RU-vid about Jeeps / trails and blah blah blah .... but this vid man ..... wow not even sure what to comment 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I mean they are actually surprisingly good on gas. Mine I clocked 23 mpg on a road trip one time. Small little 4 bangers in a light jeep, I don't think my motor turns more then 3k rmp on a trip.
Superb video I never get bored watching this video again & again I myself own a willys but it’s not the original petrol engine it’s Mahindara Peugeot Diesel engine
These vintage Jeeps and their mostly vintage drivers impressed me for their abilities. I bet those guys were pretty tired after finishing given the tough steering. That would be a work out.
No necesitan de equipo super sosfiticado, caro y ostentoso para hacer lo que hacen...Con sus llantas tradicionales, flacas y motores con potencia apenas suficiente, hacen las maravillas que estamos viendo.
The bell must be in the cab, the old aunty makes too much noise !...eg scream, or so, you ring the bell. She ask WHY !?...you say : hindrance in de road. Like this real jeeps. Nice video, thanks.
I knew the Willys were more nimble & capable way before I got the JL Rubicon, but then again, I don't even know where you'd buy a Willy. Actually, the two are just different cars now.
At 5:45 , he must have to get use to nearly constant head aches. Back when the Rubicon was started , Jeeps were the thing. They didn't know that they were limited by what they drove. Cool
This may be a strange thing to say, but its refreshing to see an OD painted Willys without fake unit markings and star-insignias all over it. I prefer even that ratty looking "Grandpa Jeep" to one of those half-assed museum-jobs. For reference, the museums where you are may be spectacular, but Canadian Military-owned war museums are a joke. When they're restoring a vehicle, they rarely care what actual unit it came from. They literally just pick and choose what unit they would "prefer" for it and then paint their vehicles up to resemble vehicles that fought in famous battles, even though most of them were just stationary Gate-Guards in reality. There's a museum near me that's owned and run by the RCAC (Royal Canadian Armored Corps, specifically by the Ontario Reg't [Mechanized Recce Reserves]), and I thought it was great until I started volunteering there and saw all the sketchy shit they do with vehicle restorations. One of their crowd-ride Fireflies doesn't even have the proper engine or transmission in it. It's got a Cat 3208 and a 6-speed Eaton semi-truck transmission in it, yet they pass it off as the real thing. Mind you, it does sound incredible with that Cat V8 in it, but it doesn't sound at all how a Firefly should sound.
