The video already answers the question. This is a tractor, an aircraft tug. Does not have adequate suspension for riding on roads or highways. It is a beautiful specimen and very well maintained.
@@MrIgottap Old army Jeeps may feel like a tractor - but they aren't technically. They are surely not as comfortable as modern off-roaders - but they do have a suspension - and bolstered seats. Main focus in design wasn't user comfort - it was durability - at all costs. Leaf springs are very tough - but not comfortable. Back then, the concept of a small, fast multi-purpose vehicle with the ability to switch between RWD and AWD was revolutionary. But it's not a towing machine. It can tow a small trailer - but that's about it. This vehicle here was designed for a whole different purpose in a whole different weight class. It's a slow and heavy tow vehicle, permanent 4x4, no suspension - a true tractor.
Thanks for posting this. Common vehicles like the Willys Jeep and Sherman Tank get lots of videos, but there were so many support vehicles of various types and smaller production numbers that have sort of been forgotten to history.
Having three MM tractors for as long as 21 years, I've researched the history and vehicles/implements they've made over the course of their existence.... These I've seen before and were primarily for tugging aircraft...having been in the military we had those and other makes/models.
I seen one of these sell about 5 years ago, at Polks antique tractor auction in New Paris Indiana. It was unrestored. They were able to drive it through the auction ring, although it wasn't running the best.... I had no idea it was that rare of a find! Interesting Video 👍
Thank you for your insightful video. I have seen this many times and movies and clips from World War II. I have always wondered what they were and who made them. And to think that came from good old Minnesota. My lifelong home.
The Army put out bids for a small four wheel drive utility vehicle. Bantam Auto builder's design was accepted but because they were a small company with limited manufacturing ability the design was given to Ford and Willys. The vehicle was listed in the Army's paper work as a "General Purpose Vehicle." The troops shortened it to "GP" or as we now call it "Jeep"
I happen to live here in alaska, bought lots of stuff from northwest (good guys) auto salvage. I did bring back from the islands as the navy really hid tons of goodies out there and no one will probably bother them. Costs a fortune to ship from there to the mainland. I just happened at time to have a huge barge that I owned and boat big enough to tow to japan. I found for real... a forty nine ford panel truck mint except for a single small bullet hole in windshield on drivers side. You ain't heard the best yet... under a hundred miles by a long ways speedometer!! USN on the door. I'm talking miles driven
Most definitely NOT the original M-M jeep!. The model UTX was the original M-M jeep and a total of six were built in 1939-40 (possibly as early as 1938) and were famously tested at Camp Riley, MN, which is where the "jeep" nickname was applied. Sgt. James T. O'Brien, who did not survive WWII, is recorded as having applied the name. This was long before (a decade) Willys-Overland trademarked the name. The UTX was largely based on the UDLX, though larger, and mounted the 425ci six rather than a four and had a stouter undercarriage, plus a driving Timken front axle. One UTX is known to survive. I drove it and photographed it in the 1990s. At the time it was owned by the Fertig family. A version of it went into limited production, the GTX 6x6 artillery prime mover, but only a few hundred were built. A couple of those survive in Europe.
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
Really cool seeing something i didnt know exhisted i am history buff and have never seen or head of the mm...outstanding job on video and keeping the history alive👍
The original jeep was designed by American Bantam. The war department like the Willis engine and allowed them to make a few changes and Willis made them throughout the war and then for the civilian market. However Ford built the majority of them for the war effort. American Bantam got the contract to build the trailers that got coupled with the Jeep during the war
I can see how it would be called a Jeep back then. That had to be a predecessor to the "tugs" we still see today I'ld wager. That is a very cool, "rare" Jeep!!
It's tough to say as "Jeep" was a generic word used to describe a small motorized vehicle or piece of equipment for quite some time before it was copywrited. What we now call "Jeep" was the result of Willys(at least I think it was Willys) winning the lawsuit that that allowed them to copyright that name.
We had a Minneapolis Moline tractor on our farm. Narrow front. I have no idea what model number or Id it was. Had a slip clutch. And was fairly fast on the road. Might have been a 35 hp . I would call that GSE or ground support equipment. Not a jeep. We had them later in my Navy Squadron on land and on the carrier.
The name jeem comes from the abreviation GP which stands for general purpose. It dates back at least to the mid to late 30s and was applied to any multipurpose light vehicle
Hydraulic lifters simply control valve lash. They have nothing to do with prevention of engines being destroyed due to lack of oil. Connecting rods see to that! Nice 4x4.
If you didn't keep the solid lifter valve train adjusted correctly you can destroy an engine yes hence the navy specified hydraulic lifters. One less thing to adjust.
There is a red one in Oregon. Its all original. It was abandoned in a hangar fer years. Old man uses it fer pulling a long bed 2 axle trailer always loading up on scrap metal.
Max Maxwell i dont know the name of the city where he is, but on a map of the state near the far right side close to the middle. I was out that way helping a friend with fixing up a couple old datsun pickups an a chevy luv. Old guy came by twice that month looking fer scrap metal. Id have to call my friend once i get service on my phone again. Im currently using wifi at a cicis pizza to get online.
Yes, it is a Jeep. It was widely referred to as a Jeep as far back as 1937 (when it was released) which is a couple years prior to the original Bantam design of what we now know of as a Jeep. I would say, if anything, the ‘Jeep’ got it’s name from the Moline (but that may not be true, ‘Jeep’ was known to be used to describe specialized vehicles like this one even prior to the Moline itself, but that’s about the time it became very common).
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
@@BFKAnthony817 Second World War (originally US): from the initials GP, standing for general purpose, influenced by ‘Eugene the Jeep’, a creature of great resourcefulness and power represented in the Popeye comic strip.
Hmm I seem to recall seeing something very like this vehicle in northern Queensland Australia in the early 1980s.. derelict and obviously that way for some time. Did they ever get used in service in Australia or the islands north? ( Papua New Guinea)
there were many prototypes submitted by lots of Companys the first one that fit what they were looking for was made by the Bantom motor company in Pennsylvania the company was small so after a short time production was taken over by the Big three auto makers of the time FORD GM and Chrysler they also had other cars and trucks at the time that wasn't a Jeep
Bantam produced the first 4wd Jeep that was driven from Butler, Pa. to the Army testing grounds September 21, 1940. It was immediately taken out for a "spin" with sensational review by Lt Colonel Mosley. The Bantam pilot Jeep was then tested by the US Army for several weeks under severe test conditions and successfully passed. It was then taken on a tour of multiple military bases for inspection and knowledge sharing. The success of making the first Jeep in 75 days, Bantam was awarded a contract to built 70 more Jeeps the BR-60 series which included 4wd steer versions. All 70 of these BR-60 versions were completed and delivered to the US Army before the end of 1940 ahead of schedule. Willy's first Jeep, the Quad, arrived November 13 and promptly blew three engines during testing. It took Bantam's engineer Harold Crist to tell Willy's why their engines kept blowing up. Ford? Limped into the US Army testing grounds with a farm tractor transmission that was ill matched to the duties required by a military jeep. Bantam's chief blue-print engineer-Karl Probst-made a deal with Checker Cab company out of Michigan to "boost" Bantam jeep production which was stated 20,000 a year prior to this agreement. Checker's engineers retooled and modified the 4wd steer design of the Bantam Jeeps and yes, Checker Cab Jeeps were photographed at the US Army testing grounds in Baltimore. The US Army let Willy's and Ford reps look at and copy what ever they wanted off the Bantam Jeep while it was being tested in Baltimore. The Spring of 1941, saw the US Government award 1500 Jeep orders for Bantam, Willys and Ford. The three rivals were field tested in June 1941 with the US Government declaring the Willy's the winner and the one slighly less cheaper (a few bucks) was the nail in Bantam's Jeep production. However, officials from the Russian government were on hand and could choose what ever jeep they wanted and went for the Bantam Jeep! 1000 Bantam Jeeps were sent to Russia via the Lend Lease program. At least two Bantam Jeeps were seen with the Canadian Army in 1941. By the way, did you know the largest stock holder of Willys was Bantam's owner!
Need to come to Stuttgart ark and do the story of the Stuttgart tractor ,first 4 wheel articulating tractor built by prairie implement built in 1960 . Can send you pictures . It is what MM based their first on . It is restored and stored at Prairie Implement ,
Why would you think it was the original jeep? There was airplane tug version of a jeep, bit it looked nothing like this. itted by: In In June 1940, ( way before this was built ) with World War II on the horizon, the U.S. Army solicited bids from 135 automakers for a 1/4 ton "light reconnaissance vehicle" tailored to Army specifications. Only three companies responded - Bantam, Willys, and Ford - but, within a year's time they collectively produced the template for the vehicle known worldwide as the "jeep". Willys-Overland delivered the prototype "Quad" (named for the 4x4 system it featured), to the U.S. Army on Armistice Day (Veteran's Day), November of 1940. The design was completed in a remarkable 75 days. Only two prototypes were made.This vehicle is probably a tow for larger planes. How much does it weigh. How does the full time 4wd work.
In the book All American Wonder. They have a picture of the advertisement that was in farmer magazines I imagine. In it is a add for this. “We have a light under our bushel.” It’s a very interesting idea of the times . It’s called a “Jeep “ in the add. There’s enough stories out there about how the name Jeep came about to keep just about everyone happy 😊 Don’t forget about “Popeyes pet Eugene .
I used to have a 62 willys pickup cabover with a flat 4 cylinder sat in dekalb behind the driver in between the two seats the better that truck was exactly like that one
Nope not a jeep it's a tug. A cool tug with a jeep like box to the rear but next to no real off road ability due to ground clearance and lack of suspension Charlie 🇬🇧
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
A very cool, rare and unique tractor… but not a Jeep. This was clearly used as an air field and road surface vehicle and never as an overland utility vehicle… though it is still a very cool vehicle and I would absolutely love to have one. it would fit perfectly right along with my Willy’s “Jeep”
This is not a Jeep but rather a runway tug/tractor vehicle; to call it anything but that does the venerable WWII Jeep and this rare example of WWII military vehicular equipment a disservice. Additionally you can see this vehicles DNA in later runway tug/tractor vehicles.
This Minneapolis Moline is a Tug, not a Jeep. It's too far heavy and lacks all-terrain mobility and speed required under the Jeep proposal. Even though it is a 4-wheel drive, if you were to take this into a loose san, or deep mud area that would be that.
My uncle Paul Seaholm 's father was part of the design team at MM back in 1938. Good to see it running still.
Do you know which projects he worked on? I think it's interesting.
No, he did´t.
The video already answers the question. This is a tractor, an aircraft tug. Does not have adequate suspension for riding on roads or highways. It is a beautiful specimen and very well maintained.
True. A nice vintage aircraft tug - but no Jeep by any means.
Just because it's military and 4x4 doesn't makes it one.
I wanna put a hellcat in one 😮
Original company advertising clearly shows it being called the original Jeep as that is what the original test driver nicknamed it, so...
Ever ridden in an old army Jeep? They pretty much are a tractor. Modern “Jeep” is a jeep only in name.
@@MrIgottap Old army Jeeps may feel like a tractor - but they aren't technically. They are surely not as comfortable as modern off-roaders - but they do have a suspension - and bolstered seats. Main focus in design wasn't user comfort - it was durability - at all costs. Leaf springs are very tough - but not comfortable.
Back then, the concept of a small, fast multi-purpose vehicle with the ability to switch between RWD and AWD was revolutionary. But it's not a towing machine. It can tow a small trailer - but that's about it.
This vehicle here was designed for a whole different purpose in a whole different weight class. It's a slow and heavy tow vehicle, permanent 4x4, no suspension - a true tractor.
Thanks for posting this. Common vehicles like the Willys Jeep and Sherman Tank get lots of videos, but there were so many support vehicles of various types and smaller production numbers that have sort of been forgotten to history.
Such a great piece of History
Having three MM tractors for as long as 21 years, I've researched the history and vehicles/implements they've made over the course of their existence....
These I've seen before and were primarily for tugging aircraft...having been in the military we had those and other makes/models.
probably one of the most attractive plane tugs I've seen
I seen one of these sell about 5 years ago, at Polks antique tractor auction in New Paris Indiana. It was unrestored. They were able to drive it through the auction ring, although it wasn't running the best.... I had no idea it was that rare of a find! Interesting Video 👍
Absolutely a great video depicting a great vehicle.....👍👍👍
vary cool ! thanks for sharing it with us !
Thank you for your insightful video. I have seen this many times and movies and clips from World War II. I have always wondered what they were and who made them. And to think that came from good old Minnesota. My lifelong home.
Doesnt appear to be a lot of suspension travel! "The Fighting Seabees" looks like a fascinating movie, I will try and watch it.
A really cool car and an important time witness.
Thanks a lot for showing saving restoring taping editing uploading and sharing.
WOW, you lucky duck, I would've bought one in a heart beat, Congrats sir.
Very cool thanks for posting!
The Army put out bids for a small four wheel drive utility vehicle. Bantam Auto builder's design was accepted but because they were a small company with limited manufacturing ability the design was given to Ford and Willys. The vehicle was listed in the Army's paper work as a "General Purpose Vehicle." The troops shortened it to "GP" or as we now call it "Jeep"
Commonly told, but wrong. They were called Jeep after the comic character before they were designated GP.
Cool piece and cool story!!
A functional work of art!
Beautiful vehicle
The shape is different, but I really like it. It deserves to be brought back again.
Very interesting vehicle
My dad was a Seebee in the Philippine islands during WW2 and also worked at Mpls Moline.
What a great video I am a jeep guy enjoyed this thank you.
I happen to live here in alaska, bought lots of stuff from northwest (good guys) auto salvage. I did bring back from the islands as the navy really hid tons of goodies out there and no one will probably bother them. Costs a fortune to ship from there to the mainland. I just happened at time to have a huge barge that I owned and boat big enough to tow to japan. I found for real... a forty nine ford panel truck mint except for a single small bullet hole in windshield on drivers side. You ain't heard the best yet... under a hundred miles by a long ways speedometer!! USN on the door. I'm talking miles driven
I would love to hear the story behind that truck! Where ya at in Alaska? I lived in Anchorage as a kid and worked in the Bering in my early 20s.
Nice job.
Most definitely NOT the original M-M jeep!. The model UTX was the original M-M jeep and a total of six were built in 1939-40 (possibly as early as 1938) and were famously tested at Camp Riley, MN, which is where the "jeep" nickname was applied. Sgt. James T. O'Brien, who did not survive WWII, is recorded as having applied the name. This was long before (a decade) Willys-Overland trademarked the name. The UTX was largely based on the UDLX, though larger, and mounted the 425ci six rather than a four and had a stouter undercarriage, plus a driving Timken front axle. One UTX is known to survive. I drove it and photographed it in the 1990s. At the time it was owned by the Fertig family. A version of it went into limited production, the GTX 6x6 artillery prime mover, but only a few hundred were built. A couple of those survive in Europe.
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline
NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a
designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
@@BFKAnthony817Jeep = gp General Purpose vehicle
Would be interesting to show it to Jay Lenno so he could review it and drive it on the road!
Really cool seeing something i didnt know exhisted i am history buff and have never seen or head of the mm...outstanding job on video and keeping the history alive👍
Cool video thank you
The original jeep was designed by American Bantam. The war department like the Willis engine and allowed them to make a few changes and Willis made them throughout the war and then for the civilian market. However Ford built the majority of them for the war effort. American Bantam got the contract to build the trailers that got coupled with the Jeep during the war
That's right. They have a really nice Jeep celebration in Butler, PA to commemorate it. My grandfather worked at Bantam way back then.
Ford made more than Willys
Это "аэродромный тягач" с историей. Свою историю надо помнить и гордиться, а так же помнить трагедию и не забывать её, чтобы не повторять.
Someone in LaSalle county Illinois has or had one seen at fair, but restored in mm orange paint.
Very cool vehicle!
That thing is cool looking.
Really cool
Fantastic!
That’s awesome!
one of the best 4 wheel machine
I can see how it would be called a Jeep back then. That had to be a predecessor to the "tugs" we still see today I'ld wager. That is a very cool, "rare" Jeep!!
Excellent 👍🏻
Very interesting!
That's a great bit of kit😊😊
That is awesome.
really cool my compliments sir
The Navy called it an "Aircraft Tow Tractor".
I always thought the Bantam BRC60 was the original Jeep. Great video.
It's tough to say as "Jeep" was a generic word used to describe a small motorized vehicle or piece of equipment for quite some time before it was copywrited. What we now call "Jeep" was the result of Willys(at least I think it was Willys) winning the lawsuit that that allowed them to copyright that name.
I've seen one at a stream engine show in Platt County Missouri.
Very cool vehicle! Only 26 left remaining out of 800 made. I wonder what happened to the other 774? I would love to come across one of these!
Parted out to keep the other 26 running
Most were scraped or sold to airports after ww2 since the military didnt need them
it is war ,lost ,etc
Part of some Chinese ship selling us more cheap junk back.
They can't know that for sure. There's gotta be some more hiding in some old guy's pole building somewhere.
That video was awesome
looks cool
We had a Minneapolis Moline tractor on our farm. Narrow front. I have no idea what model number or Id it was. Had a slip clutch. And was fairly fast on the road. Might have been a 35 hp . I would call that GSE or ground support equipment. Not a jeep. We had them later in my Navy Squadron on land and on the carrier.
Agree, this was a ground support vehicle, Original "Jeep"? was just click bait.
The name jeem comes from the abreviation GP which stands for general purpose. It dates back at least to the mid to late 30s and was applied to any multipurpose light vehicle
Uncle was a Sea Bee in the Philippines during WW2. Father in Law was a farmer... very familiar with Mpls Moline
Wow these are cool...we have to start restoring them. Stacey David Gearz would be a good reference.
I’d like to see more of the motor and the undercarriage.
Very unusual design.
Hydraulic lifters simply control valve lash. They have nothing to do with prevention of engines being destroyed due to lack of oil. Connecting rods see to that! Nice 4x4.
If you didn't keep the solid lifter valve train adjusted correctly you can destroy an engine yes hence the navy specified hydraulic lifters. One less thing to adjust.
i agree , he was wingin it on that explanation
Nice Moon Buggy
There is a red one in Oregon. Its all original. It was abandoned in a hangar fer years. Old man uses it fer pulling a long bed 2 axle trailer always loading up on scrap metal.
I live in Oregon myself, I'd love to know exactly where abouts this may be! Possibly chat the old guy up and maybe get a look at it :)
Max Maxwell i dont know the name of the city where he is, but on a map of the state near the far right side close to the middle. I was out that way helping a friend with fixing up a couple old datsun pickups an a chevy luv. Old guy came by twice that month looking fer scrap metal. Id have to call my friend once i get service on my phone again. Im currently using wifi at a cicis pizza to get online.
Love it can imagine toughness
Called jeep
A very special and historic vehicle, and no doubt the original Jeep.
Nope, not a jeep. There was a specific DoD request for the vehicle ultimately called the Jeep. This is not within that spec.
Yes, it is a Jeep. It was widely referred to as a Jeep as far back as 1937 (when it was released) which is a couple years prior to the original Bantam design of what we now know of as a Jeep. I would say, if anything, the ‘Jeep’ got it’s name from the Moline (but that may not be true, ‘Jeep’ was known to be used to describe specialized vehicles like this one even prior to the Moline itself, but that’s about the time it became very common).
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline
NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a
designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
@@BFKAnthony817 Second World War (originally US): from the initials GP, standing for general purpose, influenced by ‘Eugene the Jeep’, a creature of great resourcefulness and power represented in the Popeye comic strip.
Hmm
I seem to recall seeing something very like this vehicle in northern Queensland Australia in the early 1980s.. derelict and obviously that way for some time.
Did they ever get used in service in Australia or the islands north? ( Papua New Guinea)
cool it looks simple to reproduce
Unbelievable I am very much surprised to see this interesting
That's cool
wow interesting how a vehicle with hydraulic lifters wont start if low on oil . i learned something today 😁 1:28
there were many prototypes submitted by lots of Companys the first one that fit what they were looking for was made by the Bantom motor company in Pennsylvania the company was small so after a short time production was taken over by the Big three auto makers of the time FORD GM and Chrysler they also had other cars and trucks at the time that wasn't a Jeep
Bantam produced the first 4wd Jeep that was driven from Butler, Pa. to the Army testing grounds September 21, 1940. It was immediately taken out for a "spin" with sensational review by Lt Colonel Mosley. The Bantam pilot Jeep was then tested by the US Army for several weeks under severe test conditions and successfully passed. It was then taken on a tour of multiple military bases for inspection and knowledge sharing. The success of making the first Jeep in 75 days, Bantam was awarded a contract to built 70 more Jeeps the BR-60 series which included 4wd steer versions. All 70 of these BR-60 versions were completed and delivered to the US Army before the end of 1940 ahead of schedule. Willy's first Jeep, the Quad, arrived November 13 and promptly blew three engines during testing. It took Bantam's engineer Harold Crist to tell Willy's why their engines kept blowing up. Ford? Limped into the US Army testing grounds with a farm tractor transmission that was ill matched to the duties required by a military jeep. Bantam's chief blue-print engineer-Karl Probst-made a deal with Checker Cab company out of Michigan to "boost" Bantam jeep production which was stated 20,000 a year prior to this agreement. Checker's engineers retooled and modified the 4wd steer design of the Bantam Jeeps and yes, Checker Cab Jeeps were photographed at the US Army testing grounds in Baltimore. The US Army let Willy's and Ford reps look at and copy what ever they wanted off the Bantam Jeep while it was being tested in Baltimore. The Spring of 1941, saw the US Government award 1500 Jeep orders for Bantam, Willys and Ford. The three rivals were field tested in June 1941 with the US Government declaring the Willy's the winner and the one slighly less cheaper (a few bucks) was the nail in Bantam's Jeep production. However, officials from the Russian government were on hand and could choose what ever jeep they wanted and went for the Bantam Jeep! 1000 Bantam Jeeps were sent to Russia via the Lend Lease program. At least two Bantam Jeeps were seen with the Canadian Army in 1941. By the way, did you know the largest stock holder of Willys was Bantam's owner!
My dad had a bug like that before he went into the army.. Came back it was gone.. Is there a way to get ahold of you??
Were the headlights manufactured for this vehicle, or might there be some compatible ones floating around out there?
Need to come to Stuttgart ark and do the story of the Stuttgart tractor ,first 4 wheel articulating tractor built by prairie implement built in 1960 . Can send you pictures . It is what MM based their first on . It is restored and stored at Prairie Implement ,
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Lindo de mais..
the grill and headlights has a resemblance of a late 40,s white compact cab over
Why would you think it was the original jeep? There was airplane tug version of a jeep, bit it looked nothing like this. itted by: In In June 1940, ( way before this was built ) with World War II on the horizon, the U.S. Army solicited bids from 135 automakers for a 1/4 ton "light reconnaissance vehicle" tailored to Army specifications. Only three companies responded - Bantam, Willys, and Ford - but, within a year's time they collectively produced the template for the vehicle known worldwide as the "jeep".
Willys-Overland delivered the prototype "Quad" (named for the 4x4 system it featured), to the U.S. Army on Armistice Day (Veteran's Day), November of 1940. The design was completed in a remarkable 75 days. Only two prototypes were made.This vehicle is probably a tow for larger planes. How much does it weigh. How does the full time 4wd work.
In the book All American Wonder. They have a picture of the advertisement that was in farmer magazines I imagine. In it is a add for this.
“We have a light under our bushel.” It’s a very interesting idea of the times . It’s called a “Jeep “ in the add. There’s enough stories out there about how the name Jeep came about to keep just about everyone happy 😊 Don’t forget about “Popeyes pet Eugene .
Great collector item. Must have a very low top speed with only 2 forward gears. The minimized cowl would give extra room for standees.
It had a five speed main transmission with high and low range.
Jeep..?
Nope!
It is an Aircraft Tug Tractor and this may be The Worlds very first constructed for this duties👍🇺🇲
My step great uncle was a t5 Seabee who was killed on the manilla islands. In a way he was lucky that he didn't have to face the bataan death March.
It's the Philippine Islands. Manila is the capital city.
I'm going by the precise account on record. He was killed by a Japanese sniper in a tree.
@@devinpetersen2387 was he buried here in the philippines? I thank him. I wouldnt be here if it werent for guys like him.
@@_antknee_ Cletus was buried somewhere there but after the war was returned and buried in Iowa.
The original Jeep was made in Butler, PA
I used to have a 62 willys pickup cabover with a flat 4 cylinder sat in dekalb behind the driver in between the two seats the better that truck was exactly like that one
I have a buddy who just bought one of these like 2 years ago
Brazil also had some Minneapolis Moline. GTX 6x6
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Clear coat it save the original paint 🇬🇧🇬🇧😎😎😎
Not a Jeep, but a Tow Tractor. Now I know where that name comes from.
Not a Jeep, but a very fine tractor.
Nope not a jeep it's a tug.
A cool tug with a jeep like box to the rear but next to no real off road ability due to ground clearance and lack of suspension
Charlie 🇬🇧
Developed from 1937 on as an artillery puller, the Minneapolis Moline
NTX was the first vehicle bearing the name "Jeep" - because this was a
designation which US-Army mechanics assigned to test new vehicles.
the tug was designed to pull heavy artillery and aircraft not extreme offroading
Nice vehicle....but I am inclined to think Bantam has the first Jeep (I'm Partial though, I live in Western PA)
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Did you buy it from Vintage Power Wagons
A very cool, rare and unique tractor… but not a Jeep. This was clearly used as an air field and road surface vehicle and never as an overland utility vehicle… though it is still a very cool vehicle and I would absolutely love to have one. it would fit perfectly right along with my Willy’s “Jeep”
Gee whiz that one sounds nice
This is not a Jeep but rather a runway tug/tractor vehicle; to call it anything but that does the venerable WWII Jeep and this rare example of WWII military vehicular equipment a disservice. Additionally you can see this vehicles DNA in later runway tug/tractor vehicles.
I thought my truck was old 1994 Silverado XD
I have a 1994 chevy silverado stepside
I came across 1 in Alabama I will sell it any offers?
This Minneapolis Moline is a Tug, not a Jeep. It's too far heavy and lacks all-terrain mobility and speed required under the Jeep proposal. Even though it is a 4-wheel drive, if you were to take this into a loose san, or deep mud area that would be that.
Good car ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤..။။
Am I the only one that got scared the shit out of when he first quickly zoomed in on the guy in the car? I thought it was a manican at first.
Looks like a vehicle that perfectly fits into Fallout Tactics, ... or as if it gotten riped out of that video game
My cousin's have one of these. Only 10 or 11 in existance, I think
Nothing I knew about cool.