This is a great testament to the design of the Willys Jeep! About 8 soldiers pull up on a main street in Halifax , Nova Scotia , on a holiday demonstration. They're in a standard issue, WWII-type, Willys Jeep. In the span of about 2 to 3 minutes they completely disassemble the vehicle and reassemble it and drive off in it - fully operable! The idea being, to show the genius that went into the making of the jeep and its basic simplicity. Fantastic!
Be Polite , Be Professional , but have a plan to kill everybody you meet -General James Mattis United States Marine Corps
not standard issue, its been prepped so that they could do that but it is neat none the less....they wouldnt be able to do that with just any old military jeep they come across....
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Rattler, I just like to see the military received well for all their efforts and I thought it pretty neat as well.
its a cool video but you can see the exhaust system isnt tied to the frame, guessing the headlights and gauges arent connected and the coolant system isnt full.....but once all that is prepped and the tub not screwed in tight to the frame yeah they do come apart like that.....nothing added really so they could do it but some prep work has been done ahead of time so they could do it that fast....
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kinda sorta on the same lines but an actual competition
Royal Navy Field Gun Competition
A local fellow was in (if I remember correctly)a Marine Reserve artillery unit. His outfit won a competition at camp for getting their field gun set up and a blank round fired off the fastest. They were in our local July 4th parade. When they reached the main intersection of town, they demonstrated their speed at setting up and firing. A friend of mine was returning with the ambulance from a run to CR. On the radio chatter, he heard that there were broken plate glass windows on Main Street in our town. He got on and asked if it was vandalism and was told, "No, cannon fire."
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My first (four wheeled) vehicle was a '47 Willy's. Good memories.
Mine was a 1946 CJ2A Willys. Those guys couldn't have done that with mine. It wasn't modified. Bought it in 1966, sold it in 1996. Many, many miles way out in the boonies, and many, many fond memories.
L.W.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)
My first (four wheeled) vehicle was a '47 Willy's. Good memories.
Mine was a 1946 CJ2A Willys. Those guys couldn't have done that with mine. It wasn't modified. Bought it in 1966, sold it in 1996. Many, many miles way out in the boonies, and many, many fond memories.