How This Tiny Truck Took Down an Army

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  • Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
  • #Toyota #landcruiser #hilux
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    Their opponents were underfunded, under armed, and likely to lose the war before it began.
    But as menacing tanks stalked slowly through the streets,
    The breathy roar of the Toyota 22R would be the last thing they would hear before total annihilation.
    This was the war won not by jets and tanks,
    But by ragtag soldiers riding in pickup trucks.
    This was the Toyota War.
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    Credits:
    Writer: Ken Steinberger
    Editor: Alex Anastasakis
    Music used in order of appearance:
    Armed and Ready by Fredrik Ekström
    Racing Hearts by Mattie Maguire
    L'Inseguimento by Duke Harrington
    Hang on Tight by Tigerblood Jewel
    You'll Know It's Me by Tigerblood Jewel
    Slap Act by White Bones
    Elementric by Hysics
    Never Easy by Mattie Maguire
    Minority Report by V.V. Campos
    Running Against the Clock by Elliot Holmes
    Find The Exit by Dream Cave
    Infernal Machine by Bonnie Grace
    Trapped in Hiding by Dream Cave
    The Throne is Mine by Ruiqi Zhao
    The Connection by Lennon Hutton
    0:00 - The Tank
    5:48 - Bolting Guns to Pickup Trucks
    8:54 - Black Gold
    10:26 - The Aouzou Strip
    12:03 - They're So Cute
    13:46 - Tanks vs Trucks
    15:32 - The Battle of Fada
    16:28 - A Winning Strategy
    17:40 - The Night Raid
    19:52 - A Humble Toyota Truck
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  • @the.squidd
    @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +339

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    • @haythem_gaamouri
      @haythem_gaamouri 11 місяців тому +1

      congrats man! keep up the good work you deserve it

    • @JeffreyGoddin
      @JeffreyGoddin 11 місяців тому +2

      Just for the Hackers clip in that, maybe.

    • @skydive7054
      @skydive7054 11 місяців тому +1

      looks like nordvpn got some competition

    • @nowind37
      @nowind37 10 місяців тому

      A One Manufacturer War... 😮

    • @z3ronotfund939
      @z3ronotfund939 10 місяців тому

      hi

  • @millennialchicken
    @millennialchicken 11 місяців тому +6401

    You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as a Toyota Hilux in the middle of a war zone.

    • @TheOneZoot
      @TheOneZoot 11 місяців тому +154

      I have wanted one so bad...

    • @lonesome3958
      @lonesome3958 11 місяців тому +137

      ​@@TheOneZoota war zone?

    • @believeinmatter
      @believeinmatter 11 місяців тому +123

      Even cooler, is to be sitting in that Toyota Hilux, in the middle of a war zone.

    • @garthhancock3373
      @garthhancock3373 11 місяців тому +28

      Not as cool as a Hellfire taking it out.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +237

      @@believeinmatter I doubt it feels very cool it’s probably insanely terrifying

  • @achintyaaatreya
    @achintyaaatreya 11 місяців тому +4438

    Unknowingly, Toyota built the most effective war machine for resistance fighters all over the world.
    Hiluxes and LC70s are like the AK-47 of the Automotive World.

    • @ryxrr7207
      @ryxrr7207 11 місяців тому +162

      I would even say they're a better version of a AK-47. Since they more reliable and sturdy.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 11 місяців тому +191

      @@ryxrr7207 I would say they're even a better thing because they were never meant as a weapon.

    • @oscarfry324
      @oscarfry324 11 місяців тому +140

      There are over 550 million Toyota in worldwide circulation. That's one Toyota for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is: How do we supply the other 11?

    • @jadser1
      @jadser1 11 місяців тому +65

      ​@@oscarfry324The other 11 are actually riding together

    • @krisnadiimam4556
      @krisnadiimam4556 11 місяців тому +15

      ​@@oscarfry324its toyota avanza for the other 4 and toyota agya for the remaining 7

  • @SamBrickell
    @SamBrickell 3 місяці тому +224

    With a Toyota Hilux, a Nokia phone, and an AK-47 a man can be sure he can travel, communicate, and kill.

    • @topibundar9554
      @topibundar9554 3 місяці тому +18

      We call that man a CHAD 😂

    • @simonhenry7867
      @simonhenry7867 2 місяці тому +7

      ​@@topibundar9554it's spelt TCHAD

    • @randot6675
      @randot6675 Місяць тому +7

      And a mosin, never forget the mosin

    • @peterkorek-mv6rs
      @peterkorek-mv6rs Місяць тому +2

      Until he meets a pedestrian with an RPG -7

  • @goga.games18
    @goga.games18 7 місяців тому +54

    German cars: go fast, dies middle of road by regular use
    Toyota: Wins war.

  • @Ryujikun619
    @Ryujikun619 11 місяців тому +2144

    I don't think Akio Toyoda had this in mind when he declared, "No more boring cars."

    • @Skidracer21
      @Skidracer21 10 місяців тому +76

      Akio Toyoda is more an AE86 guy than an LC70 guy, so you're probably right. Maybe he just does his best not to acknowledge this side of the company.

    • @chenyeanmingtakumi9033
      @chenyeanmingtakumi9033 10 місяців тому +24

      because Toyota's main income is from their family car and performance car (which Akio himself had promoted through his involvement with the Toyota Gazoo Racing as a racing driver)

    • @fromfareastindy8234
      @fromfareastindy8234 10 місяців тому +33

      Don't you guys know that President Toyoda is customizing Land Cruisers and Hiluxes under the GR brand?
      He is fascinated by rally racing like WRC.
      His "No more boring cars." does not include Land Cruisers and Hiluxes.
      The Supra and GR86 are once discontinued models, but the Land Cruiser and Hilux are the oldest Toyota brands that have been in production without a single interruption.

    • @izzy031096
      @izzy031096 10 місяців тому +6

      @@fromfareastindy8234Absolutely! The new GR Landcruisers look awesome. I’ve seen a few rolling around Brisbane in the past six months or so

    • @badwolf963
      @badwolf963 9 місяців тому +1

      right just when einstein formulate the E-MC2

  • @ndaruaji1463
    @ndaruaji1463 11 місяців тому +1896

    Hilux and Land cruiser is such a proof if there’s a “Nokia” car that existed in this world

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +208

      Also, Volvo wagons.

    • @kuro_5537
      @kuro_5537 11 місяців тому +132

      ​@@the.squiddvolvo body + toyota power train = an indestructible car

    • @alphaenterprise2232
      @alphaenterprise2232 11 місяців тому +14

      Volvo wagons aren't as safe as they used to be, contemporary compact will do a short work of a one

    • @GRiiZZ
      @GRiiZZ 11 місяців тому +9

      Especially a Hilux that is equipped with AA Gun or Ground-to-Air Missile launcher

    • @sicstar
      @sicstar 11 місяців тому +14

      Yeah even Whistlin Diesel had a hard time breaking that Hilux... He still managed somehow but the thing took endless amounts of abuse....

  • @Gator-357
    @Gator-357 9 місяців тому +648

    I can attest to the toughness and reliability of the Toyota Land Cruiser and Hilux. I've got an '82 Land Cruiser with almost 300,000 miles on it and a Hilux with nearly 500,000 miles on it. I drive both of them regularly. With minimal maintenance, they will last forever and go just about anywhere.

    • @crumblymunky
      @crumblymunky 9 місяців тому +13

      How do you combat salt? Like with winter salt treatments?

    • @CycloidalHeadache
      @CycloidalHeadache 8 місяців тому +16

      @@crumblymunkyspray undercoat is probably your friend here

    • @JohnMoses1897
      @JohnMoses1897 8 місяців тому +17

      Pre 2000 Toyotas & Hondas will last forever either maintenance - newer OK, but after 2010 quality started slipping. Interestingly, everyone forgets the original technical's in Chad were French Foreign Legion Citroën Mehari's, 3 2CV "jeeps"with a Milan anti-tank launcher & 2 reloads. Yes, facing about 100 T-55's takes courage, & 29 were traumaticaly disassembled, resulting in the attack failing. HiLux 4x4 is a superior unit for this & otherinovative uses.

    • @ericbest9562
      @ericbest9562 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@JohnMoses1897my buddy had a little 2CV jeeper thing, absolutely terrifying at 55mph on the hwy. It was basically a 2cv rolling floor pan 2 cylinder front wheel drive chassis with a plastic jeep like tub on it. Same little 3 lug wheels and tiny aggressive off-road tires. The only one I have ever seen in the states and I was fortunate enough to get the experience it up close and personal.

    • @JohnMoses1897
      @JohnMoses1897 8 місяців тому

      @@ericbest9562 Eric, why was 55mph terrifying? Was it because you were somewhat exposed to the air? Like riding a motorcycle? Actually I believe 2CV is probably safer at speed than most quads, & UTV's, as very few accidents with them. This might also be due to the fact most 2CV drivers don't operate them like raging orfices.

  • @roland9367
    @roland9367 8 місяців тому +156

    The Toyota pickup versions were also heavily used in the Iran-Iraq war.
    We actually drove a 40 series Landcruiser through Iran, and in some areas by some people, it was recognized for its role. Specifically the 40 series Landcruiser.

    • @ohanailo6681
      @ohanailo6681 4 дні тому

      Yes, the 40 Series is one of the best.

  • @The_Unseen2106
    @The_Unseen2106 11 місяців тому +2910

    Chad is a country with a VERY suggestive name. With a little help from Toyota, they proved themselves worthy of it

    • @moosesnWoop
      @moosesnWoop 11 місяців тому +80

      Ancient country, like first man ancient.

    • @jironmeister
      @jironmeister 11 місяців тому +124

      ​@@moosesnWoopFirst man and country: Chad

    • @Arsya_AR94
      @Arsya_AR94 11 місяців тому +147

      The Chad are indeed Chads

    • @salt-emoji
      @salt-emoji 11 місяців тому +49

      I may be incorrect so fact checking is needed. But I'm pretty sure the country is named as such for an ancient king that pretty much embodied the mentality... So very fitting

    • @moosesnWoop
      @moosesnWoop 11 місяців тому +31

      @@Arsya_AR94 I looked at the Google Earth site over Chad - that place is like Dune the movie. You really got to be a CHAD to live there.

  • @maurizza3499
    @maurizza3499 11 місяців тому +1374

    Crashed into a tree, set on fire, drowned in the sea, dropped a motorhome on it and even dropped from a blown building. The engine still starts and it can still move, durability on a new level there.

    • @Gatotsu2009
      @Gatotsu2009 11 місяців тому +194

      That Top Gear special has to be the biggest free add ever made.

    • @femto02
      @femto02 11 місяців тому +7

      What were you doing with the car bro?

    • @maurizza3499
      @maurizza3499 11 місяців тому +64

      @@femto02 No.. Not me, Top Gear did it

    • @BLENDITE
      @BLENDITE 11 місяців тому +38

      Nokia inside truck, also survives

    • @-_J_-
      @-_J_- 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@femto02pushing it to the limit

  • @trevorpom
    @trevorpom 3 місяці тому +17

    Australian here. We love Landcruisers and Hiluxes here as reliable transport can mean the difference between life and death in our vast outback. They start everytime, are comfortable on long drives, and will get you to almost any place you can think of...and back again. Parts are plentiful and easy to get, they're easy to service and repair. They might not be the most exciting cars but they will get you where you want to be. I've owned an 80 series cruiser with the 1Hz diesel engine in it, since 1991 and have put over 1 million klms on it, the engine is still original not rebuilt, rear diff has been replaced along with several sets of wheel bearings and shock absorbers. It spent it first ten years in the Northern Territory and has been used as intended on every type of terrain. They are beasts and are well worth the coin spent on them.

  • @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
    @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 9 місяців тому +6

    US Army: we fear no man.
    USSR Army in Afghanistan: but that vehicle.
    *The Technical appears.*
    Both: *it scares us.*

  • @GuninGames
    @GuninGames 11 місяців тому +910

    Toyota has no bias, in their words they literally just want to make the vehicle that the people want

    • @Ze_Hans
      @Ze_Hans 11 місяців тому +8

      Not exactly. There are people who want their cars to be fun to drive and interesting to look rather than just reliable. That is what Im looking when buying a car, because thankfully maintenance expenses dont bother me that much.

    • @GuninGames
      @GuninGames 11 місяців тому +64

      @@Ze_Hans You clearly are not looking at all the Toyota vehicles

    • @KptnAutismus
      @KptnAutismus 11 місяців тому +12

      literally all of my dream vehicles are toyotas.

    • @joeop5104
      @joeop5104 10 місяців тому

      Not anymore they don't

    • @hydrolifetech7911
      @hydrolifetech7911 10 місяців тому +12

      ​@@Ze_Hanssupras and the LFA exists dude!

  • @arabihasan4912
    @arabihasan4912 11 місяців тому +861

    Top gear proved that the mighty Toyota land cruiser is the most durable car ever made

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr 11 місяців тому +120

      Toyota Hilux... the Hilux survived death itself by the hands of Jeremy Clarkson and stands as a monument

    • @ArchangelAlexander
      @ArchangelAlexander 11 місяців тому +22

      Oh, you don't know about whistling diesel's Hilux durability tests

    • @mrkingquang
      @mrkingquang 11 місяців тому +2

      Except the one James may drove?

    • @Sweet_Jelly39
      @Sweet_Jelly39 11 місяців тому +9

      Whistling diesel lol

    • @THE-xp3hp
      @THE-xp3hp 10 місяців тому

      ​@@MarloSoBalJrFor reliability everywhere

  • @awildjared1396
    @awildjared1396 6 місяців тому +23

    "Can be fixed by a drunk with a wrench and a screwdriver" I love that statement so much...

  • @Professor_Sex
    @Professor_Sex 9 місяців тому +11

    When I went to greenland, you could see old beat up hiluxes from the 80's and 90's everywhere. Made me smile

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  9 місяців тому +2

      Hilux pickups and Volvo station wagons are the real smart persons purchase.

  • @teddybeer4748
    @teddybeer4748 10 місяців тому +265

    Chad won a war against an armed country using only a toyota
    truly a chad moment.

  • @DethroneME
    @DethroneME 11 місяців тому +572

    I am nowhere near being a car guy myself, but you make it so interesting learning about the passionate history of these car companies and the cars they make. Its like turning on early 2000's National Geographic or Discovery Channel.

    • @Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzj
      @Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzj 11 місяців тому +45

      I think you are a car guy, u just don’t know it yet

    • @harrislittle9993
      @harrislittle9993 11 місяців тому +38

      Not a car guy YET, it’s how we all start

    • @tanaka90
      @tanaka90 10 місяців тому +1

      fuck it bro I will only buy Toyotas the BEST in the world

    • @Iwannabuyabugatti
      @Iwannabuyabugatti 10 місяців тому +1

      @@tanaka90 If you can afford a Toyota these days... There are a lot of other great Japanese car companies you should definitely look into, but I love Toyota too

    • @ra5241
      @ra5241 4 місяці тому

      Super vidoe mate, good job on Toyota... I think Toyota company must be wathicn this may be sponsor you 😅😅😅😅 weldone and very interesting vidoe

  • @someasiandude4797
    @someasiandude4797 9 місяців тому +6

    When your truck is so good it can win war

  • @M4V3RiCkU235
    @M4V3RiCkU235 9 місяців тому +6

    Weapons: Exist
    Toyota Hilux: Let me introduce myself...

  • @high_stakes
    @high_stakes 11 місяців тому +312

    The hilux and the landcruiser truly have made a massive impact in the Middle East. When you go to the rural parts of countries like Oman and UAE, you see every farmer and his son owning a hilux (for carrying stuff like crops in the back). And land cruisers are basically machines built to help you cross the desert. Great video as always man. Straight masterpiece!

    • @amandeepbaa6978
      @amandeepbaa6978 10 місяців тому +14

      Cuz Toyota is way of life otherwise Nissan Patrol

    • @plung3r
      @plung3r 7 місяців тому +11

      As an Omani, I can confirm. Old Hilux's is mostly used by farmers. Land Cruisers used by all kinds of people around the country and the 70 series Land Cruiser pickups used mostly by beduins in the desert.

  • @hoxtongood
    @hoxtongood 11 місяців тому +147

    I never forget how Top Gear desperately tried to destroy the Hilux and failed to do so - that itself speaks volumes. Indestructible cars, period.

  • @85rockhound
    @85rockhound 7 місяців тому +7

    I have a 1995 Compact Truck. It is the Hilux, they just changed the name to the Compact Truck. Still going strong. And yes, it has the 22r engine.

  • @MapleovBacon
    @MapleovBacon 9 місяців тому +7

    Chad evolved the humble drive-by for warfare

  • @deicide3821
    @deicide3821 11 місяців тому +294

    I'll never forget watching the Top Gear episodes where they did EVERYTHING to a Hilux and it lived. Then put on display in the studio.

  • @jdmendieta7259
    @jdmendieta7259 11 місяців тому +225

    Crazy how restored and clean lifted old Toyota trucks/land cruisers have gone up in value except those that aren't lifted and dirty but still work lol

    • @damienlee1165
      @damienlee1165 11 місяців тому +22

      You'd be surprised how much the lifted and dirty ones hold their value though.

    • @jdmendieta7259
      @jdmendieta7259 11 місяців тому +5

      @@damienlee1165 true, even a non-lifted, clean 'Yota trucks eith good wheels and fitment go for good money

  • @celozzz-sx5jo
    @celozzz-sx5jo 7 місяців тому +4

    imagine being in a T-55 tank in Chad thinking "oh well they dont have anything to oppose us" when suddenly you heard the roar of Hilux engines

  • @grantbablitz
    @grantbablitz 9 місяців тому +12

    I was in Somalia in 93, 96, and 98. Land cruisers are used for technicals. Hilux are a little bit small for mounted machine gun plus gunmen.

  • @Jupiter-Bringer-of-Jollity
    @Jupiter-Bringer-of-Jollity 11 місяців тому +92

    "... a 40-ton hulking, crawling mass of pure violence... "
    Just like me.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +11

      me2

    • @poochie5543
      @poochie5543 11 місяців тому

      When you piss off a member of the fat acceptance community.

    • @haydenho154
      @haydenho154 11 місяців тому

      Meanwhile they all getting their tops popped off like it's a jack in the box in Ukraine by manpads like javelins other more superior modern tanks and the Abrams m1a2, kf51 panther, challenger 2/3, I do acknowledge that the t-55 was not bad when it came out but it's like 70+ years old at this point too. Maybe you're actually the Abrams X, with a 1500+ HP hybrid diesel which can go basically invisible at night and even launch drones. It's pretty scary to face but a relief to have as a friend

    • @haydenho154
      @haydenho154 11 місяців тому

      Meanwhile they all getting their tops popped off like it's a jack in the box in Ukraine by manpads like javelins other more superior modern tanks and the Abrams m1a2, kf51 panther, challenger 2/3, I do acknowledge that the t-55 was not bad when it came out but it's like 70+ years old at this point too. Maybe you're actually the Abrams X, with a 1500+ HP hybrid diesel which can go basically invisible at night and even launch drones. It's pretty scary to face but a relief to have as a friend

    • @callmekelvin
      @callmekelvin 9 місяців тому

      I know him, please don't lie bro 😂😂

  • @artiomvv569
    @artiomvv569 11 місяців тому +340

    As a Toyota Hilux owner, im very proud of my car and what it's capable of doing

    • @burningknuckle26
      @burningknuckle26 10 місяців тому +6

      its a excellent machine.

    • @artiomvv569
      @artiomvv569 10 місяців тому +7

      @@burningknuckle26 last Saturday I loaded 2500lbs of wheat on it on a 40 mile back and forth trip. This guy I went to was selling it for a very good price.

    • @shukoor26
      @shukoor26 9 місяців тому +2

      @@artiomvv569 damn

    • @artiomvv569
      @artiomvv569 9 місяців тому +5

      @@shukoor26 worth the 15.000$ i spent for it in 2019. It's a 2010 model with a 3.0l 170hp turbocharged diesel engine. It has reinforced suspensions, that's why it can carry more weight. It had 75.000 miles on it when I got it (now 110.000) and the overall shape was great. Has given me very few issues over the years. I put some 32 inch Pirelli off road tires and reinforced front bumper and It's a proper off road monster, sometimes I'll go hunting for hogs and do drive by's on them with either one of my brothers or buddies. It's fun to blast them with buckshot as they try to run away. Even in muddy terrain or brushy, tall grass, it can still go run smoothly without issues. One of the greatest cars ever made I'm telling you.

    • @shukoor26
      @shukoor26 9 місяців тому +2

      @@artiomvv569 That's great! I hope that vehicle lasts an eternity for you.

  • @bradleyperry6421
    @bradleyperry6421 9 місяців тому +6

    You asked for it, you got it, Toyota!

  • @lashlarue7924
    @lashlarue7924 9 місяців тому +36

    19:50 😲 Qaddafi's last ride was in a Hilux! That's ice COLD baby! 🥶😎

  • @kensteinberger6968
    @kensteinberger6968 11 місяців тому +394

    The Ukrainian horse-drawn machine gun carts are called Tachankas and I think that is an amazing word.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +41

      its really fun to say TAH CHAN KUH

    • @Ketchup991
      @Ketchup991 11 місяців тому +33

      Lord Tachanka vs Anime

    • @hellomadet
      @hellomadet 11 місяців тому +18

      @@the.squidd In English, "тачанка" would translate as "carriage," and I find it a straightforward yet brilliant name.

    • @LilTachanka
      @LilTachanka 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Ketchup991shiiet did my dad win?

    • @bene5431
      @bene5431 9 місяців тому

      Is that where the word Technical came from?

  • @CollatOCE
    @CollatOCE 11 місяців тому +110

    If there was a car that I would choose to represent all the tradies and farmers in Australia it’s the Hilux. It’s what everyone wants because they just work.

    • @omnihein9322
      @omnihein9322 11 місяців тому +3

      Make that South Africa too. Lol.

    • @joejohnnys
      @joejohnnys 11 місяців тому +2

      Here in Brazil as well

    • @sunsetgarage755
      @sunsetgarage755 11 місяців тому +3

      Here in Australia, the Toyota brand is so legendary for its reliability & ease of service, that Australians pay the unofficial“Toyota tax” on all new vehicles, & a hefty sum for used ones. In fact we probably pay more for a new or used Toyota, than any other first world country on Earth. The only fault I would pick is the bodies are prone to rusting after a few decades of use.

    • @amandeepbaa6978
      @amandeepbaa6978 10 місяців тому

      @@sunsetgarage755 cuz it's u greedy Aussie learnt snitch tricks of business in the name of brand value and reputation

    • @SahilAli-nr1ty
      @SahilAli-nr1ty 10 місяців тому

      .
      .

  • @Coffee_Lover11
    @Coffee_Lover11 9 місяців тому +6

    Everyone's a gangsta, until the Toyota joins the game 💀💀

  • @Cruiser777
    @Cruiser777 9 місяців тому +8

    There's no doubt that The old toyota trucks were the best

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  9 місяців тому +1

      I might argue that mid 2000's Toyotas, all of them, are peak automotive engineering.

  • @paulomunozartavia2282
    @paulomunozartavia2282 11 місяців тому +62

    The moment I heard “Land Cruiser” I just got so excited. It’s a rather important name in my household (sorry for the long/useless story I am about to tell)
    My dad grew up in a rather harsh environment, collecting coffee from a young age, and he always tells me how he remembers seeing those HJ-45’s and FJ-40 everywhere. My dad, years later, graduated as a lawyer, and started to buy and collect old Land Cruisers. As of now, he has 11 of them (some finished, some in restoration process and some waiting to be restored), and seeing you drop a video that talks about it just makes me so damn happy. Thanks for the always top-notch content!! ❤

  • @JohnCharb87
    @JohnCharb87 11 місяців тому +61

    Top Gear proved in one episode how indestructible a Toyota truck could be. Especially surviving a building demolition.

  • @senerzen
    @senerzen 9 місяців тому +4

    Best car advert ever, and it is all real.

  • @Prodriver33
    @Prodriver33 8 місяців тому +5

    I bought a tundra. I’ll never have to worry about it breaking down. I’ll never have to buy another truck ever.

  • @deliciousFries
    @deliciousFries 11 місяців тому +35

    This is a certified TOYOTA LAND CRUISER moment

  • @FunkkyPanda69
    @FunkkyPanda69 11 місяців тому +127

    You weren’t kidding when you were coming out with more bangers more sooner. Hell yeah! A million thanks to all the work you and the team do

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +10

      We hear you, and appreciate your support!

  • @FitzChivalryFarseer2
    @FitzChivalryFarseer2 3 місяці тому +8

    Should mention the madlads that figured out that you could drive them over mines but go fast enough that it blew up behind em

  • @BangTheRocksTogether
    @BangTheRocksTogether 8 місяців тому +4

    In 1984 my first infantry specialization was the 106mm recoilless rifle. You're sending me on a welcome trip down memory lane.

  • @chillmeisterchillmeister4997
    @chillmeisterchillmeister4997 11 місяців тому +42

    there is no better pickup ever built. the hilux is a BEAST

  • @chillingjill
    @chillingjill 11 місяців тому +114

    2 the squidd videos in one month? This feels like a dream!

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +33

      Don't get used to it just yet, I DO wanna get 2 vids out a month by the end of the year tho.

    • @Briefcase217
      @Briefcase217 11 місяців тому +1

      Made my day! Month!

  • @DaveEtchells
    @DaveEtchells 9 місяців тому +22

    Huh, fascinating story! I remember the images of modified Toyotas with big guns in their backs zipping around the desert, and figured they’d be pretty hard for tanks to target, but I had no idea of just how devastatingly effective they were.
    In the new reality of small battle groups doing a lot of recon-in-force operations with drone support, I wonder if there’s a broader role for technicals in places like Ukraine?

  • @brose2323
    @brose2323 6 місяців тому +6

    As a 3 time Toyota owner , and 1 Honda, I'm jealous. I'm amazed that nobody has made a movie about this.

  • @apaliousaf
    @apaliousaf 10 місяців тому +80

    Another legendary story told so well. When I was deployed in Afghanistan, we had a bunch of 5spd manual Toyota Land Cruisers that were up-armored. They were awesome to drive over the humvees which were piles of garbage.
    Hearing you tell a story mostly focused on war made me forget this was an automotive focused channel, but that's not a bad thing. Your story telling is so compelling that I would honestly love a spinoff channel where you do war history; there are so many great underdog stories out there that would be incredible to hear told by you and your team, even though I already know a lot of them. There's a channel that I watch for a lot of that, Dark Docs, as well as their aviation focused channel, Dark Skies. They also have a great format and great story telling.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  10 місяців тому +9

      Love Dark Skies. I do plan on telling more than just car tales here, the channel is named after me, and I have a diverse range of interests and hobbies. So hopefully viewers trust me to tell these tales, and if they don't I can always just start a second channel that's more "just for fun"

    • @apaliousaf
      @apaliousaf 10 місяців тому +2

      @@the.squidd Great to hear! I figured you would like that channel. They have lots of cool non-aviation focused stories in Dark Docs, too.
      I would also love to hear some stories from even further back in history, even if much of it is exaggerated due to limited records and tales passed down through generations. Some that come to mind are Sanada Yukimura, aka the Crimson Demon, a legend of the Siege of Osaka castle during the Edo Period of Japan. Or many of the incredible strategic feats of the many strategists during the "Three Kingdoms" period in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty.

    • @Sultan-Zaviyar-Rehan
      @Sultan-Zaviyar-Rehan 5 місяців тому +1

      @@apaliousafwow you f0ught w@r.

  • @ct7473
    @ct7473 11 місяців тому +73

    I'm extremely grateful that you tell the stories of automotive history that are lesser known in such a stylish and entertaining way. Thank you for making these videos

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +6

      Can't do them without you watching, so thank you friend.

  • @davidpinnington213
    @davidpinnington213 8 місяців тому +4

    Spent a few rotations between Benghazi and Tripoli in 2014 and these things were everywhere and when you see one with twin 20mm cannons firing - duck and cover ain’t cutting it - called it a day when a shell from said 20mm landed in my car parking spot 5 mins after I moved the car - great memories and some great times and people!!

  • @MarkFranklin-ws5jf
    @MarkFranklin-ws5jf 9 місяців тому +3

    Great video. I remember being 17 and going a long list of lemons for ,3-4 years. Absolutely miserable experience. Then, some elderly man sold me his 86 Toyota 2 wheel truck. My life changed immediately. No more breakdowns. Now my 2001 Tacoma 4 wheel has just turned 300,000 miles in July. Amazing durability. I take it easy on her but yes your video tells it all. Go rat patrol!

  • @alphaenterprise2232
    @alphaenterprise2232 11 місяців тому +17

    The most formidable and versatile weapon platform known to man, toyota technical.

  • @chrischu3974
    @chrischu3974 11 місяців тому +16

    "...But JDM legends and Nissans go hand in hand, like civil wars and Toyota."
    I am more than surprised, but whatever topic you cover would always be a sensation to watch!

  • @101bennyc
    @101bennyc 9 місяців тому +2

    I use mine for construction, but sometimes I do feel like I’m going to war. Mostly on Monday

  • @bofamory8614
    @bofamory8614 9 місяців тому +2

    Hello squidd it's was nice of you covering this topic, My father is a libyan veteran of the libyan-Chad War, He was stationed in Fada, fiya, Beer-shisha, Wadi-amon, Ayeen Galaga and wadi Dom.
    He was in the reconnaissance group of the elite at the time "Al-Fadil Bou Omar Brigade".
    A thing that is not known that the first army that practiced installing Anti tank weapons, AA guns, Rocket launchers, Deshka 12.5 mm, Zu23 on pickup trucks. 1976
    The libyans lost the war for many reasons, the first and most important being the lack of coherence of the leaders and the poor military coordination between the heads of the battalions.
    The army stationed in the Fada area was made up of old men, reservists, and new recruits (70% of them were school students), and the equipment they had had not been maintained for a long time, so most of them were out of service, and they were frustrated and reckless and had no Peripheral awareness, and the people placed in Fada have not been changed for more than a year and a half. This area was chosen because it was a weak point in the defense line of the Libyan army.
    The Chadians had military experts from Egypt, Iraq, the French and an Americans
    With them were mercenaries from Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana and many other African countries

    • @VMohdude-
      @VMohdude- 4 місяці тому

      Are you trying to downplay Chad’s own effort in their victory?

  • @josephnus
    @josephnus 11 місяців тому +21

    I mean, Clarkson has tested the durability of Toyota Pickup Truck right. And they called the Indestructible Toyota Hilux as Invincible, which Toyota also use as the flagship variant

  • @elnoobdelosnoobs5108
    @elnoobdelosnoobs5108 11 місяців тому +28

    Of course a country called Chad would win a war with Hiluxs

    • @lv1543
      @lv1543 9 місяців тому

      Pfp is approriate
      Checks out

    • @doggydude2668
      @doggydude2668 7 місяців тому

      of course man...

  • @HippioKass
    @HippioKass 9 місяців тому +2

    Aint no way they carried Gaddafi's body in a Hilux, that is hilarious

  • @asdowo111
    @asdowo111 6 місяців тому +4

    AE86s beating JDM power houses
    Land Cruisers beating tanks.
    Just Toyota things 😎

  • @Bhavik.179
    @Bhavik.179 11 місяців тому +9

    I'm from India, and here you rarely find any good cars because of really high taxes, a toyota fortuner is the most you can get. But today, I finally found a 2023 LAND CRUISER zx in my societie's basement, and I absolutely fell in love with that car at first glance!!

  • @Gavanater7
    @Gavanater7 10 місяців тому +8

    I remember doing a military medical mission in Africa. Our cargo plane landed on a red dirt runway. They had a Toyota Hilux ready for us when we arrived so we hopped on with a couple bags of medical supplies. We had to pick up a critically injured patient about 20miles away. The driver told me and my team this vehicle was the only one they had still running. Usually I'd be spoiled enough to be on a ambulance but the reliable truck was just as capable

  • @LucaGoesOffroad
    @LucaGoesOffroad 8 місяців тому +1

    This video almost made me cry! I want to hug my 1984 Land Cruiser

  • @xtamared
    @xtamared 8 місяців тому

    "Bolted down and ready!"
    "It still runs!"

  • @thestrangeguy6084
    @thestrangeguy6084 11 місяців тому +86

    An unexpectet change of content, but a welcome one. Seriously though the toyota truck has pretty much served every millitant in the sahel or the middle east and these guys are inventive. Besides the usual anti-air and machine guns they also have put rocket artillery, turrets from old infantry fighting vehicles and mortars on them. They are as ubiquitous as the AK47 family of rifles, though atleast they also do a lot of good in the places where they are used

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +18

      Appreciate you watching even though its a different type of content! I really want to diversify the type of stuff that comes out here, since I am interested in so many things. Thanks for taking the risk and clicking.
      And yes, Toyotas in general are the AK's of the car industry and for that I love them.

    • @CuoreSportivo
      @CuoreSportivo 11 місяців тому +3

      @@the.squidd i didn't see any change really, you made yet another video about a legendery model

  • @Gettenhart
    @Gettenhart 11 місяців тому +5

    Heck, in Metal Slug they had technical camels

  • @1locust1
    @1locust1 9 місяців тому +3

    Yes, everytime I spotted anti aircraft weapons mounted on the back of pickups in news footage I kind of wondered how effective they were and this video confirmed it.

  • @robertclifton5795
    @robertclifton5795 9 місяців тому +2

    This was a very good video , showing the first rule of conflict . Never underestimate your opponent.

  • @mookysha
    @mookysha 11 місяців тому +39

    I just finished a marathon of your videos for god knows what time - this feels like a blessing after that

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +8

      Love that!

    • @anhex.5747
      @anhex.5747 11 місяців тому +1

      same I just found this channel out of nowhere and binged on it

  • @TheOmegamega1
    @TheOmegamega1 11 місяців тому +10

    The Hasanabi Doctrine making a split-second cameo caught me so off gaurd. I love this channel.

  • @allgoo1990
    @allgoo1990 7 місяців тому +2

    Toyota as a company never used this in their advertisement.
    They even kept it quiet intentionally.
    Whether they like it or not, the brand has a total trust in the desert countries such as Middle East.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  7 місяців тому

      I mean total trust in arctic areas, mountain areas, jungle areas, no matter where you go a Land Cruiser is there getting people to places others cant

  • @geoffhoutman1557
    @geoffhoutman1557 3 місяці тому +1

    Techs are basically the Long Range Desert Groups trucks but 40 years later.
    Isil was doing the exact same thing very recently.
    A good idea never dies

  • @edbrown5665
    @edbrown5665 11 місяців тому +16

    Never underestimate a Chad in a Toyota

    • @blademaster2390
      @blademaster2390 10 місяців тому +2

      Never underestimate a Chad in a Toyota from Chad

  • @torygrima
    @torygrima 11 місяців тому +19

    Back at it again! I feel like these docs are becoming a bit more frequent, which is always a plus in my eyes!

  • @westernaustralia_
    @westernaustralia_ 7 місяців тому +2

    The T-55 is best battle machine. Them: UNLESS IF YOU ARE DRIVING THE TOYOTA HILUX!!!

  • @cesariglesias297
    @cesariglesias297 8 місяців тому +1

    Everybody is gangsta until a Toyota enter a war zone...

  • @Karthig1987
    @Karthig1987 10 місяців тому +13

    One of my all time favourite top gear episodes is where they tried to kill the hylux but the mechanics still managed to get it to work

  • @shopmunkey
    @shopmunkey 11 місяців тому +21

    I love that you're ramping up the releases. I can't get enough of your videos. This one really hits home for me, I'm rebuilding a '82 hilux right now that I've had for over a decade

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +2

      Are you gonna put an anti-aircraft gun in it?

    • @shopmunkey
      @shopmunkey 9 місяців тому

      @@the.squidd I've thought about it. I'm sure someone in Texas or Arkansas has a spare I could buy

  • @zigzag4273
    @zigzag4273 9 місяців тому +1

    The Janjaweed militia in Sudan are winning because of the agility and swiftness of these technicals.
    Africa is a crazy server.

  • @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
    @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 9 місяців тому +1

    Tanks of the West: nothing can stop us! I'm the pinacle of military engineering! You will be crushed under our tracks!
    Some guerrillas riding on a Toyota Hilux: so you have chosen death.

  • @573998
    @573998 10 місяців тому +7

    Great story. I'm a retired Expat contractor who has worked throughout the Middle East, Africa and Equatorial Indian Ocean
    Ever place I've been the Toyota Hilux and Land Cruisers are the backbone of vehicles.
    While working I told myself that I would buy a Land Cruiser or Hilux when I retire.
    Well I retired in January of 2020 after working in Saudi Arabia. I took about a month of traveling before returning to the USA for my new life..... retired.
    On day 3 of my return I purchased A Toyota 4runner 🎉🎉🎉🎉
    Most folks aren't aware that a 4runner is built on a Hilux chassis.
    So if you want to feel like a real sand cowboy get a 4runner or FJ Cruiser

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  10 місяців тому +1

      Proud FJ owner myself! Just an incredibly well made, simple, easy to work on and reliable beast.

    • @arlenburgin2392
      @arlenburgin2392 9 місяців тому

      T100 has a big bed

  • @RustedTypewriter
    @RustedTypewriter 10 місяців тому +3

    "They carried him out.....
    (wait for it)
    in a Toyota Hilux."
    10/10 you magnificent raconteur

  • @Tillerman56
    @Tillerman56 9 місяців тому +2

    That is not a Willys Jeep at 6:37, it is a Land-Rover.

  • @petra3774
    @petra3774 9 місяців тому +1

    Chad being CHAD with their strategy

  • @georgiiliev9501
    @georgiiliev9501 11 місяців тому +6

    By FAR you are my FAVOURITE automotive journalist - youtubber. There is pretty much no one that can match the immersiveness of telling a story in such unique way that can implement history of events that on the first glance has nothing to do on the subject and yet when the story is told they make perfect sense and in the end you feel like a kid that had a story time from his grandfather that left him amazed and curious for more. You SIR are a national treasure and should be a prime example of how a motor journalism (and lets not limit ourselves to just cars) should be done (with passion,facts and unique view of the world). Thank you!

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +1

      Wow thank you so much for the kind words!

    • @georgiiliev9501
      @georgiiliev9501 11 місяців тому

      @@the.squidd They are well deserved ! :)

  • @saalamin1869
    @saalamin1869 10 місяців тому +9

    It's unbelievable how well engineered Land Cruisers and Hiluxes are.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  10 місяців тому +2

      What’s incredible to me is after owning one I look at every other car made and ask “If the humble cheap car company can make them this way why doesn’t anyone else?”

  • @1994CivicGLi
    @1994CivicGLi 5 місяців тому +2

    If technicals were added to War Thunder, it would have GAZ truck levels of goblin-ness

  • @denek723
    @denek723 11 місяців тому +5

    That was pure gold. You have a gift that reading scripts of top 10 lists dont do justice, and I love ideal media, but you need to focus 100% on these documentary style videos. Give it a month or 2 of just YOUR channel, having 100% attention, and I promise you, dawg.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +1

      Brother I haven't worked for that shithole in over a year XD

  • @adityagodbole9413
    @adityagodbole9413 11 місяців тому +16

    Some say, that it is quite simply, indestructible

  • @DKarGarage
    @DKarGarage 7 місяців тому +1

    Dammn the projectile is slower than the tank 14km an hr lol while tank does 55mph 😂

  • @RGB-BGR
    @RGB-BGR 7 місяців тому +1

    "Good idea."
    "I'll take what I need."
    "We'll break him down."
    "What's in it for me?"
    "We'll take him apart."
    "We fear nothing."
    "Our clan is strong."
    "We take what we need."
    "Let's get in the fight."
    "Everybody out."

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  7 місяців тому

      dont forget the hilariously bad death screams of the technical too XD

  • @NERV_HQ
    @NERV_HQ 11 місяців тому +4

    In my country the Hilux and Land Cruiser are ideal cars for desert off-roading. On weekends you'd see the rich or young guys pack some stuff in the morning, pick their friends up, go on a trip and come back in the afternoon.

  • @MADmidway
    @MADmidway 10 місяців тому +14

    Dude we are honored that you would bless us with such amazing content.
    They don't teach this in the history books.

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  10 місяців тому +2

      One day I'll be a high school history teacher and every lesson is just tied to a relevant car or plane or motorcycle.

  • @roboticpotato7932
    @roboticpotato7932 6 місяців тому +1

    the napoleon strategy, the enemy can't kill you if they can't catch you

  • @NutjobGTO
    @NutjobGTO 7 місяців тому +1

    With the music choice, I thought we were were gonna get 'The Black Pants Legion Presents: Tex Talks Toyotas'

  • @Ratyz1
    @Ratyz1 11 місяців тому +10

    You can never go wrong with a toyota hilux

  • @TheMILVSCR
    @TheMILVSCR 11 місяців тому +28

    Two Squidd vids within a span of a week?! Don't know how we got so lucky, but we're loving it!

    • @the.squidd
      @the.squidd  11 місяців тому +4

      Don't get used to it but I do wanna put content out more consistently by the end of the year.

  • @averyspecificnamepart2
    @averyspecificnamepart2 3 місяці тому +1

    This is the best advertisement for a Toyota Hilux. I want one now.

  • @TimmyCookies
    @TimmyCookies 9 місяців тому

    “Helicopters replace horses” 😂