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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 👍🏼
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.
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
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!
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 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.
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.
Um, Commando means to wear no underwear. “Going Commando” was a term we used in the ARMY, because wearing underwear trapped sand and chaffed you until you bled.
I’m glad you guys liked my Jeep!
they didnt even see the jeep bob
Thanks Bob it’s a rare moment when ‘explode’ in the title isn’t referring to the condition of the car 🤣
@@tanssi2145 lol!
@@AYoutubrrr 😂
You did it again Bob, what a find!
April’s garage saturdays is a real treat.
simp more
Hope he only wanted half 😕
Dad Joke #6,408: I can't believe you both went Commando on UA-cam.
Nice😂😂😂
Well played sir, well played.
That's hilarious🎉
Lol!
As a dad I applaud this comment.
Hilarious.....April has added so much to the channel, and the vehicles are really interesting..thanks you two 😁
Vehicles didn't have cup holders back then.....you just put a cooler full of beer in the back seat....
and usually the beer between your legs while driving
Dress up (hubcaps lol) perfect for a lame look 👀 wheel covers, engine covers and bumper stickers are unnecessary add ons
Yup and jeeps hAVE THE PINTO OPTION GAS TANK IN REAR AND GETS HIT......BOOO9M
@@bradzimmerman3171 the HURST EDITION WAS COOOLER
April's garage>>>
Euro Asian Bob strikes again! Great little drive along. Thanks you two!
Who's that?
@@taelorwatson9822maybe you know him by urination bob?
Thanks!
@@ten132 I hear that every time 😂😂
Love that a modern woman like April gets excited about old school rides !
Lol. Her acting aint that good.
@@CazSmithyeah she plays with stick dhift
April deserves her own channel as Eurasian Bob can find some incredible vehicles and April can sell them. It’s a win win scenario .
I have lots of interesting cars to review for sure!
A Nelix hood ornament would look great on that Jeepster...
...perhaps a Jaguar hood ornament to honor Nelix? 🙂
A like April idea, Hoovie's Bobblehead
Why not?! It is always showing its backside to them during the show. Why not look at its backside when you drive!
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 ❤
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.
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.
nv4500?
@@joeyscleaninglady2877 No, it’s an AX15 from an 89 Cherokee.
I want to take this to Eureka Springs!
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.
This needs a roll bar
April's garage shows Tyler has been hooked.
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
Really enjoy these episodes where you discuss and test drive cars. Thanks for another fun and cool episode.
I love April's Garage!! Creepy under the Jeepster.
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.
You guys carve so great together. Hoovie was cool on his own but April has totally leveled up his content.
Love April’s garage ,so easy to watch ,she’s so knowledgeable love her point of view
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.
sc1 and sc2 are rare the only thing rarer are probably the hurst jeepsters or the 8701 convertibles
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!
That olive color made it to stoves and refrigerators in the 70’s.
I always enjoy April's garage on Saturdays. Keep em coming!
Any time these videos start with "welcome to April's garage" i get get a chuckle but also love this . What great team 😀
Bob needs to move the grille emblem down and over where it belongs. It looks all wrong in the center
Yup! On my to do list. I just got it in.
Yes ...the emblem should be lower right.
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.
Bob has struck again - great vehicle! Another vote for how great April's Garage episodes are. Thank you all ~ Chuck
A friend in the neighborhood,shout out to Jeff Curvin had one of these circa 1980,very Kool jeep😊
Perfect classic Jeep IMHO. Surprised they're not more expensive.
Nice lil ride. As Always, May God Bless you and yours! 😇
Another really entertaining video. You guys make my day with this content. 👍
I absolutely love spending time with you guys, y’all really feel like family. April’s Garage!!
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.
Great review… love it ❤
This was my first vehicle. Always have a special place in my heart for this vehicle. Would love to have one again!
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,
I love this so much thank you for sharing this!
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).
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.
Great hoovie recreation intro and great collaboration guys
The vehicles Bob finds are amazing
April’s gigantic rock created a glare obscured the fine details of that awesome Jeepster!
What a FOXY LADY!
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.
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.
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.
I don't know about the Commando , But I Love Her Body Style🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Thanks for now making these unaffordable hoovie!!!!
Right?
Lol.
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
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.
Good Morning Hoovie and Thornie!
What,no wacky welcome to April's garage beginning,that sets the tone of these episodes 😊
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 👍🏼
Hoovie kept telling April.. ‘it’s not that hard’…. ‘You just have to get used to it ‘…. Poor April 😢
Hoovie,there is 406 garage ,he specialises in International trucks ,Scouts etc up in Oregon,some cool Internationals come through his workshop.
Tyler's face as April drives the Jeepster LOL "are you nervous?"
Tyler, as a Jeep guy I luv it, luv the color as well, and your right they screwed up the design change. April you'll get used to the manual brakes.
Still the best looking jeep out there! I miss my 1970 commando.
Just found the channel love the Hoovie intro just subbed have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from North Attleboro Mass.
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.
Thirst trap, thirst traps every where.
I always enjoy aprils garage. This couple review format is fun to watch
I love anything Jeep, they are the coolest! See if Dennis Collins wants it
And bob strikes again finds amazing cars
Thanks!
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
That's in amazing shape, those rusted immediately, that one was treated with kit gloves.
My favorite UA-cam couple!
My Dad when i was young had a Jeep Commando that he needed to go through logging roads on with
$30,000. way to much !
So what you pay Mr. Car Purchase?
Loving these April's Garage Episodes🙂
Nice to see Hoovie buying a cool vehicle with a reasonable price (now that he's on a tighter budget).
At Least it looks different from every other SUV’s on the road and that’s a good thing
Love how you can see Tyler under the jeep 😂
Love the eye candy Blond cute and smart unicorn .
Must be new here...LOL
April is a previous model and a lovely person.
@@gudfarfar Hoovie Is one lucky man
The dauntless V6 was basically the granddaddy of the Buick 3800 V6 series
You should look at the Suzuki IJ80. Its a mini jeep, KEI Jeep, only sold in Japan. They can be imported into the USA. They are not very expensive.
I love my 2001 Jeep Wrangler with 4.0L Straight Six, Manual 4x4 with 256,000 miles. Uses NO Oil!
Bring back Urination Bob
April looks really good driving this.
I love you two I hope this channel does well for you two
That Jeepster suits you well, April
I respect a young person who can drive a manual. Well done April but where's Nelix 😡
Bulldog hood ornament’s from Mack Truck.
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!
After being in a couple of accidents I would never ride in a car without headrests and 3 point seat belts.
shes an amazing addition to the show
Another great fun video. You guys rock! Keep up the great work
Seriously good on ya tyler april is stunning. Respect
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
Good luck with your search!
I would do a disc brake conversion with power brakes. Look into Wilwood. They can make a kit for the 1967 Commando.
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.
Thanks, interestingly, a lot of nice uses in older….” vehicles , *& JEEPSTERS”….
"Girl I'm just a Jeepster for your love, girl I'm just a vampire for ya..." T Rex
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.
Those are pretty sweet, collector for sure
my friend had one from 1965 in early 2000’s
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.
Um, Commando means to wear no underwear. “Going Commando” was a term we used in the ARMY, because wearing underwear trapped sand and chaffed you until you bled.