WILLYS JEEP FROLICS OFF ROADING, JEEP RODEOS & JAMBOREES 78374

Made by Willys Motors in the mid-1950s or early 60s, JEEP FROLICS shows the early era of off-loading with these remarkable vehicles. Jeep Jamborees and Rallys are shown, including a two day drive across the Sierra Nevadas to Lake Tahoe. Starting at 4:50, the Ridge Runners are seen in Yakima, Washington. A Jeep Rodeo is shown with a very, very muddy track. Chet Thompson won the Rodeo this particular year. At 7:10, the International Jeep Derby is shown at Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Willys was a brand name used by Willys-Overland Motors, an American automobile company best known for its design and production of military Jeeps (MBs) and civilian versions (CJs) during the 20th century.
This film dates to at the very earliest 1953, when Kaiser Motors purchased Willys-Overland and changed the company's name to Willys Motor Company. The same year, production of the Kaiser car was moved from Willow Run, Michigan, to the Willys plant at Toledo, Ohio.
The origin of the Jeep goes back to 1938, when Willys-Overland was one of several bidders when the War Department sought an automaker that could begin rapid production of a lightweight truck based on a design by American Bantam.
In 1938, Joseph W. Frazer had joined Willys from Chrysler as chief executive. He saw a need to improve the firm's 4-cylinder engine to handle the punishment to which the Jeep would be subjected. This objective was brilliantly achieved by ex-Studebaker chief engineer Delmar "Barney" Roos, who wanted
"an engine that could develop 15 horsepower at 4,400 r.p.m. and run for 150 hours without failure. What he started with was an engine that developed 48 horsepower at 3,400 r.p.m., and could run continuously for only two to four hours ... It took Barney Roos two years to perfect his engine, by a whole complex of revisions that included closer tolerances, tougher alloys, aluminum pistons, and a flywheel reduced in weight from fifty-seven to thirty-one pounds".
Production of the Willys MB, better known as Jeep, began in 1941, shared between Willys, Ford, and American Bantam. 8,598 units were produced that year, and 359,851 units were produced before the end of World War II. Willys-Overland ranked 48th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts. In total, 653,568 military Jeeps were manufactured.
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[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Aahhh...the original mountain goat!👌😎👍

[@X-OR_]

That Looks Fun !!!!

[@pleasantlakepirate1832]

they truly were a tough generation lol

[@moabman1]

The February 1959 issue of Jeep News indicates this film was shown at the January 1959 Chicago Autoshow, suggesting it may have been filmed in 1958.

[@corytorbenson5527]

Who has this video, I have an old Version and is very grainy and have a bad picture, D.L. Scott(Scotty) was my grandfather. I would like to have a good version of this if possible.

[@montysmith6355]

just watching this i can feel my kidneys scream in pain

[@highlonesomerob5053]

No roll bars, no seat belts... I'm not sure if they were daring or dumb!