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we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms we're all in this together on together and we're making sure you stay safe everybody in the state is very safe stay safe for your sleeves fix it. played. a. little. lead. to blame for decades one word of brand name was synonymous with off road vehicles of any and all kinds she claimed the
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name carries a loss of tradition league it's been designated the granddaddy of 4 wheel drive passenger cars. the jeep started out as a military vehicle and achieved cult status in europe and elsewhere and some of us is the end of the 2nd world war 2 planes many off road drivers see it as the very embodiment of the action and out towards a bench airline. to cheat a spectacular vehicle with a long history of the last 11.
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an off road lab in southwestern germany heads out for their sunday drive. from 60 horsepower antiques to modern 300 horsepower models these old jeeps then nothing new maintained but rugged terrain is what they were made for. even on the road out in the open and they started to bring out that special off road feeding. lunch in my jeep is best because it's the original and it has that legendary beautiful form of. the jeep was originally built for the u.s. army over 600000 when they buy willis and forward during and after the 2nd world war. i try my jeep is the best looking one it's
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a civilian classic i think the shape is beautiful you can lift the doors off and it's really fun because. the army jeep then adapted to civilian life in this one dates back to the late 1970 s. . wanted my jeep's the best quality to my life and a little piece of freedom. this marvelous code the ring that kept the classic from . my entry was the mine she was the best because it has the square headlights energy plans like to say not everyone can have square headlights. this cheap model was built but done the chrysler from 996 to 2006. does i mean this one is the bashed for everybody getting around them for pulling trailers for photo fits my needs. of the decades the jeep brand has grown bigger and bigger. now the brand is owned by the fia chrysler.
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on the practice calls the jeep fans can get down to the business they came here for . is chairman of fish by alfred club and devoted sheep drive the. math does driving a jeep makes sense. yes and i did and now of course not it's been completed germany has good rises and anyone without a car can take the train or box. on you see in fact life will be cheaper and easier without a jeep but i can't imagine what could be more fun about. this 977 c.j. model has no trouble negotiating its way through bullshit. but no they did the very 1st jeeps.
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4 wheel drive but very little else in the way of comfort and they quickly. thomas been a has long been fascinated with these vehicles. up and cheap most any age 15 or 16 i saw a jeep driving in a trail competition and i wanted it just like it ever says. thomas' jeep stood idle in norway for many years american soldiers had abandoned it there after the 2nd world war because it wouldn't start anymore. thomas doesn't know how it's made its way back to germany but today it's an excellent shape. and the only thing you have to watch is the 2nd and 3rd gear aren't synchronized you have to give it a little gas in between other than that it drives like a normal car but without power steering really anyone can drive it called the appreciate a phone. the history of the began in 1948 the
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u.s. army general saw the need for a low cost all terrain vehicle with $4.00 wheel drive it had to be developed quickly as the war unleashed by nazi germany was spreading rapidly. and. within a few months 3 comic has had presented their prototypes. in the contract went to willis overland and the jeep was born historians cannot agree on how the jeep got its name it could have been named after the pets of any comic book characters at. all come from the acronym g.p. for general purpose vehicle the other theory is this well at any rate the g.p. is the granddaddy of today's off road vehicles and now a legend. you . eat.
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moab utah southwestern usa hundreds of jeep fans braved the morning cold each entry has made a few $100.00 to take part in the mower. in a few minutes they'll be heading out into the desert. hannah hodges and her father jim came all the way from california a 10 hour drive now this is spence's high. 18 year old hannah will take the wheel she's picked the most difficult to riddle the rusty nail trail. the trail for us. to see how we go where we're going to. on stuff that you won't even think it could
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even go on to possibly do why would you be driving have suffered like this for the circuit or get a lot of well i was written off credit history ever since i was little john and i would know it's going to mexico. now look at every single here who. just exists born and raised catholic british street is new to crazy hubby yeah it's crazy but it's a very real. on the road and. he's going to arizona g.p. armory and then now. in the desert out. of. the teams are ready to go it's a few miles yet to the start of the trial. jim's
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invested more than $100000.00 in the g.p. is now interesting to hannah's offroad skills it's got a special differential love extra steady shots and special time is. but neither one knows exactly what they and they cheat will be facing. the countryside looks like something out of a john ford weston one of america's big national parks is nearby bunch of drivers can only go off road outside the park.
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at the 1st real obstacle the engine starts dripping if the coolant line is broken it could prove disastrous. that our job is to help look for the problem jim says and it isn't couldn't oh oh oh it must be something fairly harmless. marker no one finds any leaks so don't all time in and take off again. where the problem child.
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and they've hardly even started hannah and jim here that they'll have to climb several metres of some of the obstacles. of. the original jeep also ran into problems as soon as it got stones hit production problems with this avalanche couldn't make them fast enough to meet the military's demand so food was brought on board the monsters of industrial mass production. jeeps sent to the ends of the earth and not just for the u.s. army they were delivered to allies as well even to the soviet union. played a vital role in the d.-day invasion of normandy in 944. the 1000000000 pitch. well is
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a procession of historical and i'd forces military vehicles through germany's once divided capsule to wish this an organizing mission nord poem goes over the roofs the convoy is to be led by historical american jeeps. the icon of the cheap for the west berliners and older berliners the american jeep is a symbol of freedom. i've experienced it myself when driving through town and. the tires make the singing noise an elderly woman was standing by the road looking in my direction but she couldn't see me with the light in her eyes you see my face is but when she heard the tires singing she lifted her cane and way i'm stuck on thinks. the 1000000000 patrol commemorates berlin's liberation from the nazi regime and recalls the and i'd occupation. funny original vehicles join in some of the participants even with historical
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uniforms but i must know not past. but it just goes together the right car with the right outfit. if they were 958 cadillac i'd have my hair grease back right now. i may be a girl in a petticoat at my side to go out on the way to go with the car so it's. the participants come from all over germany all the fans men of a dignified age play soldiers on patrol and on site. from 945900 90 american soviet british and french troops were present in their lives. their vehicles had 1st aid kits but they wouldn't do you much good they didn't have ever all seat belts. first aid kits because this was the 1st aid kit is an accessory. it looks nice but you wouldn't want to use it as mr peck you might miss
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if the driver hits anything he hits the steering wheel full force but then gets over it all that's an old technology like what you see on a tractor but i detest it i got there. they stopped at a historic site in berlin's cars hans barra. it's where the 3rd and it's unconditional surrender in may $945.00 places by take the opportunity to get close to the vintage vehicles. leave for troops during the war the american sent over 50000 jeeps to their then soviet allies a fact little known today. in popular consciousness the military has always been associated with the u.s. army. division patrol concludes at checkpoint charlie famous as a crossing point through the berlin bulging billions division today it's
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a tourist attraction. the jeeps have a starring role here as historical artifacts interest photos. hello. aside from all the excitement and fanfare the con has a very special symbolic meaning for some present here. in the end it's just that it's 00 another peacekeeping mission for the americans. in the end this is very representative for my husband i guess we're both in the military so it's important for my kids this yr.
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when the members of the spy off-road club on tooling around through rugged terrain they tinkering with a vintage machines. they disassemble and reassemble the historic jeeps 1st the body has to come out oh yes court to. the good looks. next year this one will be 30 years old. this is then it can be registered as an antique car it's a jeep y.j. it's been completely rebuilt and restored from british the soviets. but the men work like a well oiled machine they've put many an old jeep back on the road. for
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. the wrangler why jay is the only jeep model with square headlights. this is how it will eventually look after many hours of work. hard it's got 220000 miles on it and it was imported from the united states so i bought it from a german who got it from an american soldier in germany shopgirl from them george lakoff. the jeep has always been a favorite with gearheads they've converted them into everything imaginable. it's a 4 by 4 for all things and seasons anyone who says the jeep is only for recreation knows nothing about jeeps. back in the deserts of utah hannah and jim hodges are running into some rough terrain. but the 18 year old has the right stuff to handle this extreme trial
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eat. sleep one rock edge off to the other the jeeps work their way up to the biggest obstacle of all that's what hannah will show what she can do with a differential and off road good and a 300 horsepower engine. here it's make or break a few millimeters can lean over the difference. a please please at the critical point she pulls to one side and lets the other drivers go ahead. please. she has a really good look at the phone not going to get stuck because just imposible again
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peaky wrong and. you've got to make sure you're for a longer. you know have all 'd your your wheels locked up and. just you know have to bump it a little bit i think. the front wheels are on to the wrong lane uses like this are best done with very low time pressure and. the guy says she has to get up some real momentum to bring the real wheels up. you're almost up but not clients it will take a little more gas. but now she's stuck.
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the only way to get out of this is with the cable and winch a real humiliation for an off road. and yes another extreme obstacle waits just behind the next ridge. just called green this. this obstacle that you know makes it feel good to look at this who would ever drive a car jeep or vehicle of this it is crazy. this is hannah's chance to make good.
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either. right. and it is all smiles at last a major when on a difficult path could trail and on which she goes. are. lately meanwhile the german alfred fans don't have quite as brought here road. but later a new house is tricky spots even so we're going to buy another one jeep has gotten stuck and i watch a whole lot of. other things like this happen often it's no tragedy help is on the way. other drivers test their meshal in bumpy ribena. adventures like this only for genuine off road vehicles s.u.v.s made for the asphalt jungle wouldn't get fun here but then is the city really the right place
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for. the market if you can drive down to the ice cream parlor and it's too many off roaders don't ever use their cars for anything else and that's too bad i thought you should use a car in the environment it was built for. i call that ethical treatment of automobiles and water modern the occasional rocks are a part of it sometimes it results in a bit offended maybe the comments are a tight spot but left the fan to be heard and we're not going to happen is just part of it you have to take it in your stride you have to. play i i. soon found himself having to practice what he preached. what's wrong what's our shorts in the water he died a month start again now we need a winch. to come upon a sergeant i know one of them being there. i miss all the
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winch is ready the jeep starts again after. will stabilize happy he can get out on his own steam. the telling cable and caribbean of a needed after all. or will they. go through or come will have to come again. finally to well coordinated winches succeed in pulling out the 2 and a half ton jeep.
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when it went into the water the distributor caught when it's and now it won't run on all 6 cylinders you could hear it you can't running on just 3 cylinders but it competent enough power like that what are you going to do now draw out. the was having fun but that was enough fun for one day man and machine have to rest to. the ultra it is in the desert a few to have also had about enough some of the jeeps have a few more dense but that was expected. the rest email was hardly 10 kilometers long but they were 10 of the hottest damas his hand has ever driven. now the times have to be filled with epic driving on regular it's.
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going slow you still. get the same adrenaline. rush and you tense up and it's the same stress of driving that you know you're exhausted at the end of this all my exhausted i didn't drive my daughter drove all day i think i could have done all of that it but that's ok as they were fun and i had a blast with every on as well as my dad over there to get it but overall it was a really fun trip and i'm super excited which my. gym and hannah hodges have already decided they'll soon be taking caution another turn like this one with the dog these just happen all over the united states. no more cars to bring us together so we can do that many people enjoy the same thing.
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the jeep is more than just a car it's a symbol of extreme capabilities and a state of mind. a little. mood. to. listen to.
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