This is what gets me to school in Manila.....

And it evolved from this WWII- era US Army Jeep:

bigfoot_ph,
Now that's modding bro.
You attend school in PI?
Welcome to pimprig!

I finished high school there ZENZZO. Currently here in the US for college. Hmmmm, did you serve in the US Navy? I frequently hear the Philippines being called "PI" by former servicemen...

Thats a terrible waste of a good Jeep...

Dude, so THAT's where I left it. I've been wondering what the hell happened to it.

what a waste

you could of filled it with bombs and drive it off the clif

OMG, it's jeep ice cream truck. I'll take a strawberry shortcake sir!

Wow, thats a pimp mobile if ive ever seen one!

It offends my eyes.....BEGONE!

i wish i had one of em'.. those willys (i think they are willys, correct?) will go over anything or anyone. hell of a huntin' vehicle.

Haha! that is sweet man.... Now thats a pimp moblie

Woohoo! A Jeepney! My Dad has brought back pics of them from Saipan and Guam too (pre-dad-going-digital tho, so no linkage).

Not sure, but I don't think they're actually Willys. Could be wrong though.

yes i believe they are...m151 if i remember right....

is it for sale?!

I want a ride! That is a serious mod! Makes some of the carpets in Casinos look tame!

bigfoot,
I am a card carrying half, half, kine...
mestiso, bro My Dad was born and raised 20mi south of Manila, He fought Roosters as a Kid. Joined the US Army young.
Battan suvivor, Korea... 50+ yrs active and civil service USdeptARMY. MoM is from here in Washington.
Are you enrolled at UCLA or USC? What are your studies?
I've seen some real cool hot rod computers on the net from PI
Those brothers got it goin' on too.

This kind of ride is a status ride in this country, Not just anybody could have of mod like that. We're talking Small very important group of Islands of stratigic value during WWll in the S. pacific.
And you gotta give it up for Lady Marcos' shoe collection...

They kinda turned the whole exterior into stainless steel...
Flood+steel= rust, Flood+stainless steel= boat...

On a sunny day, these things produce glare waaaaay above "bling-bling" (with sunglasses and car window tint, it still hurts to look at it)...

It has enough space for 23 people to sit on (3 in front, 20 in the back)...

... And don't worry folks, the actual Willy's "MacArthur" type jeep you see here is kept in pristine condition, just wanted to show how some people modded a weapon of war into something useful for peacetime...

Just because there was question about Willy's Jeeps I'll run down the ownership of "Jeep" rights

Origonal General Purpose vehicle with a 1/4 ton rating was designed by Bantam for the US Gov during the pre-WWII when the US Army released a challenge to all US automotive designers to create a 4 wheel drive vehicle capable of being lifted by two men.

Because of WWII demand for these vehicles, the plans were given to Willy's Overland and Ford Motor Corp, the US Government shafted Bantam, leaving them only with contracts to produce trailers during the war, Bantam shortly closed. Side note, a WWII era Jeep that has "Ford" in script on the back is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Willy's claimed rights to "Jeep" but first vehicle line produced with the name Jeep embossed on the windshield was the CJ-2A because of questions regarding legal right to the name "Jeep" Later sold Kaiser. Next owned by AMC.
Then Chrysler Corp whom still owns legal rights to Jeep when it agreed to purchase the civilian AMC production. (AMC military subsection went to General Motors, which included the American Motor's Humvee)

Now back to being on topic. I like it, but I also hate it in terms of good examples of WWII being unrestorable now.

Ano ba pares? Wow i thought i was the only pinoy here. I'm mestiso also.both parents half. Dad's from Alongapo and my my mom was born at Clark AFB i think. I was born here. click the link on my sig to see Jeepnimus prime.