"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
05/11/2019 at 23:29 • Filed to: None
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
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So, upon seeing the movie a second time, I have a question.
New paragraph so that if Kinja ever fixes the content display, my question won’t be visible from the Oppo page.
1970. U.S. military base in New Jersey with a Willys MB/Ford GPW.
Was that just carelessness, or were any MBs still in use 25 years after the war?
wafflesnfalafel
> Just Jeepin'
05/11/2019 at 23:48 |
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good point - in the mid 70s we had a small reserve base near by (my little brother went to pre-school there) and I don’t remember any orig WWII era stuff, mostly those bigger m151/ M825s
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> Just Jeepin'
05/11/2019 at 23:49 |
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Have seen it too. Don’t know the Jeep answer, but I noticed the black Audi E-Tron from about an hour into the movie makes internal combustion noises.
It even says “E-Tron” on the front. I’m really confused.
Chuckles
> way2blu does a rev update
05/11/2019 at 23:57 |
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They had an article on the FP about that:
https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-the-electric-audi-e-tron-gt-in-avengers-endg-1834423004
Alfalfa
> Just Jeepin'
05/12/2019 at 00:30 |
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There were successors that looked pretty much the same (I honestly couldn’t tell you the difference) in some sort of use until the Humvee came along in the 80s.
I'm guessing it's one of those instances where they say "close enough" because only nerds like us will notice
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> Chuckles
05/12/2019 at 00:36 |
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Wow. I totally missed that. Actually pretty fascinating approach to pedestrian safety, better than the beep-beeps of the current vehicles for sure.
PS9
> way2blu does a rev update
05/12/2019 at 00:42 |
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Audi E-Trons in that universe could just be faking ICE noise for the benefit of the driver. A few cars in the real world had fake audio engine noises added, much to tha chagrin of the commentariat of Jalopnik.
It isn’t hard for me to imagine Tony Stark test driving the thing and coming away with ‘needs more noise’ and either installing an engine sound system himself, or have Audi do it as a favor to him for getting all of Shield and everybody else to drive/buy Audis in that Universe.
SmugAardvark
> Just Jeepin'
05/12/2019 at 01:32 |
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Yes, the MB remained in use by American forces through the Korean and Vietnam Wars .
While the Army had mostly moved to the Ford M151 “Mutt”, the Willy’s MB was to be found.
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> Alfalfa
05/12/2019 at 07:54 |
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It was definitely a WWII vehicle: 9-slot grille.
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> SmugAardvark
05/12/2019 at 07:59 |
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The Jeep used during the Korean War was its successor, the M38A1. If any MBs were used, they would have been strictly on bases back home (li ke this one).