Isreali Defence force Jeep

[HAWKMAN]

Thought I'd do something different for the Gilbert show. Took a CJ5 and made a replica IDF jeep. The reveiw should be interesteing

 

[emr]

Bieng a JEEP FREAK !! LOL... i would have to say GREAT JOB!!!!!!!! I cant wait to see it up close, that is one great looking truck...!!!

 

[papabear]

I agree!!! Do they actually use M38A1 etc still? Just wondering.

 

[B3.3T]

The IDF currently uses a really cool domestic version:

Israel military Jeep Storm M240 Mk2

 

[papabear]

Er...that new jeep is OK but I like HAWKMAN's better

 

[AaronW]

I like it! Great use of a common CJ. I really dislike 2A's that mimic a MB/GPW, but this seems to work. Good Job!

 

[M813rc]

Hawkman, your jeep looks great, good work.

When I was a kid (mid-70s) I got a large picture book on the 1967 Six Day War. There were a lot of jeeps like yours in there, the Israelis must have had a bunch of them. They used a bunch of M3 halftracks too. All the vehicles had that black edged white tactical marking on them, which I think looks really nice.

I hope you don't mind, I have attached your pictures here. I did this because on a lot of older SS threads the picture links are dead so the info is there but we, as a group, have lost valuable reference photos.

Cheers

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[AaronHorrocks]

Looks familiar!

Walkaround IDF Jeep

 

[m.walker]

Cool jeep !

 

[Maverick1701]

very cool!

 

[Orionspath]

Er...that new jeep is OK but I like HAWKMAN's better

AGREED!

 

[HAWKMAN]

Made it to Gilbert and it was a HIT!!....Thanks to all that stopped by to ask questions and take pics..had a blast driving it around and giving people a bit of history on this unusual jeep......................now what to build for next year

 

[dk8019]

I saw tons of the new Jeep model in Israel, they seemed more common then even HMMWV.