The making of video of how they got the jeep on the wall at the Jeep booth during the recent North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It’s pretty impressive to see a 2007 Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited parked vertically on a wall of rock. The video explains the making of this addition to the auto show booth and what it took to do it safely.

Man, this little video is great! About 10 minutes of archival footage that outlines the history of the origin of the original Jeep - told in the first person.

So, if you like Jeeps and their history, you’ll love this video - excellent work by the director.

This is some serious offroading - about 10 minutes of it, in fact.

This is the sort of stuff I LOVE - tight, technical and a real test of driver skill, confidence and vehicle awareness.

This is a game of inches, not miles. And sometimes, even inches would be a luxury. (Same the smarmy jokes…)

Excellent work on this vid. The author clearly states what won’t be covered, then starts in with the CJ-2A and proceeds through the SUV-style models.

12 minutes, so book some time and grab a cup ‘o tea before hitting play.

OMG - I’m not really sure what to say about this thing - really.

It’s got zero articulation, chain drive, balloon tires, it floats, can climb vertical walls (to a point) and has absolutely no roll-over protection.

Calling it a tractor would be too polite - but hey, I’ll bet someone’s commuting with it in Russia…

Well, I saw an old ad today for the Dodge GTX sold in South America in the late 60’s. That got me to thinking and I found this little number on YouTube.

It’s a scene from something - the whole thing is in Spanish, but hey, there’ snot much talking, yet a whole lot of tires squealing.

It’s a decent chase scene with all the hallmarks of low-budget shooting:

Holy crap - if you live anywhere with winter, this has to be your worst nightmare - uncontrollably sliding downhill into other vehicles - on glare ice.

Zero traction in any direction.

This unique perspective really shows what can happen in town - all in about 2 minutes…too bad they didn’t keep filming the fire truck near the end…

Jeep’s Commander promises go-anywhere ability in a package big enough to handle 7 adults. While this size will limit it’s true off roading abilities, those buying the Commander will, in all likelyhood, NOT be taking it far offroad.

I’ve driven one of these great trucks with the Hemi engine option - and engine which is impressive enough, and powerful enough, to make a Commander loaded with 7 full-size guys get up and move smartly.

I *think* I saw the fuel gauge drop a bit during the 15 minute drive, but in all fairness, I was not putting around…

Here’s the video review of the Commander.

Jeep v. Hummer video: