Jeep Commando
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nick_n_ii
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Here is full info on them
The Jeep Wrangler Commando is Ready for War (and Peace) - JK-Forum
The Hendrick Dynamics Commando is one tough Jeep.
www.jk-forum.com
Hendrick Commando - Expedition Portal
Forever in service, the military applications for the Jeep harken to its earliest of years.
expeditionportal.com
billiebob
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The real ones are built in Egypt. The ones being imported have very little in common with the full on military version which is now over 10 years old and still being built. You should see the video of the armoured version.
www.allpar.com
The Jeep J8: Egyptian military Jeep Wrangler
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GB_Willys_2014
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Israel also fields a J8/JK derivative, known as the AIL Storm Mark III:
https://www.army-technology.com/projects/storm-3-vehicle/
https://www.army-technology.com/projects/storm-3-vehicle/
jgaz
Adventurer
Here’s a decent article on the J8 and also the AIL Storm Mark III.
www.allpar.com
Ive seen and driven quite a number of imported J8‘s. Definitely more truck like than a JK.
The later ones had a totally different air cleaner set then this article describes.
The J8 had a really cool rear swing gate. It was basically JK sheet metal fastened to an external skeleton of rectangular steel tubing. Waaaay beefier than stock JK.
I always wanted to see if the J8/JK gates were a direct swap but never was able to try it.
The Jeep J8: Egyptian military Jeep Wrangler
www.allpar.com
Ive seen and driven quite a number of imported J8‘s. Definitely more truck like than a JK.
The later ones had a totally different air cleaner set then this article describes.
The J8 had a really cool rear swing gate. It was basically JK sheet metal fastened to an external skeleton of rectangular steel tubing. Waaaay beefier than stock JK.
I always wanted to see if the J8/JK gates were a direct swap but never was able to try it.
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givemethewillys
Jonathan Chouinard
I thought this was going to be a thread about an overland jeepster....
GB_Willys_2014
Well-known member
Good article. Thanks for sharing!Here’s a decent article on the J8 and also the AIL Storm Mark III.
The Jeep J8: Egyptian military Jeep Wrangler
Ive seen and driven quite a number of imported J8‘s. Definitely more truck like than a JK.
The later ones had a totally different air cleaner set then this article describes.
The J8 had a really cool rear swing gate. It was basically JK sheet metal fastened to an external skeleton of rectangular steel tubing. Waaaay beefier than stock JK.
I always wanted to see if the J8/JK gates were a direct swap but never was able to try it.
I was in Israel last June, and IDF Storm III are very common in the road. Also, not uncommon to see civilian US spec, basically, Wranglers.
J8 based Storms may be truck like, but they HAVE to be light years better than the old Ford Jeep/MUTT and wonky "PowerWagon / Command Cars" from my service days.
I know we are in the wrong sub-forum, but if we really want to talk about cool civilianesqe military off-road vehicles, the D90's are it for me.