David EilersMarch 10, 2015

Laurel & Hardy in Great Guns

UPDATE: I located a full video clip of the 'jeep'. Mark discovered via Hemmings that this was a plywood prop built on a Ford chassis for the Laurel & Hardy movie Great Guns. It's reported the prop still exists in a private collection.

7 Comments

Mark S.March 10, 2015 at 3:59 PM
That is an amazing picture. The picture was released in Oct. 1941, how would Hollywood be able to get there hands on a prototype. I wonder if this something that movie studio built to replicate a Jeep? I have never heard of this vehicle before, always something new on this site to make you scratch your head!
deilersMarch 10, 2015 at 4:20 PM
Now that you say it, it could be a replication. That would explain its odd look. It's wheelbase does seem unusually long. It's worth taking a closer look at the over all clip (which I don't have at the moment). Maybe that will yield insights.
Mark S.March 10, 2015 at 4:27 PM
I found some interesting info on Hemmings' blog from 2011. According to Robert D. Cunningham, it is a plywood mock-up on a Ford chassis. He states that it still exists in private collectors hands.
deilersMarch 10, 2015 at 4:35 PM
Thanks Mark. Here's the link: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/07/19/lock-the-car-so-they-cant-use-it/
deilersMarch 10, 2015 at 4:39 PM
I've added a movie clip to the post showing the 'jeep'.
EwertonMay 14, 2015 at 2:54 AM
Absolutely a BANTAM! See the doort design!
deilersMay 14, 2015 at 3:19 AM
Ewerton ... no, it's a fake :-)