1920 Oil Field Dodge. Offroad Archival Footage.

[Zeder]

I know the title of this thread my raise a few eyebrows, but if you are an offroad enthusiast, you have to watch this. No crawl control, electronic diff lock, A-Trac traction control, etc.

"Oilfield Dodge" Promotional Film 1920s Dodge Brothers Wild Ride - YouTube

Its crazy what our pioneers did with limited technology and shear brute force and determination.

Enjoy!
Z

 

[BlackWorksInc]

Pretty damn impressive, from the days ChryCorp made good cars!

 

[Slag]

Excellent.
There are a few spots there that my T4R wouldn't stand a chance...

 

[Hyde802]

Thats a cool vid! Thanks for sharing!

 

[ImOnAPlain51]

Haha, that was pretty neat. Kinda cracks me up watching it...the clip is sped up and it bounces all over the place. Was it 4x4...I couldn't tell and I don't even know when 4x4 was mass produced?

 

[Stuck CAPS]

Haha, that was pretty neat. Kinda cracks me up watching it...the clip is sped up and it bounces all over the place. Was it 4x4...I couldn't tell and I don't even know when 4x4 was mass produced?

I think I swa front and rear wheels spinning around 2:10.

 

[sam24th]

Nah its just RWD. If you see the part where they flip it over on its side, you'll notice only a driveshaft going to the rear axle. Amazing what the cars were capable of with tech back then.

 

[ImOnAPlain51]

Ahh, I guess I missed that....still went offroad like a champ!

 

[Ol'Baditude]

Good argument for pizza cutter tires I guess, lol. Seriously though, that's impressive driving and offroad capability from that vehicle. There's a few spots there that would give my runner a run for it's money, even in 4lo.
I can't believe I've never seen this before, thx for posting.