Is This the Original Jeep? NTX Military Machine Made by a Tractor Company

In a video titled, “The Original “Jeep”? World War 2 Minneapolis Moline NTX Vehicle,” Classic Tractor Fever takes a look at an interesting vehicle made by tractor manufacturer Minneapolis Moline.

Not only do we get to learn some history of this cool model of machine that was manufactured for use in World War 2, but we get to see one (perhaps the only one?) that still has its original paint job, including the hand-painted name given to it by the servicemen who used it.

It’s got full-time 4 wheel drive, so it could handle moving planes around on makeshift airstrips hastily created on remote Pacific islands. And it’s fairly low-slung, so it will fit under the wings of those planes as well.

Roughly 840 of them were made and only 26 or so are still in existence.

The transmission is a 5-speed plus reverse, with high and low range for a broad spectrum of different ground speeds.

This thing looks mighty cool from here. What do you think of it?

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.