Me and My Jeep Commando at age 17.
Image by bre pettis
Tip:
Differences Between 4x4 and 2WD The first difference you will notice is that the 4WD has far greater ground clearance than a 2WD. Some 4WD's have what are called free wheeling hubs fitted to the centre of the front wheels. These hubs can be either manual, where there is a knob to be turned, automatic, where once in 4WD the hubs lock automatically or a combination of both. The idea of free wheeling hubs is to disconnect the front diff and axles from the wheel, so when traveling on highway, the vehicle doesn't have to use extra power turning these when they are not wanted.
31 responses so far ↓
1 Ingorrr // Feb 8, 2012 at 3:55 am
sick. This is the coolest picture.
2 Mickipedia // Feb 8, 2012 at 4:41 am
dude, you were 17 in the 70s?
3 Chuckumentary // Feb 8, 2012 at 4:41 am
A regular new wave Tom Joad.
4 mommy peace // Feb 8, 2012 at 4:45 am
the jeep was 17 or you were seventeen? ; )
adorable picture.
I mean, cool picture.
5 bre pettis // Feb 8, 2012 at 5:42 am
Mickipedia, I was 17 in 1989!
6 bre pettis // Feb 8, 2012 at 6:06 am
Yup, and I just noticed that I’m wearing top-siders!
7 Drew Olanoff // Feb 8, 2012 at 6:09 am
sweet ass jeep!
8 nijocamus // Feb 8, 2012 at 6:33 am
OH, you young thing you! This is a totally totally awesome photo.
9 TheFemGeek // Feb 8, 2012 at 7:21 am
Awesome photo, love the hair.
10 Typewriter // Feb 8, 2012 at 7:41 am
Bre’s Cryptozoological Journal Day 43
Peter took this picture of me and the jeep before we headed back into the forests of Oregon. The day before we finally met face-to-face with the wild hairy ape that ended his days. Damn you Sasquatch! Damn you to hell!
11 sparktography // Feb 8, 2012 at 7:53 am
Between that hair and the photo I literally fell off my chair laughing. This rocks Bre!
What kind of camera was used to take the photo?
12 bre pettis // Feb 8, 2012 at 8:24 am
Hey Sparky,
I’m pretty sure that my girlfriend at the time took this with her hasselblad, but she could have been using the nikon that I was using at the time. I still have that camera and it still works great!
Thanks for the great comment!
Hey Typwriter,
I did in fact have an encounter with a sasquatch near Wilbur, WA when I was 16. It makes the hair go up on my arms and my eyes tear up when I think about it. Creepy.
Thanks for the super comment!
13 cleverclevergirl // Feb 8, 2012 at 9:12 am
Love it. Now I gotta go dig up the pic of 16 yo me with my ’85 Rx7. I think you’re braver than me for posting. Great pic, though.
14 Kat and Morgan // Feb 8, 2012 at 10:04 am
I am Bre’s little bro. He used to have a hard core MULLET back then. He should show that pic!
15 terriem // Feb 8, 2012 at 10:08 am
Great photo, great story! Church Starfish — I was just thinking about tracking that one down (and that Thin White Rope album, too).
16 Emuishere Peliculas // Feb 8, 2012 at 10:17 am
gosh such a thick chunk of hair infront:) it looks like something from the 50′s..love it!!
17 bullemhead // Feb 8, 2012 at 11:04 am
Badass. Makes me miss my old Bronco.
18 juicyjindependence // Feb 8, 2012 at 11:55 am
great pic….and bad ass jeep too!
19 Erin Larsen // Feb 8, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Wow…..that’s a cool picture right there.
20 earlycj5 // Feb 8, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Jeep CJ-5s, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
21 el mig // Feb 8, 2012 at 2:12 pm
great jeep, i own a jeep grand cherokee… can be a headache to fix it but you learn a lot about mechanics and the cool enginnery put in the jeeps… and in the mud, rocks and sand are great! you just love that cars when you have the time for them.
btw… great picture also! hehe
22 Jeep® // Feb 8, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Love the almost forgotten Jeep Commando! The official Jeep® brand for group called Have fun out there. Jeep®, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
23 ~wishiwasanotter~ // Feb 8, 2012 at 3:16 pm
awsome photo mate… i love it!
24 denski-couture.com // Feb 8, 2012 at 3:51 pm
You look like pics of my pop when he was your age. I miss him. He got me into Jeep.
25 blueblackk // Feb 8, 2012 at 4:29 pm
70′s (L) beautiful like showcard
26 JEEP19 // Feb 8, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called ARIZONA GRAND CHEROKEE, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
27 selltoronto // Feb 8, 2012 at 5:39 pm
HAHA I feel your pain. I had a 1978 International Scout SSII. Even at 17, you learn what a PITA it is to keep fixing a dead horse. Still, I bet you wish you had it now…
28 Renato Piereck // Feb 8, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Nice to see a shot of one of Jeep’s most forgotten vehicles!
29 irishgypsies // Feb 8, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Ha I was born in 1989. Awesome Jeep!
30 PontesAntonio // Feb 8, 2012 at 6:34 pm
V8 304 CID
31 gotcars924 // Feb 8, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Wow!!I do have to say I’m impressed. This is a great picture of a great Jeep.
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