Check out this wild customized Jeep built by two Army Air Force soldiers serving in the South Pacific in 1945.

We have the Army Pictorial Service of  the Signal Corps to thank for preserving this awesome gearhead moment from 1945. In this newsreel, two soldiers serving in the U.S. Army Air Force on Morotai Island (now in the Republic of Indonesia) have constructed a wildly creative custom Jeep, sourcing their parts and  materials entirely from the scrap heap.

More than 640,000 Jeeps were built for service in World War II, around  363,000 by Willys-Overland (Willys MB) and 280,000 by Ford (Ford GPW). We wouldn’t know if this Jeep started out as an MB or a a GPW, but according  to the announcer, the hood was originally part of a P-47 auxiliary fuel tank, while the fenders were crafted from P-39 belly tanks. We’re not going to critique the styling—clearly a product of the materials  on hand—but we will salute the effort and enthusiasm. Here are a couple of real car guys. Video follows.