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Ann says they tilted the camera for this shot. I can’t tell for sure. This photo was featured in the March 1955 issue of the Willys News and shows Vice President Hickman Price descending a steep gradel in a CJ-5.
most trees grow straight up…I think your wife is right !!
Indeed they did tilt the camera!
Wild bush growth – I don’t think there’s a tilt.
Trees grow to the sun. If you look at the top of the hill, there are no trees up there. The first tree is behind the CJ5, and you can see it’s tilted at about a 30 degree angle. The camera is clearly tilted somewhat. That doesn’t mean it’s a steep hill, but closer to 50 degrees instead of 75 degrees.
The fact is the little jeep in low, low could have easily made it down this steep decline safely and in somewhat control if camera wasn’t tilted.
Bob in NC
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I agree with Bob in NC and I live in here in the foothills where trees do grow at these angles. And I’ve lived out in Texas and the washes out there, mostly very loosely compacted sand, don’t support very heavy trees. But the mesquite, as shown here will and at strange angles. Notice the bigger tree to the bottom left in the photo. Notice it is on a more level run of the wash that the jeep is just about to plow into. But, I find the most interesting and funny thing about this photo is the VP’s britches! Man, he’s got those things pulled up to his pecs! He’s locked and loaded for this downhill run. “Alright men let me prep, ugh, ouch, yank OK lets do this” “Uh, can someone help me get in?” Talking about some white knuckles and not needing adult diapers. You sure this isn’t Barney Fife in a lost episode of the Andy Griffith show?
Don’t know if anybody saw it but speaking of Andy, the beaver and Wally we’re on the today show this morning. They looked the same they did 60 years ago.
I too am going with the tilted claim however that doesnt mean it wasnt still steep. Any vehicle would go down this if it was short and no one tried to apply brakes. I dont care it was bare dry rock, Ive never had any tires that would hold the apparent angle of this slope without slipping, low range or not.