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The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs. It has since been replaced by the larger AM General HMMWV in ...
1940 Bantam Pilot —Prototype. 1940 Bantam BRC-60 —Prototype. 1940 Willys Quad —Prototype. 1940 Ford Pygmy —Prototype. 1940 Budd Ford —Prototype. 1941 Ford GP. 1941 Willys MA. 1941 Bantam BRC-40. 1941 Willys T13/T14 'Super Jeep' – MB stretched to 6x6 and armed with a 37 mm gun motor carriage.
Military light utility vehicle, or simply light utility vehicle ( LUV ), is a term used for the lightest weight class military vehicle category. [1] A Jeep -like four-wheel drive vehicle for military use [2] by definition lighter than other military trucks and vehicles, inherently compact and usually with light or no armour, with short body ...
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, [ 9 ][ 10 ] commonly known as the Willys Jeep, [ nb 4 ]Jeep, or jeep, [ 12 ] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [ nb 5 ] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military ...
The AMC M422 'Mighty Mite', or G-843 by its supply catalog designation, [ 1] is an extra lightweight ¼-ton 4x4 tactical truck, designed for the United States Marine Corps, to be suitable for helicopter airlift and manhandling. [ 2] It is noted for its exceptionally short length, and resulting very tight turning circle, while still highway ...
The -ton, 4×4, Kaiser Jeep M715, sometimes called the "Five quarter (ton)", for its (or ) ton payload rating, is an American light military truck, based on the civilian Jeep Gladiator (SJ). Design and development for the M715 began in 1965, intended to replace the Dodge M37. In a departure from its purpose-built predecessor, the M715 was the ...
The MX-991/U Flashlight (aka GI Flashlight, Army flashlight, or Moonbeam[ 1]) from the TL-122 military flashlight series of 1937-1944 and is a development of the MX-99/U flashlight issued in 1963 [clarification needed]. In use since the Vietnam War, the MX-991/U has been made by various contractors over the years, including GT Price, Bright ...
Early use of "M" numbers relate to the body and not the truck itself. During WW II, "M" numbers began to be used for new trucks as well. In 1945, all truck production halted. Willys MB 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. Dodge WC51 3⁄4 -ton 4x4. Chevrolet G-506 11⁄2 -ton 4x4. GMC CCKW 21⁄2 -ton 6x6.