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  2. BAV 485 - Wikipedia

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    ZIS-485 (BAV), Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa ZIS-485 (BAV) Soviet amphibious truck (National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, Kyiv). The ZIS-485, army designation BAV (Russian, БАВ, большой автомобиль водоплавающий - bolshoi avtomobil vodoplavayushchiy, big floating vehicle), is a Soviet amphibious transport, a copy of the WWII ...

  3. LARC-V - Wikipedia

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    LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 (V) ton), is an aluminium-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons. It was developed in the United States during the 1950s, and is used in a variety of auxiliary roles to this day.

  4. M59 armored personnel carrier - Wikipedia

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    The vehicle has a top road speed of about 32 miles per hour, considerably less than that of its M75 predecessor. 135 gallons (511 liters) of fuel could be carried, giving it a road range of approximately 120 miles (150 km). The vehicle was designed to be amphibious, with rubber seals on all hatches and doors. A trim vane is provided.

  5. Ford GPA - Wikipedia

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    The Ford GPA "Seep" (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase), with supply catalog number G504, was an amphibious version of the World War II Ford GPW jeep. Over 12 thousand were made and they served with Allied forces in the many theatres of WW2, including the Pacific, Eastern front, and from D-day to the end.

  6. M76 Otter - Wikipedia

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    M76 crossing paddy fields. It was designed and built by Pontiac Motor Division in the late 1940s and intended as a replacement for the M29 Weasel.It entered service with the USMC in the early 1950s and many saw action in the Vietnam War.

  7. The Marx Toys story: Iconic toys once made in Erie and ... - AOL

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    And a truck delivered toys to children on the company's Christmas list each year, ... Bob Kubiak, was personnel manager at Marx's West 18th and Raspberry streets factory in the 1950s and 1960s.

  8. List of U.S. military jeeps - Wikipedia

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    M678 Truck, Carry All; M679 Truck, Ambulance; 1958-1960 Willys XM443 / M443E1 "Super Mule" – prototypes for 3⁄4-ton, underfloor mid-engined platform-trucks, comparable to but larger than the M274 "Mechanical Mule". [4] [1] [5] Never entered production due to reliability problems. 1967–1969 M715 Truck — based on the commercial Kaiser ...

  9. List of soft-skinned vehicles of the US military - Wikipedia

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    5-ton truck 6x6: 1950 A 5-ton 6×6 truck produced during the Cold War. Jeffery Quad (Nash Quad) 1½-ton truck 4x4: 1916 Produced by Jeffery and later by Nash, it was introduced into US Army service in time for the 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico. [39] Over 11,500 saw military service, the model was extensively used during World War I. [40]