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1956–1965 Jeep Forward Control military variants M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup; M677 Truck, Cargo Pickup w/4 Dr. Cab; 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".
Willys-Overland and its successors, Willys Motors and Kaiser Jeep continued to supply the U.S. military, as well as many allied nations with military jeeps through the late 1960s. In 1950, the first post-war military jeep, the M38 (or MC), was launched, based on the 1949 CJ‑3A.
In 1951 Ford Motor Company was awarded the contract to design a ¼-ton 4×4 truck to replace the M38 and M38A1 model jeeps. The M151 was developed to specifications and guidance of the U.S. Army's Ordnance Tank Automotive Command. Design started in 1951 and testing and prototyping lasted through most of the fifties.
Originally intended to be a civilian and agricultural successor to the Willys Jeep (the prototype Land Rover was built on the chassis of a Willys and used Willys transmission parts but production vehicles used no Jeep components) the Land Rover was brought into military service in 1949, eventually becoming the standard Light Utility Vehicle for ...
This list includes military trucks, are in production for 2021. ... in the column "image" is a photograph of the model, in the "Type" column indicates the type of ...
From 1968 onwards, the U.S. military replaced the M37 with the heavier-rated 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or five-quarter) ton Kaiser Jeep manufactured M715 family of vehicles. Rather than purpose-built tactical vehicles, these "militarized" commercial off-the-shelf ('COTS') trucks were considered underpowered and fragile compared to the M37. [3]
The M38 was a military version of the then-current civilian Jeep CJ-3A. [1] It differed from the CJ-3A in numerous ways, including a reinforced frame and suspension, [ 3 ] waterproof 24-volt electrical system, [ 1 ] sealed vent system for the engine, transmission, transfer case, fuel system [ 1 ] and brake system.
English: Second (1942) T14 Willys MT 37-mm Gun Motor Carriage prototype(s) with stamped grille had V-shaped gun-shield with sloping top, from welded steel armor-plate. The experimental T14 trucks formed the beginning of the 'Super-Jeep' series of expanded Willys MB test vehicles.