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The 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton, 4×4, Kaiser Jeep M715, sometimes called the "Five quarter (ton)", for its 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or 5 ⁄ 4) 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.
Kaiser Jeep resulted from the 1953 merger of Kaiser Motors, an independent passenger car maker based in Willow Run, Michigan, with the Toledo, Ohio-based Willys-Overland Company. Willys-Overland had been at one point before World War II the U.S.'s second-largest car-maker after Ford , but their fortunes waned during the 1930s.
Kaiser Jeep M715. Anyone who doubted the muscle of a Jeep pickup was quieted by this one. From 1967 to 1969, the Kaiser M715 delivered 1.25 tons of payload capacity. Basically a Jeep Gladiator ...
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]
1 ⁄ 4-ton utility jeep M715 series 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4: 1967–1969: 30,553: Ambulance, cargo, utility bodies (Modified Jeep J-series truck) M561 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton 6x6: 1968: 14,274: Cargo and ambulance bodies "Gamma Goat" M656 Series 5-ton 8x8: 1968–1969: 3 bodies for Pershing Missile System
The Jeep Forward Control is a truck that was produced by Willys Motors, later named Kaiser Jeep, from 1956 to 1965.It was also assembled in other international markets. The layout featured a cab over (forward control) design.
Willys MA on the assembly line, 1941 1942 Willys MB slat grille 1952–1957 Willys / Kaiser MD Jeep M715 truck. 1940 Willys Quad — Willys' first prototype, competing for the U.S. Army contract for a 1 ⁄ 4-short-ton (0.23-tonne) reconnaissance vehicle; 1941 Willys MA — Willys' low-volume preproduction model, preceding the standardized ...
A custodian at a northern Virginia high school was stunned last month when students raised money to get him a shiny new Jeep to drive. Francis Apraku is a custodian at James Madison High School in ...