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1950. In 1950 the next generation of tactical trucks were being developed. Sizes were rationalized, with 1⁄4 and 3⁄4 -ton 4x4s and 21⁄2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. [14] M422 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. M38A1 1⁄4 -ton 4x4. M274 1⁄2 -ton 4x4.
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 It has since been replaced by the larger AM General HMMWV in ...
M724 truck, Cab and chassis, 1 1 ⁄ 4-ton, 4 × 4, (G890) M725 truck, Ambulance, 1 1 ⁄ 4-ton, 4 × 4, w/o winch (G890) M726 truck, Maintenance, 1 1 ⁄ 4-ton, NSN 2320-921-6379, w/winch (G890) M727 carrier, guided missile, Hawk missile; M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle; M729 tank, combat assault vehicle, (M116 Husky) M730 carrier, self-propelled ...
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 5 ]Jeep, or jeep, [ 12 ] and sometimes referred to by its Standard Army vehicle supply nr. G-503, [ nb 6 ] were highly successful American off-road capable, light military ...
The Willys MC, formally the 1⁄4-Ton, 4 x 4, Utility Truck M38, or the G‑740 by its U.S. Army Standard Nomenclature supply catalog designation, is a quarter-ton four-wheel drive military light utility vehicle made by Willys between 1949 and 1952. It replaced (in production), and succeeded the World War II Willys MB and Ford GPW models, with ...
The 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 ton M880-series was based on the Dodge W200, a 3 ⁄ 4 ton capacity 4×4 civilian/commercial truck. The 880/890 had a 2,500 lb cargo rating, enabling it to have a 5 ⁄ 4-ton load rating. The similar 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 ton M890-series was based on the Dodge D200, a 3 ⁄ 4 ton capacity 4×2 civilian/commercial truck.
1941–1942 — 1⁄2 -ton WC series. All three light U.S. 4x4 trucks, nicknamed 'jeeps' in World War II: a Willys 1⁄4 ‑ton, and Dodge 3⁄4 ‑ton and 1⁄2 ‑ton (L to R). The 1940 VC-series Dodge 1⁄2 -ton 4x4s were well liked but considered only an interim solution, because they were essentially a modified civilian truck.
The G506 was a United States Army Ordnance Corps supply catalog designation for the -ton, 4X4, truck chassis built in large numbers by the Chevrolet Motor Division of GM. Their official model numbers were initially the "G4100", and later the "G7100" series. [4] They became standard -ton 4x4 trucks for the US Army and Army Air Corps during World ...