AM GENERAL M151 A2 1978
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The History
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The M151 Mutt (Military Unit Tactical Truck) replaced the M38A1. It was designed by Ford and later built by Kaiser, AM General Corporation, and GM. In 1951 the Ford Motor Company was given a contract to develop a Military Utility Tactical Truck (MUTT) to replace the WWII era MB Jeep and it's descendant the M38. A production contract was awarded in 1960 for the 1st of over 10,000 units that would be used by all US and many foreign military forces.
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The M151A2 was born and was raised in the militia, and it is always ready for the action. Form part of the series of military vehicles 4X4 more versatile of the fact that is had. And must be it, since it manufactures it AM General with their more than 40 military experience years. The M151 series has, as norm equipment, an electrical system of 24 volts that it is waterproof, hermetical to the powder and suppressive has of interferences of radio waves. Permit to ford until a depth of 1.5 meters.
The M151 has truly proven itself through its life and was ahead of its time in its technological breakthroughs in engineering. However due to the M151?s inherent tendency to roll, the US Army didn?t demilitarize the M151s as they had other vehicles such as the Willy?s CJ, they instead cut them up and sold the poor mutts for scrap before disposing of them. And what did they put in its place? They replaced the M151 with the High Mobility Multi Purpose Wheeled Vehicle or as most of you probably call it, the HMMWV.
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