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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoTime to re-tire, thermostats, radiator sealing, airlocks and more in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoA clean sweep: HMV vacuum windshield wipersSteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoHMMWV snowplow, a little drip and lacking compensation in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
The LD-465 was an evolution of the first-generation LDS-427 engine, developed with specific features to support its multifuel capability.
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoUnconventional Power: Multifuel engines were made toe come to the rescue in times of crisisSteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoRecoiling MUTT, speedo woes, clunking and more in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
A contract was offered to the Chance-Vought Aircraft Company to develop a six-wheel-drive articulated machine. Chance-Vought discarded the Metrac’s hydraulic suspension in favor of independent coil springs on the front and rear axles with a swing-arm setup similar to that of the M151 MUTT, while the center axle used a traverse leaf spring. Possibly because Chance-Vought was an aircraft company, this vehicle had an all-aluminum body. It was powered by a Chevrolet Corvair six-cylinder “pancake” air-cooled engine. The Chance-Vought vehicle also featured a new articulation coupling between the tractor unit and the cargo body. This coupling was designed by Roger L. Gamaunt, hence the name “Gama”.
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoThe M561 Gama Goat: A post-apocalyptic flopSteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoWarming up, heaters, blacking out and more in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
International Harvester Corporation (IHC) supplied large numbers of vehicles to the U.S. military during World War II. While IHC already had decades of experience building assembled trucks — meaning vehicles custom-assembled from other manufacturer’s components — this was IHC’s first full-scale production of all-wheel-drive vehicles.
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoPloughshares into swords: International Harvester tactical trucks in WWIISteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoHeadlight illumination, Otter work, MUTT Mags, shift levers in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
Were there actually Burma Jeeps in Burma during World War II, and if not, how did the Ford GTB get that nickname?
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoBurma Jeeps: Were there any in Burma?Steve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoSputtering M38, going with the flow and headlight woes in this installment of Tech TipsSteve Turchet
MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby InfoSplit Personalities: Servicing and understanding two-piece MV wheelsSteve Turchet

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