Military Vehicles by Type

You can find articles and info on Jeeps (Quarter ton), Deuce-and-a-half trucks (2-1/2-ton), M4A3 Sherman (tracked vehicles) or any other historic military vehicle. This info is organized by weight classification and function.

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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

US Air Force  Begins HMMWV Replacement with JLTV

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

The G-758 M170 Frontline Ambulance

This is the Holden Jeep in its original form. Faintly visible through the glass is a Stokes basket. Special canvas cab covers were created for the Holden Jeeps, which contributed to their boxy looks.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Photo-History of the WWII USMC Holden Jeep Ambulance

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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

HMMWVs in the Hobby Part I: Have you considered your own surplus HUMVEE?

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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

U,S. Marine Corps floats new Amphibious Combat Vehicle

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4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

The "New" Dodge: WC-62 and WC-63 of WWII

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Steve Dance Auctions

ESTATE AUCTION - PROLIFIC COLLECTION OF 25 CLASS III FIREARMS.

Scott finished the replica in 2012. Action Graphics prepared decals for all of the lettering and markings on the truck.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Recreating a Vietnam Dodge M37 "Gun Truck"

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7. Books and Videos-Military Vehicles

New book has become the definitive study of the WWII M3 Grant / Lee Medium tank.

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Buying your own 3/4-ton WWII Dodge Weapons Carrier

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Military Vehicles by Type

What's in the WWII US Motorpool?

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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

How well do you know your military Jeeps?

Doin' it, "Berlin-Style." Following the end of hostilities, American GIs turned to hot-rodding surplus Jeeps to pass their time. So many modified GPWs and MBs rolled the streets of the former Nazi capitol, that they took on a name of their own: "Berlin hot rods."
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Hot-Rodding Surplus WWII Jeeps

The first pre-production prototype of the Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) at the UK’s biggest military vehicle demonstration, Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD). The vehicle is part of the Future Rap[id Effect System (FRES).
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

First Ares Armored Vehicles Delivered to British Army

The last tank assigned to 1st Tank Battalion departs Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, July 6, 2020.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

No Tanks. The USMC Gives Up its Armor

TC-3 Crosley Pup, built Sept 1943
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Crosley’s Compact WWII Machines

Ride the Ducks has been a long-standing tourist attraction in Seattle, Wash. A combination of financial struggles including a significant crash in 2015 resulting in a lawsuit and the loss of business due to COVID-19 forced the company to close. The WWII surplus DUKWs and later versions were sold at auction in July 2020.
1. Military Vehicle Buyer's Guides

Amphibious DUKWs Sold at Auction

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9. Modern Military Vehicle News

USMC UPGRADES M870A2-S Trailers

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3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Buyer's Guide: WWII Command and Radio Cars

Artist's concept of a vehicle-mounted launch of an APKWS laser-guided rocket.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

Proven in air, APKWS is now viable for ground vehicles

Screen grab showing the driver's compartment of the submerged DUKW.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

U.S. Army DUKW found 67 years later

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Worldwide Auctioneers to offer up WWII Collection

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JAG File: All things History

A General's Command Car? Let's just say, "Patton Pending"

This is the M37 when it came from the Morehead City [North Carolina] Fire Department in 1987. It wasn’t until it was back at our farm in Georgia when I discovered the early serial number.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

The Oldest M37?

M109A7 and M9923 from the US Army's description of 2019 programs.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

US Army orders more Self-Propelled Howitzers

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7. Books and Videos-Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles Books 2020: Tanks Galore

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2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Byron Jones’ Jeep

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7. Books and Videos-Military Vehicles

Book Review: M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants (Images of War)

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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

SNAFU: Tanks a Lot!

M41 restored by Fort Snelling Museum Volunteers
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Development and Deployment: M41 Walker Bulldog Tank

The M151 was the standard Army utility vehicle when this photo was taken at Fort Bragg in September 1969. This vehicle is equipped with a VRC-46 radio system.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

M151 ‘MUTT’ in Action: Vietnam through the Cold War

Early Chevrolets, like this parts truck, had a looped bar grill. There was a narrow tie bar between the front fenders but the last civilian owner of this truck added an angle iron reinforcement.
4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

A Closer Look… Chevrolet G-506 1-1/2-ton trucks

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MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info

This Mule has a ‘Kick’

This April 9, 1941, photograph shows the pilot M2 during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Notice the Firestone tread pattern tires on the front axle. Photographic evidence suggests that only the initial production vehicles had this tread pattern, which was soon supplanted by the chevron tread pattern tires, which in turn were replaced by non-directional tread pattern tires.
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

The Proving Ground : White Half Tracks

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2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

Tech Tips 2020 no. 1

3/4 view along the left hand side of the Morris LRC MkII showing the large run-flat tyres ideal for cross-country work. The good ground clearance is also evident.
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Morris Light Recon Car

Beyond the inherent dangers of operating a soft-skinned vehicle in a combat environment, gunners in particular are vulnerable to snipers, IED blasts, and roll-overs due to their exposed position. In response to these problems, the Up-armored Humvee has been developed, which offers protection against most small arms fire, shrapnel and anti-personnel mines.
4. 1 to 2-ton Vehicles (M715s,CUCVs, HMMWVs, GTBs, G-506s, etc.)

In Combat With HMMWVs

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Military Vehicles by Type

Facebook Friends: October 2019

With tanks driving, trucks racing, and flame throwers flaming, the 2019 MVPA Convention had plenty of “history in motion” this past August. One of the new activities at this year’s Convention was the historic military vehicle (HMV) race held in the arena around the near half-mile dirt track.
6. Military Vehicle Show and Rally Reports

History Sped Into Motion!

It was Harold’s boyhood dream to have a military Jeep. At 89, he has enjoyed my Jeep for many decades.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Don’t Tell His Wife!

Sometimes, you need a trailer that is just the right size for your smaller military Vehicle.
9. Military Trailers

You can build a trailer to haul your M274 Mule

Mack Trucks has made deliveries of the Medium Support Vehicle System Standard Military Pattern, or MSVS SMP, to Canada.
Military Vehicles by Type

Bulldogs for Canadians!

Another happy amphib ride as Kevin Kronlund of Army Cars, USA swims his beautifully restored GPA.
8. Amphibious Military Vehicles

Awash With Interest

By the middle of the Vietnam War, the M26A1 / M61 fragmentation was standard issue. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) allies, however, still used plenty of surplus WWII weapons — including MK II grenades. For one Veteran, these old “pineapples” were the ideal souvenir to send home. Photo of US troops marking an LZ (landing Zone) courtesy of the National Archives
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Trade Ya a New Grenade...

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Military Vehicles by Type

2020 Callout to Military Vehicle Vendors, Suppliers, Promotors and Hobby Supporters

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Military Vehicles by Type

2020 - The Year of General Motors

The M38 was a Korean War-era Jeep built from 1950 -1953. Approximately 60,000 were built, many of which continued into service well into the early 1970s.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Military Vehicle Profile: Willys G-740 M38

Optimal vehicle operation results from optimal maintenance. Follow the 13 tips in this article to avoid a vexing breakdown somewhere down the road. John Adams-Graf collection
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

HMV Maintenance

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Tech Tips

Tech Tips: August 2019 Edition

Motor vehicle transmissions may be divided into two basic types: manual and automatic. There are three basic types of manual transmissions: the sliding gear, the planetary, and the friction disk, though the sliding-gear type — such as this three-speed — is the most common today, and is what most people think of when manual transmissions are mentioned.
2. Restoration & Maintenance of Military Vehicles

HMV Transmission Basics

Soviet MT-55 at the Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr in Dresden, Germany. During the 1960s, US forces had captured one of these in Vietnam. They sent it to the home of the Corps of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, for “reverse engineering.”
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

The Engineer Bridge-Launcher Incident

(ABOVE) Harold Wohlfert converted the M37 into the local fire department’s “Brush Buggy” in his pole barn back in the early 1970s. He had not seen the truck in more than 30 years when I caught up with him at a local show. He had several stories to share about the build. He was happy to see it all fixed up and back on the road again.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

Life with “Maggie”

U.S. military off-road vehicle. A GMV 1.1 .with a minigun mounted at the gunner's station. The gunner's mount can transverse a full 360 degrees for all round defense. Note the storage boxes fitted to the doors. Also visibile on the front of a vehicle is a winch for recovery purposes. U.S. DoD Photo.
9. Modern Military Vehicle News

Oshkosh Teams with Flyer to Produce New Infantry Support Vehicle

Ford GPW on trailer.  Bill Leslie bought in in 2008 for $2,800. it wasn’t running, had the wrong seats, incorrect engine, a homemade gas tank, and a roll bar. Regardless, it was a good candidate for restoration — it had no rust.
2. Quarter Ton Military Vehicles (Jeeps, etc.)

Finding Your Own WWII Jeep

After two convoys in a WWII Jeep, Gil saw the appeal of closed-cab M37. He finally found one and drove it in the Route 66 Convoy. This was his setup, photographed somewhere in New Mexico
9. Military Trailers

'Convoy Conestoga'

Ray Splinter bought his Dodge WC-43 in 1949. He didn’t buy it to restore, but rather, to use it for a work and hunting truck. He has driven the Dodge for more than half a century.
3. Half to Three Quarter Ton Vehicles (Mules, WCs, M37s, etc.)

My WWII Dodge WC-43: Reliable service for more than a half-century

Combat Engineers inspecting recently captured Soviet copy of American dozer in the A Shau Valley. Note M48 tank and the defoliated trees in the background. Photo courtesy Engineer Magazine, July-Sept 2007. Engineer Museum, Ft Leonard Wood. Used with permission.
7. Tanks, Armor, and Tracked Military Vehicles

Not a CAT D7