Billy Kingsley Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I photographed this today, but I'm not entirely sure what it is. It looks like a Jeep, but not like a Jeep at the same time. Sorry for the filthy window, roads were wet today. It was actually snowing when I took this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Hard to tell due to fuzzy photo, but it could be an M151A1 light vehicle. There are lots of different configurations to the back half of the body depending upon intended application. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M151_¼-ton_4×4_utility_truck#:~:text=The Truck%2C Utility%2C ¼-,M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akstraw Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looks like a modified jeep, maybe a barnyard custom, or perhaps a mock-up made to look foreign for military or re-enactment purposes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) I had read years ago that the M151 model wasn’t sold as surplus due to “interesting “handling characteristics. I can’t remember where I read it but that said I have never seen one on the road. Edited February 18 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tate Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) It is a heavily modified WW2 Willys MB or Ford GPW. Definitely isn’t an M151 Edited February 18 by Tate Clarification (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I lightened it up a bit. Hope you don't mind. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 It has some type of brush guard on it. The Army scraped many kind of like this one by cutting them in half. They were wider and lower than the standard Jeeps. The rear wheel openings are a bit strange on this thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 14 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said: I had read years ago that the M151 model wasn’t sold as surplus due to “interesting “handling characteristics. There were some sold in the first surplus sales of them. Then the next ones to the end were all cut up before being sold as surplus. Some enterprising people bought the pieces and reassembled them. So, there are some in civilian hands. Like this one: https://midwestmilitary.com/1963-m151-jeep-for-sale-4700-00/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, 28 Chrysler said: It has some type of brush guard on it. The Army scraped many kind of like this one by cutting them in half. On the DoD surplus auction lists, they would call the cut apart Jeeps the 'residue' of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 My nephew had one and I think he sold it to his brother. They were a 1960s military vehicle. It has been in the family for around 30 years and spent most of its time sitting in my brother's garage. The novelty seemed to wear off quickly. On the odd Jeep thing, at the grocery store this morning I saw the manager of our local Monroe Muffler shop. I asked if he had a new vehicle. He said yes, a Gladiator Mojave. I asked "Is that like something to commemorate spaghetti westerns? He laughed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAV8427 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Local National Guard base ran them over with a tank when decomissioned. Then sold for scrap. I believe the engine/trans was modular that could be swapped out as a unit. I happen to know where there are at least 15-20 units sitting in a small personal junk yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Wells Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Still looks like an M151 to me. It must have been hiding behind the barracks when the grim reaper came by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Based on the width of the tub, it looks like an M-151. Ironically the very first one that was ever built was given to Eisenhower, and is still on display at Eishenhower's farm. That model was very prone to rolling over (I almost rolled one over myself) and were supposed to be cut in half and/or destroyed when the Army was done with them, but a lot of people bought them and welded them back together. In the Army's effort to get rid of the 151's, they replaced them with the Chevy Blazers until the Humvee could be developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I remember those Blazers being built at the Flint truck plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 41 minutes ago, Larry Schramm said: I remember those Blazers being built at the Flint truck plant. I never cared for the Diesel engines, but when I joined the Army back in 1985, those trucks were brand new. I always thought they looked bad@$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 33 minutes ago, ex98thdrill said: I never cared for the Diesel engines, but when I joined the Army back in 1985, those trucks were brand new. I always thought they looked bad@$$ I understand that those truck of that era are worth quite a bit of money today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Looks like recessed headlights. That would be MB or GPW with a horizontal grille. I agree with Tate. I was gonna say this yesterday but I was unsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Thank you for the further info. That grill really threw me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 All jeeps with recessed lights are either a Willys MB or a Ford GPW. Same blueprint. This is a GPW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/17/2024 at 8:19 PM, plymouthcranbrook said: I had read years ago that the M151 model wasn’t sold as surplus due to “interesting “handling characteristics. I can’t remember where I read it but that said I have never seen one on the road. I heard that as well, but I have seen a few with license plates in veteran's day parades so at least some escaped into the civilian market. They do have a swing axle rear suspension and a high center of gravity: is far worse than a Corvair or early VW. I was in the Army at the time when the M151 accounted for 25% of the total inventory of vehicles, mostly driven by teen age boys. There were incidents, but not nearly as many as you might imagine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 One M151 was cut across the center unlike the rest of them it was cut in a square wave pattern and was loaded last, it must have fallen off the truck some how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/18/2024 at 8:54 PM, Larry Schramm said: I understand that those truck of that era are worth quite a bit of money today. I haven't tracked them, but with "square bodied" Chevy trucks being in demand, it wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/20/2024 at 1:43 PM, Billy Kingsley said: Thank you for the further info. That grill really threw me off. With the paint being so bad it threw me off too. It was the wide tub that caught my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/21/2024 at 12:14 PM, Leif in Calif said: I heard that as well, but I have seen a few with license plates in veteran's day parades so at least some escaped into the civilian market. They do have a swing axle rear suspension and a high center of gravity: is far worse than a Corvair or early VW. I was in the Army at the time when the M151 accounted for 25% of the total inventory of vehicles, mostly driven by teen age boys. There were incidents, but not nearly as many as you might imagine. There are guys buying them up and welding them back together. You don't see as many of them because most of the people that want a Jeep want the Willys. In terms of restoration the parts for the Willys are a lot more plentiful and easier to get. I have a '52. The '52's were the last year of the flat fenders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Flat fenders for jeep or willy's? I have a '59 flat fender willys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 13 hours ago, TAKerry said: Flat fenders for jeep or willy's? I have a '59 flat fender willys. Willys military Jeep. I couldn't fit the entire picture in my scanner, but if you look at the two pictures, you'll see the evolution of the military Jeep in chronological order. This does not include the M151. If you look to the far right, you'll see the M38A1 does not have the flat fenders. The shape of the fenders pretty much resembles that later CJ5's and CJ7's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Gotcha. Mine is a dispatch model. DJ3A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) They look just like the growth of pick up trucks in the last 20-30 years. Every update gets bigger. Edited February 28 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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