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M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck
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The Ford M151, or officially: Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. Despite being a clean-sheet redesign, it almost completely reta
The M151 A2, first introduced in 1968
The M151 A2, first introduced in 1968
M151A2 with top up and closed
M151A2 with top up and closed
Front has grille with horizontal slats
Front has grille with horizontal slats
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division in a heavily loaded M151 during Operation Urgent Fury
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division in a heavily loaded M151 during Operation Urgent Fury
Willys MB
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The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army truck, 1⁄4‑ton, 4×4, command reconnaissance, commonly known as the Willys Jeep, or simply Jeep, and sometimes referred to by its Stan
M151 ¼-ton 4×4 utility truck
…completely retained the same vehicle concept, dimensions and weight. But contrary to all prior U.S. 1⁄4-ton jeeps, based on the 1941, World War II Willys designs, the M151 has a unitary body and frame, and pioneered replacing leaf-sprung rigid, live axles front and rear, with all-around independent suspension…
Covered Willy's jeep Wings Over Wine Country 2007
Covered Willy's jeep Wings Over Wine Country 2007
A 1941 Bantam achieving total lift-off, loaded with a 3-man crew, and towing a 37mm anti-tank gun. "Flying Jeep" photos like this one inspired posters
A 1941 Bantam achieving total lift-off, loaded with a 3-man crew, and towing a 37mm anti-tank gun. "Flying Jeep" photos like this one inspired posters and perhaps the 'Leaping Lena' nickname.
Bantam's first prototype, shown in front of the already new for 1940, "light" half-ton, 4×4 Dodge VC-1 Command Car, graphically shows the radically ne
Bantam's first prototype, shown in front of the already new for 1940, "light" half-ton, 4×4 Dodge VC-1 Command Car, graphically shows the radically new 1⁄4‑ton concept.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, here in his jeep in summer 1944, wrote that the jeep was "one of the six most vital" U.S. vehicles to win the war
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, here in his jeep in summer 1944, wrote that the jeep was "one of the six most vital" U.S. vehicles to win the war