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General Background

In 1951 Ford Motor Company was awarded a contract to develop a replacement for the M38 Jeep Light Utility Vehicle. The vehicle had to be a ¼ ton 4x4 Military Utility Tactical Truck (M151 MUTT) and after extensive testing began production in 1959 until 1982. The M151, M151A1, and M151A2 are a general purpose personnel or cargo carrier. Eventually manufacturing contracts were awarded to Kaiser and AM General Corp and well over 100,000 MUTTs of many variants produced.

Specifications :

Manufacturer:	Ford, Kaiser, AM General Corp., GM USA
Years of Manufacture:	1959 until 1982
Number Manufactured:	100,000 +
Occupants :	1 x Driver, Up to 3 others
Dimensions :
Length:	11 ft (3.37 m)
Width :	5.91 ft (1.8 m)
Height :	6.17 ft (1.88 m)
Weight :	2,447 lbs/1.2 US short tons (1,110 kg)
Performance
Engine:	1 x Ordnance Continental 4-cylinder gasoline, generating 71 hp @ 4,000 rpm
Maximum Speed :	65 mph (105 km/h)
Maximum Range :	273 miles (440 km)
Armament Depending on Mission :	1 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
	1 x 7.62 mm M240G General Purpose Machine Gun
	1 x TOW-2 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher w/ 2 x TOW Missiles
	1 x Recoilless Rifle