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sented Mays at a preliminary hearing, said undercutting Velas- three others at a Pennsylvania military training area Oct. 22.
co’s credibility was key. Barthel has said the judge in the pre- The crash happened at Fort Indiantown Gap, about 25 miles
liminary hearing recommended against a court martial, but Vice northeast of Harrisburg, where the Pennsylvania National Guard
Adm. Steve Koehler, former commander of the San Diego-based has its headquarters, guard officials said in a news release. Killed
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B-17, fighter involved in deadly air show crash
DALLAS (AP) — Two historic military planes, including a
B-17, collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of ames dur-
ing a Dallas air show Nov. 12, leaving six people dead.
National transportation ofcials were investigating the cause
of the collision between the World War II-era B-17 bomber and
a single-pilot P-63 Kingcobra ghter. The crash came three years
after the crash of a bomber in Connecticut that killed seven, and
amid ongoing concern about the safety of air shows involving
older warplanes. The company that owned the planes ying in the
Wings Over Dallas show has had other crashes in its more than
60-year history.
Emergency crews raced to the crash site at the Dallas Execu-
tive Airport, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the city’s down-
town. Crumpled wreckage of the planes could be seen in a grassy
area inside the airport perimeter.
The crash claimed six lives, Dallas County Judge Clay Jen-
kins reported, citing the county medical examiner. Names of the
victims had not been released at press time. It was not clear if
there were any injuries or fatalities on the ground. Dallas Fire-
Rescue told The Dallas Morning News there were no reports of
injuries there.
The National Transportation Safety Board took control of the
crash scene, with local police and re providing support, Dallas
Mayor Eric Johnson said. The Federal Aviation Administration
Carter remembered for groundbreaking changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former De-
fense Secretary Ash Carter, who opened
combat jobs to women and ended a ban
on transgender people serving in the mil-
itary, died Oct. 24 at the age 68 after suf-
fering a heart attack in Boston, his family
said in a statement.
Known as a defense thinker and strate-
gist, Carter was a nuclear expert, three-
time Pentagon executive, budget guru
and academician who had served as a
defense civilian in the building over a
period of 35 years. Ash Carter
Gen. Martin Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, noted at Carter’s retirement ceremony in 2017 that his focus on
the less glamourous aspects of the job such as people management
had made him known as the “most important, least known gure in
Washington.”
Carter had not previously served in the military, but mastered the
nuts and bolts of the Defense Department — a skill set that helped
him quietly shape notable change, particularly when it came to who
was allowed to serve in uniform.
In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter
ordered the military to open all jobs to women, removing the nal
barriers that kept women from serving in combat, including the most
dangerous and grueling commando posts. I made the decision to ad-
mit women to all military specialties without exception,” Carter said
also was going to investigate, ofcials said. The planes collided
and crashed about 1:20 p.m., the FAA said in a statement.
The Commemorative Air Force has had previous crashes dur-
ing its more than 60-year history, including a deadly 1995 crash
near Odessa, Texas, involving a B-26 bomber that killed ve
crew members, according to an NTSB report. The plane crashed
while practicing for an air show. The NTSB determined that the
probable cause of the 1995 crash was the failure of the pilot to
maintain minimum airspeed for ight.
In 2001, two separate West Texas crashes involving planes
owned by the group — one in April and one in May — killed
three people. In June 2005, two people were killed when a single-
engine plane owned by the group crashed in Williamson, Geor-
gia. The Commemorative Air Force, previously called the Con-
federate Air Force until members changed its name in 2001 to
avoid any association with the Civil War, had been headquartered
in Midland, Texas, but relocated to Dallas in 2014.
Wings Over Dallas bills itself as “America’s Premier World
War II Airshow,” according to a website advertising the event.
The show was scheduled for Nov. 11-13, Veterans Day weekend,
and guests were to see more than 40 World War II-era aircraft. Its
Saturday afternoon schedule of ying demonstrations included
the “bomber parade” and “ghter escorts” that featured the B-17
and P-63.-
in a later interview on the decision. “They are 50% of the population.
We can’t afford to leave off the table half of the population who can,
if they’re the ones who have the best qualications, do the job.”
The following year, Carter was responsible for ending the ban on
transgender troops, saying it was the right thing to do.
“Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should
be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so,” Carter said in June
2016, laying out a one-year plan to implement the change. “Our mis-
sion is to defend this country, and we don’t want barriers unrelated
to a person’s qualication to serve preventing us from recruiting or
retaining the soldier, sailor, airman or Marine who can best accom-
plish the mission.”
Before Carter was named defense secretary by President Barack
Obama, he served in the Obama administration as the Pentagon’s top
procurement ofcer and oversaw the department’s effort to speed
more than 24,000 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to Iraq
and Afghanistan during the height of both conicts to better protect
U.S. troops.
At the time, thousands of U.S. troops were being maimed or killed
by roadside bombs because there was not adequate protection in the
vehicles they were operating. Carter frequently mentioned the rapid
development and procurement of those vehicles as one of his proud-
est accomplishments.
Carter had most recently served as the director of Harvard Uni-
versity’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He is
survived by his wife, Stephanie, and two children.
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BEWARE OF ASBESTOS
Many HMVs still have OEM clutch disks made with asbes-
tos, which can be dangerous if particles are inhaled. It’s wise
to wear a dust mask when working on the clutches of vintage
vehicles because asbestos dust may have accumulated inside the
clutch housing. The same warning applies to the OEM brake
shoes of many historic military vehicles.
DON’T GET SNAPPY
Be careful when removing or installing snap rings. They
have a nasty habit of ying off and can injure an eye. Whenever
possible, use proper snap ring pliers. Wearing safety glasses is a
good precaution.
BUT IT SAYS 160 ON THE BOX
The temperature rating of thermostats (160, 180, 190, etc.)
indicates the temperature at which the thermostat starts to open.
It does not mean that your engine will necessarily maintain that
temperature. Always carry a new thermostat and gasket, plus the
tools to install it, when venturing far from home in your HMV
OLD SCHOOL MECHANICS
Oiling a vehicle seems to be a forgotten practice, but you
might be surprised how much longer things like door and hood
latches, clutch and brake pedal linkages, hinges, window crank
mechanisms and glove box buttons will last. Not to mention
choke, throttle, and fording valve cables. They will all operate
smoothly if you get into the habit of putting a few drops of oil
on them every month or so. An occasional drop of oil on the
stems of push/pull switches will make them work smoother,
too. Don’t forget to put a drop on ignition keys, window latches,
seat adjusters, wing nuts, thumbscrews, carburetor linkages, and
door locks.
WHERE DID IT GO?
Q: I own a 1964 Unimog 404. I was checking the oil levels
and found the transmission almost empty. I topped it off six
months ago, and there is no oil leaking from under the truck
What could have happened to the oil? Is this a leak that only
happens when I’m driving? — Matt
A: If a Unimog transmission output seal leaks, it doesn’t
show externally. It leaks down the inside of the drive shaft tube
and overlls the differential.
DON’T DO THE BUMP
In the category of things I did before I knew better was a
common shade tree practice of removing the nut or bolt from
an engine’s crankshaft pulley. I used the method of tting on a
socket and breaker-bar then “bumping” the engine’s starter —
until I guessed wrong about an engine’s rotation. The breaker
bar ew around and crushed the case of the voltage regulator
mounted on the fender splash guard. You have no control over
the forces involved when bumping a starter to break something
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loose, and it’s easy to damage a radiator or something else
TOPPING THE LEAKS
Most people with experience in vintage HMVs know that
the windshields on GPWs, MBs, M37s, M35s, etc. tend to leak
in rainy weather. I personally like a windshield that opens in
warm climates. After spending a summer around Anchorage,
Alaska — one of the rainiest places I’ve ever been — I found
a simple solution to the leaks in my M37’s windshield: Good
old American duct tape. I also bought a can of OD spray paint,
which covered the silver tape so well that it couldn’t be detected
from 20 feet away. It was easy to remove the tape and nice to be
able to open the windshields on my homeward journey through.
Montana, Utah, and Arizona. A more permanent, though not ir-
reversible solution, is to seal the windshield seams with silicone
for the winter. Then, some simple razor-blade work will allow
you to open the glass again come spring. Either of these meth-
ods can also be used on the windshield frame-to-cowl gasket.
SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT A LONG TIME AGO
Ignition points and condensers for vintage vehicles are get-
ting harder to nd and are ever more expensive these days. It
got to where it was costing me about $30 to replace the points
and condenser on the International 304 engine in my truck, so
I nally installed an electronic unit, which simply consists of
a sensor taking the place of the points, and a little magnetic
ring that ts over the distributor rotor. Other than removing the
condenser, there are no modications to the distributor. Besides
not having to clean, adjust, and replace points and condensers
anymore, the results have been faster starting, better engine
performance and smoother idling.
Another advantage on older vehicles is the sensor isn’t both-
ered by a worn distributor with a wobbly rotor shaft. Installation
is a simple two-wire hookup. If the sensor should fail (they’re
reputedly very long-lived) one can reinstall the points and con-
denser — though I bought a backup unit. These kits are avail-
able for many older engines and can be tted to many HMVs.
The only disadvantage is the sensor needs full system voltage
to operate and will destruct if you leave your ignition switch on
for any great length of time without the engine running. If your
older vehicle is a daily-driver, installing one of these kits is a
good investment.
EASY OUT
Q: I bought a new transmission for my 1963 M151. Can I
replace the transmission without removing the engine?
— Frank Bell
A: Yes, if you really want to. However, MUTTs were
designed to have their engines and transmissions removed as a
unit, and you will probably nd it much simpler and easier to
remove them as such to replace your transmission.
THE BLUES
Q: I have an M151A1 that I use for a daily driver. I have had
it about ve years, and it runs ne. For about the last year, how-
ever, it has started to give off blue smoke out of the exhaust pipe
when I start it, but then the smoke stops after a few minutes. I
know blue smoke means oil burning, and it might be the rings, If
the problem is worn rings, wouldn’t it keep smoking?
— Dave T
A: One of the most likely causes of blue smoke after startup
that clears up after a few minutes, especially on OHV type
engines, are worn valve stem seals and/or guides. Oil seeps into
the cylinders after warm engine shutdown, which causes blue
smoke for a few minutes when it’s started again. On the other
hand, engines with worn piston rings usually smoke more as the
engine warms up.
WHEELWRIGHT OR WHEEL WRONG
Q: I bought an NOS steering wheel for my 1966 M37B1. I
am having a lot of trouble removing the old wheel. I don’t want
to damage the steering column. The wheel is really stuck on
tight. I borrowed a friend’s steering wheel puller, but it won’t t
the M37 wheel. Any suggestions? — Tom
A: The best way to remove any vehicles’s steering wheel
without damaging it or possibly also the steering column is with
the proper type puller. In the case of your M37, as well as many
other common HMVs, the military C-type puller usually works
best.
BACK IN BLACK
Q: I have had my 1957 M37 for about a year. It is a great
truck I am slowly restoring it back to original. I bought an NOS
air cleaner that was still in a box. It is black. Is this the right
color? My old one is Army olive drab. — W Connor
A: Most M37s, as well as many other common U.S. mili-
tary vehicles, came from their factories with black air cleaners.
Over the years, many were painted OD, either while in military
service or by later civilian owners. But, again, the factory color
was almost always black.
BIG PROBLEM?
Q: I found a stock winch for my M37 on a junk M37 in a
wrecking yard. It looked OK. There was also the PTO and drive
shaft. I installed it on my truck, put in new oil, and it worked. I
installed new cable. But when I went to pull something heavy to
test it, the winch slipped, made a clunking sound, and wouldn’t
pull. A friend said the gears were probably stripped, so the winch
is junk. Could there be anything else wrong with it except a big
problem? —Terry Clarke
A: After making sure the shear pin didn’t break, I would
check the winch shift collar yoke adjustment. Sometimes this
gets loose and the shifter dogs don’t fully engage and will
pop out under load. Hopefully, this is your problem and not a
stripped gear.
LARGE CHARGE
All lead-acid vehicle batteries will become discharged when
stored for long periods of time, either in or out of a vehicle.
Most of today’s auto computers and radios draw a tiny amount
of current at all times. And, many vintage M-series HMVs with
24-volt generators have a capacitor in the voltage regulator
that also constantly draws a tiny amount of current. This isn’t
a lot: you would need a sensitive test meter to even measure
it. But, it’s enough to discharge a battery over a long period of
time in a vehicle that isn’t being used. Batteries will also slowly
self-discharge without any load connected, just like all tires will
eventually lose air.
Another factor that weakens lead-acid batteries is called
sulfation. This is basically a layer of crud that builds up on the
plates from long periods of slow discharge. It’s caused by a reac-
tion between the lead plates and the sulfuric acid inside a battery.
A quick charge will not remove it, though a long trickle charge
can. I’ve seen many dead or almost dead batteries in vehicles
that were sitting for long periods of time. Even after a massive
fast-charge, the batteries were still weak, but after a few days on
a trickle charger most were much stronger, and many served for
over a year afterward.
This is a good reason to check the date code of batteries on
the shelves of auto stores before you buy them. If a battery has
been on the shelf for over a year, buy one somewhere else. If
you’re putting a vehicle in storage or not planning to use it for
several months, take the battery out and charge it about every
three weeks. You could also buy a regulated trickle charger de-
signed to keep a battery in good condition over long periods.
MUTT BATTS
Q: What would be a good replacement for the batteries in my
1967 MUTT? I just want something that ts right, not the expen-
sive military ones. Thanks. — J. Kimber
A: Group 51R should work
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Q By Steve Turchet
hile half-track vehicles are fairly rare
W these days, and many Historic Military
Vehicle enthusiasts in the United States
are mainly familiar with the White, Auto-
car and International Harvester machines, half-tracks
were manufactured in many countries and used by
their armed forces during World War II. There were
hundreds of different types and variants, both armored
and soft-skin, with Germany and the Soviet Union
predominating in the number of half-track vehicles,
while the U.S. Military settled for the
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Historic machines
from France
and England
three basic types mentioned above, along with some
variants. Only the British Military had fewer half-
track vehicles of their own design and manufacture,
seeming to instead prefer their full-tracked Universal
Carrier as well as employing U.S.-supplied half-
tracks. To picture and describe most of the half-track
vehicles elded by the nations involved in WWII
would take more than an entire issue of this maga-
zine, so we will begin with the common British and
French machines. German, Soviet Union, and other
nation’s half-tracks will be featured in future issues.-
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 Left, and right: Prior
to WWII, the British
military had few half-
track vehicles. One
type was this Crossley,
which was mainly
congured for use
as a staff car and
scout vehicle.

A Bedford BT-6 Traclat. In 1943, after German

medium half-tracks had been captured in
Africa and tested in Britain, it was decided
to copy them as towing vehicles for the
British heavy eld and anti-aircraft guns. The
German SdKfz.7 8-ton half-track was chosen
as the model, and Vauxhall Motors’ Bedford
Truck Division was contracted to copy it
as closely as possible. Vauxhall insisted on
large orders before starting production, so
the Army ordered 7,500 for 1944 and 5,000
for 1945 delivery — though doubts were
expressed that these orders could actually
be met. Indeed, by June of 1945 only six
prototypes had been built. Testing showed
that the Traclat was superior to all other
vehicles being considered for the towing
task, but production was cancelled due to
high cost and scarcity of materials.

The Traclat was powered by two

Bedford six-cylinder 140-hp
engines mounted side-by-side
with separate radiators. The
engines drove via shafts into
a coupling gearbox. The track
bogie-wheels were of German
pattern but copied from several
types — the outer ones from
the SdKfz-11 / SdKfz-251 and
the inners from a DB-10 12
ton. Vauxhall re-engineered
everything to Imperial
measurements.

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 Another British experiment was
adapting Canadian Military
Pattern (CMP) trucks — built
by the Canadian divisions of
Ford and Chevrolet — into half-
tracks. Interestingly, the track
mechanism appears to have
been taken from the British
Universal Carrier. Although
these vehicles may have been
successful, like the Bedford
Traclat only a few prototypes
were built and the machines
were never put into production.
While it seems likely that other
half-track prototypes were built
and tested, information is scarce
and the British military seems to
have been satised using mainly
their Universal Carrier and U.S.-
supplied half-tracks during WWII.

Associated Equipment
Company (AEC) was
a British vehicle
manufacturer from 1912
until 1979 that specialized
in heavy vehicles such as
buses, motor coaches and
trucks. The AEC Matador
was designed for the British
Military in 1939 as a cargo
carrier and artillery tractor.

The Matador was a rugged

four-wheel-drive machine with
excellent off-road performance. It
became one of the most common
vehicles in the British arsenal,
and several half-track variants
were produced.

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 In 1921 Citroën motors of France
introduced a half-track which seemed
primarily intended as a gentleman’s
SUV, as this advertisement seems to
indicate, although the French military
was also interested in the machine and
used it mostly as a staff car and scout
vehicle until war with Germany began
to seem inevitable.

Commonly known as the

P-17, the basic Citroën
half-track did indeed
look more like a civilian
recreational vehicle
rather than a weapon
of war.

Despite its rather elegant looks,

the Citroën P-17 (aka P-107)
proved to be a rugged and
reliable machine and was easily
adapted and congured for
military service. Many Citroën
half-tracks (and conventional
Citroën trucks) were captured by
the German Army and used until
the end of the war.

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 A Citroën P-107
congured as
a eld kitchen.
Presumably the
French cuisine
was ooh-la-la.

A Citroën P-107
congured as a staff
car or scout vehicle.

A Citroën P-107
congured
as a tactical
ambulance. Note
the front skis for
use in deep snow.

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Re-enactors relive
‘The Eagle Has Landed’
at historic location
Q By John Norris
he mid-1970s was a time when some terric

T war movies were released in the cinema, such

as the 1977 blockbuster “A Bridge Too Far”,
based on the actual “Operation Market Garden”, with
a stellar cast that included Robert Redford and James
Caan. Inspired by the book of the same name by the
historian Cornelius Ryan, it featured great action
sequences and lots of vehicles. Then there were the
movies based on novels, such as “Cross of Iron” by
Willi Heinrich, also appearing on screen in 1977.
Another war novel to be turned into a movie
around this time was “The Eagle Has Landed”,
which hit the screens in 1976 and starred Robert Du-
val and Michael Caine. It told the story of an elite
unit of German parachutists landing in England with
orders to either kidnap or assassinate wartime Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. The book was gripping
and the movie met with favorable reviews from crit-
ics and movie-goers alike. It frequently appears on
television and over the years has acquired something
of a cult following, with fans buying collectable
items connected with the movie, including posters
and 1/6th scale model gures of Michael Caine’s
character Steiner.
Movie directors like to use real locations for au-
thenticity or at least somewhere resembling the place
where the action is set. This is all very well for real
locations, but “The Eagle Has Landed” is a work of
ction, and the locations, apart from the area of East
Anglia and the Channel Island of Alderney which are
named in the book and lm, do not exist. In planning
the production, suitable stand-in locations had to be
Above, a re-enactor recreating
found. For example, Cornwall stood in for the scenes
the salute scene outside the
set on Alderney. Trained parachutists were used as church from the movie “The
the German parachutists who land in the water, with Eagle Has Landed.”
the scene being lmed at Holkham Beach in Norfolk.
Much of the action is set in the ctional village
of Studley Constable and a location had to be found
which tted the prole. This was solved by Maple- At left, soldiers take cover while
ghting in the cemetary in
durham Estate, just inside the county boundaries of another scene from the lm.
Oxford close to Berkshire, dating back to the 12th
century and isolated from main roads, proved to be
the perfect location. The estate includes a watermill,
which features in the plot, is powered by a stretch of

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 UKWs and GPUs on
the River Thames
at Mapledurham
with the watermill
on the right in the
background.

Below, defening the

watermill, as seen in
the movie.

the River Thames which ows through the estate. The main house and St.
Margaret’s Church seen in the lm are also part of the estate, as is the cot-
tage where the German spy, Joanna Grey, lives as a respectable member
of the community.
Because of its association with the movie, Mapledurham Estate, which
is open for the public to visit and hosts special events including WWII
weekends, has come to be seen as something of a shrine by re-enactors.
The location is ideal for recreating battle scenarios, which naturally in-
clude an attack on the watermill, just like the movie. Owners of military
vehicles drive their vehicles to the site and those with DUKWs and GPUs
sometimes take to the water on the River Thames.
The main house featured in the movie as the unit HQ for the American
army in the area and really does have the distinctive circular driveway
as seen in the movie. It is open to visitors, and inside this is where Larry
Hagman’s character makes his ill-conceived battle plans to attack the
Germans. When the production crew arrived, the estate was effectively
turned into one large movie set, with temporary buildings being specially
constructed, including a village shop, a pub (bar) and other buildings.
These were removed at the end of lming, but by looking at still photo-
graphs from the movie, it is possible to work out where they were
The watermill and the church, with its cemetery, are both open and
can be visited. The waterwheel at the mill is iconic and looking at it con-
jures up the image where the German soldier rescues the child from the
water. Looking at the front door of the nearby, it is hard not to think
this is where the Germans dressed as Polish soldiers and Michael Caine’s
character talks with the American ofcer. It is another of those moments
which makes you feel just like being part of the movie.
At one event I attended there were some re-enactors in Polish uni-
forms and I asked them if they would mind recreating the scene. In an
instant, they jumped at the chance and went further by taking up ring
positions behind the gravestones, again, just as in the movie. It was an
opportunity too good to miss and all done with respect.
There are many rural villages across Britain which have been used as
movies set, but none have acquired the same unique status with which
re-enactors and movie fans hold Mapeldurham.
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 Work continued to improve
the stability of the M151
vehicles, resulting in the
M151A1E1, shown here. This
vehicle replaced the swing
arm rear suspension with
a trailing arm suspension.
Once standardized,
vehicles produced in the
new conguration were
designated M151A2.

Kevin Emdee collection

The Marvelous AM General’s
tough M151A2
earned its
stripes for
more than
50 years

them, but their birth certicates say Marion Robert Morrison or

Q By David Doyle
Carlos Irwin Estévez, respectively, and so it is with the MUTT.
The early MUTT, the M151, suffered from a rear suspension
he M151 series of vehicles were designed, and initially

T manufactured by, Ford – who referred to the vehicles

as a MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck), but over
75,000 of these vehicles were produced by AM General in
which would fail when the vehicle was heavily laden with weap-
ons or cargo. This led to the introduction of the M151A1, which
while improving the situation, was still not an ideal solution.
Continuing their efforts to resolve the problem, Ford engi-
South Bend, Indiana. It is those vehicles which are the focus
neers devised a new rear suspension which addressed both the
of this article – and by the way, there is no point writing or
issue of handling, as well as featuring a high degree of parts
calling and saying “I was in the army for 150 years, and no one
commonality. During development, the new vehicle was desig-
EVER called these things a MUTT, they are jeeps, so get your
nated the M151A1E1.
act together, you don’t know what you are talking about.” We
Limited Production (LP) type classication for 24,503 rede-
all may watch movies with John Wayne or Charlie Sheen in

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signed MUTTs, which were standardized as the M151A2, was improve rear vision.
approved on 25 July 1969. The M151A2 included many signi- Bids were solicited for an additional quantity of M151A2
cant changes in the M151 series design, most of which dealt with trucks, with the bid opening for that solicitation on 12 Janu-
the suspension issues, although there were other improvements ary 1971. The solicitation sought bids on 17 different variants
made as well. Rather than the swing arm
type rear suspension previously used, a
semitrailing arm type of rear suspension Navy Captain Robert D. Fisher, in
was tted. This allowed the unladen ve- the driver’s seat, commanding
hicle to ‘feel’ more like a standard motor ofcer of the Chicago Region
car in turns, and thus it was hoped that of the Defense Contract
this would reduce the number of roll- Administration Services, is
over accidents. joined in the M151A2 sample
by R.W. Schneider, director of
The rst M151A2, which like all the
contract administration for
other Ford-built MUTTs, used a single AM General in November 1971.
number for both registration number Looking on, from left are Major
and manufacturer’s serial number, was Eugene Marshall, South Bend
delivered in February 1970. The bodies DCAS commanding ofcer, and
for these vehicles were made by Budd Colonel Allen. Behind the men
and a Budd ID-plate was attached to the are a M715A1, a M35A2 and a
5-ton.
body tub above the cowl.
Also introduced on the M151A2
were a number of other improvements including deep-dish steer- of the vehicles (some variations being due to changes in paint
ing wheels, larger “composite” type marker and taillights, elec- color). Ford’s bid for the 34.533 vehicles was 114,209,179.81,
tric windshield wipers and a mechanical (as opposed to the earlier while the General Products Division of the Jeep Corporation bid
electrical) fuel pump, as well as a passenger grab handle. A one- $108,651.294.23.
piece clear plastic rear window was added to the canvas top to This news was naturally well-received in South Bend, with

Kevin Emdee collection

On the M151A1E1, redesigned and enlarged tail composite light assemblies replaced the earlier units. Stick-on reector panels are
on the rear corners of the prototype vehicle and spare-tire wheel. The large clear-plastic window at the rear of the canvas top was,
as with the other features, carried over into M151A2 production.

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the 3 February 1971 issue of the South Bend Tribune, saying,
“American Motors Corp. reported today in Detroit that the Gen-
eral Products Division of its subsidiary, Jeep Corp., is the appar-
ent successful bidder on the multimillion-dollar contract for pro-
duction 1970 – 1971 of new M151 quarter-ton military vehicles,
successors to the famed wartime Jeep.”
This was not the rst time that the Jeep Corp. had been the
successful bidder on M151-series vehicles, with predecessor Wil-
lys having built over 20,000 M151s and M151A1s in the Toledo
plant in the 1960s. The new M151A2 series vehicles would not
be built in Toledo, however, but in South Bend.
On July 8, 1971, U.S. Congressman John Brademas of the
3rd district (including South Bend) issued a press release stating
that Cruse W. Moss, president of president of AM General Corp.,
John Camblin collection
The scooped front fenders are the dening visual identier for the
A2 vehicles, although several other changes were made as well.
The inverted V-shaped embossment in the lower edge of the front
fender between the grille and composite light is characteristic of
AM General full production M151A2s.
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Photographed upon
delivery to Aberdeen
Proving Ground, this
Ford M151A2 has
a canvas top and
seat covers. Later
production included
vinyl versions of these
components.
National Archives
a subsidiary of American Motors Corp., has informed him that
“the company had decided to assign to South Bend a $117.5-mil-
lion contract, with extensive optional possibilities, for providing
34,553 M151A2 quarter-ton trucks for the Army.”
Reporting on this, the South Bend Tribune said, “Earlier this
year, AM General won the contract in competitive bidding with
Ford Motor Co., which for the last seven years had been turning
out the Jeep-like trucks for the Army.
“…when it was disclosed that the production would trans-
ferred from Highland Park, Mich., where Ford had been building
the trucks, several other communities attempted to persuade AM
General that they would be good sites for performing the new
contract, especially in view of the fact that AM General already
had substantial military truck manufacturing here.
John Camblin collection
A production M151A2 photographed at Fort Knox displays several
identifying characteristics of that model, including the deep-dish
steering wheel.
 The M151A2
dispensed with
circular, screw-on
reectors at the
rear of the vehicle,
substituting instead
stick-on reectors.
The spare-wheel
reector had a
rounded shape with
straight bottom.
Also visible is the
large window in
the canvas top, a
feature introduced
to the MUTT with the
M151A2.

Kevin Emdee collection

“The timetable for the beginning of production here was not
immediately spelled out, although it should get underway before
the end of the year to assure the rst deliveries in January. One of
the rst steps will be the transfer of Army-owned tooling for the
quarter-ton vehicles from Highland Park to South Bend.
“The initial M151A2 contracts calls for producing 19,303 ve-
hicles in 1972 as the rst increment of the three-year award. In
the second year, 7,350 trucks are to be turned out at a bid price
of $25,100,109. In
the third year, 8,000 units are scheduled at a bid price of
$27,426,094.”
The contract, DAAE07-71-C-0103, was formally awarded 16
February 1971. The next month, on 31 March 1971, the govern-
ment products division – General Products Division – was spun

U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum

Above, M151A2 MUTTs with M416 trailers are lashed to the

deck of a freighter, preparing to move to Germany as part of
the REFORGER 77 exercise. The harsh salt environment of such
crossings is hard on any motor vehicle, but especially those like
the M151 with unibody construction.
John Camblin collection

A M151A2 reaches the end of the assembly line inside the

massive AM General Main Plant on Chippewa Avenue in South
Bend.

Military Vehicles Magazine • FEBRUARY 2023 35

 Sergeant Robert Perez of the 3666th Maintenance Company services the clutch on the The two soldiers to the right are checking the dipstick of an M151A2, as indicated by
engine of an M151A2 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, in April 1987. The radiator was the fender scooped for the composite headlight. The vehicle is painted in a four-color
normally attached to the engine unless it was necessary to remove it for maintenance. MERDC camouflage scheme. The deep-dished steering wheel introduced with the
(Department of Defense) M151A2 is visible. (Department of Defense) The M151A2
M151A1 Suspension M151A2 Suspension
Capt. Thomas Hagen and Cpl. Geoff Cottrell of A Company, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Shock Shock suspension is
Division and the 1st Motorized Rifle Battalion Opposing Force (OPFOR) check on a BMP
(visually modified M551A1 Sheridan ARAAV) during a force-on-force exercise at the contrasted against
National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. in November 1986. This M151A2 features
a wire-catch bar to avoid night decapitations from concertina wire in combat blackout
the M151A1 in this
conditions. (Geoff Cottrell collection) illustration.

Swing arm Trailing

Half-shaft Wheel arm
Crossmember Pivot Pivots travel
Wheel
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off from the Jeep Corporation, becoming AM General.
AM General’s principal manufacturing facility, or Main
Plant, at this time was the former Studebaker military truck plant
on Chippewa Avenue in South Bend, Indiana, and the adjacent
former Studebaker Plant 8, where postal vehicles were being as-
sembled.
Like most military vehicles, the tooling and design are owned
by the government. Thus, when the General Products Division
won the contract, it was necessary upon completion of Ford pro-
duction, for the new contractor to remove the tooling from the
Ford plant. This time, the tooling would not be transported to To-
ledo, but rather to South Bend, where the ¼-ton vehicles would
not be produced alongside the postal ¼-ton trucks in Plant 8, but
rather alongside the 2 1/2 and 5-ton 6x6s in the massive Main
Plant.
On 21 July 1975 AM General was awarded contract DAAE07-
76-D-0002 for production of a further 9,723 M151A2 series ve-
hicles. Seventeen hundred of these trucks were to be CKD for
delivery to the US Army, part of a total of 6,216 vehicles on this
contract that were for the US Army, the remaining 1,807 vehicles
being for foreign military sales. During 1976 3,399 of the drive
away vehicles were built, with a further 4,624 in 1977, along with
1,000 of the CKD in that year, and the nal trucks on the contract,
700 CKDs, being completed in 1978.
Among the vehicles for foreign military sales were 103
M718A1 ambulances and 403 M825 106mm recoilless rie carri-
er, both variants of the M151A2 series. Production of the vehicles
on this contract was to begin in May 1976, with the vehicles to be
completed by September 1977, except for the CKD units, which
were to be completed by May 1978.
In January 1977 the government awarded contract extensions
totaling 2,829 vehicles, including 2,241 M151A2 series vehicles,
392 M44A2 series vehicles, and 191 M809-series trucks, all of
these being for the Marine Corps, Air Force and several foreign
countries.
Orders for the M151A2 continued to keep the assembly line
in South Bend busy, with a further 13,869 vehicles being ordered
on contract DAAE-07-77-C-3404 on April 29, 1977. Production
of vehicles on that contract would begin in December 1977 and
end in 1980.
Contract DAAE-07-79-D-5016 was an order for 4,824 addi-
tional vehicles which were assembled from 1980 through 1982.
Shipments of M151A2 series vehicles had ended in October
1988 when 1,108 trucks on contract DAAE-07-84-C-J076 were
completed for Foreign Military Sales. Total M151A2 series pro-
duction by AM General was 75,302 units.
Although in most U.S. applications the M998 HMMWV
“Humvee” replaced the MUTT during the mid-to-late 1990s, the
Marine Corps continued to use the M151A2 as the basis for their
Fast Attack Vehicle as late as 2001 – 50 years after the design was
put down on paper. Although controversial, the M151 managed
to serve the military in the eld for a full 41 years, far longer than
its predecessors, the MB/GPW, M38 and M38A1. -
For additional reading, see “AM General: The
First Fifty Years” and “M151 MUTT in Action”,
available at DavidDoyleBooks.com or via the ad
elsewhere in this issue.

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 An M151A2 is
debarking from a
temporary bridge in
South Korea during
Exercise Team Spirit
on March 31, 1988.
It is tted with a
hardtop enclosure kit.
The ropes in front of
the windshield are
for holding down the
antennas
Department of Defense

Troopers of the 82nd

Airborne Division await
embarkation on an aircraft
at Pope Air Force Base for
deployment to Grenada
during Operation Urgent Fury,
Oct. 25, 1983. The wire cutter
on front of the M151A2 has
two cutting tabs instead of

Department of Defense
notches.

U.S. Air Force Major General William

S. Hinton Jr. strides away from an
M151A2 Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV) in
Albania in 1999. The USMC developed
numerous congurations of the FAV.
This one has a .50-caliber machine
gun in a ring mount supported by
threaded pipes and elbows. Later FAVs
used welded frames. The Marine FAV
M151 vehicles were the last MUTTs to
be used by the U.S. military.
Department of Defense

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Reader RIDES

A Red Arrow Willys

1954 M38A1 is a son’s rolling salute to dad’s military days

jeeps, deuce-and-a-halfs, 3/4-tons, a front end loader, and grader

Q By Pat Koester
(at that time they were a Combat Engineer unit). There was no
doubt the place stoked the re for my MV passion.
Growing up in north central Wisconsin was made much
Fast-forward to 1999. While living in Dallas, my wife and I
better by having access to military vehicles because of my dad’s
traveled to San Antonio to inspect an “army jeep”as it was listed
position with the Wisconsin Army National Guard unit in Med-
in the internal want ads of my employer (a certain insurance
ford. As company commander, he would spend an occasional
company that caters to the military). Waiting for us was a 1954
Saturday morning at the armory completing paperwork. While
M38A1 in a distinctly non-military green. We still chuckle when
he worked, my brother and I would climb on and through green
we recall the elderly widow asking us to wait while she went to
machines parked in the “pen”. The pen was a chain link enclo-
her bank to conrm our cash was not counterfeit.
sure where the company’s vehicles were stored and included
After we were cleared, I hooked up the jeep (it had a tow

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bar) and headed back to Dallas.
Like others who have restored military vehicles,
I wanted to honor my father’s military service with
the unit markings. Col. Harold Lee Koester’s career
spanned 43 years, so I needed to choose a period that
an M38A1 played a part in. Fortunately, my broth-
ers and I found our “Holy Grail” photo — Dad in an
M38A1 (with visible hood number) while at Ft. Lewis
in Tacoma, Wash., in 1961. He was there because of
President Kennedy’s activation of the National Guard’s
famed 32nd Infantry Division (the Red Arrow Division)
in response to the Berlin Crisis. Approximately 10,000
Guardsmen traveled by way of train, car and plane
from Wisconsin to the Northwest to train for possible
deployment to Germany.
At the time, Dad was a 2nd lieutenant with Com-
pany E of the 105th Armor Battalion. Certainly the
training was serious, but from the stories my brothers
and I heard over the years, the familiarity of being
friends and neighbors allowed the men in Dad’s unit
some levity during their time at Ft. Lewis. One story
recounts that Dad’s 48-ton, M48 Patton medium tank
lost a track while crossing railroad tracks. When he ra-
dioed for advice on what to do, it was suggested that he
“get out and push” and “ shoot the train”. Fortunately,
the tank was repaired before they were faced with any
further dilemmas.
The jeep as it appears now is the result of a second, Dad was with E Company of the 105th Armor Batttalion at the time of the
and much more thorough, restoration than my rst activation and the M48 Patton was the tank in use.
attempt. This time, a complete teardown, sandblast-
ing, and professional bodywork/painting was followed
by my friend and MV mechanic extrordinare, David
Deweese, overhauling the axles, engine, and transmis-
sion. I handled the less-complicated nal assembly and,
unfortunately, many of the early restoration pictures
were lost.
My goal was to have a “just delivered” look as
opposed to the “just back from the eld” appearance
of my 1943 MB. While my goal is to be historically
accurate, I found that the National Guard was rather
Spartan in markings on their vehicles (e.g.- overow
warning, tire pressure), so I allowed myself some ex-
ibility and added those often seen features. An unusual
marking that I did nd photographic evidence of was
the division’s Red Arrow emblem on the back fenders
of an M38A1, instead of the white star. Additionally, I
have a 1952 M100 trailer that I am still restoring.
More than 20 years of jeep ownership has provided
numerous opportunities for my family and I to display
the M38A1. Over the years, my wife Sheree (an ac-
complished seamstress) has crafted outts representing
Rosie the Riveter, “A League of Their Own”, army
fatigues, and vintage dresses to add additional historical
context to our entries in parades and ceremonies. For
several years, my daughter, Ariel, would join me in set-
ting up a living history encampment for Memorial Day
observance. Plus, who doesn’t welcome the attention
that the only military vehicle receives in a car show or
parade?
It has attended school for show-and-tell, been to my

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My brother John journeyed from Wisconsin to Texas to be my Sometimes you just have to get with the holiday spirit and add
brother (literally)-in-arms for a tactical reenactment at Ft. some non-regulation trimmings to your MV during the local
Wolters in Mineral Wells. Dad told us he actually attended Christmas parade.
training at Ft. Wolters, but was not a fan of the beer.

work place for a visit by upper management, participated in a

reenactment, and met a participant of the famous Iwo Jima ag
raising in WWII.
A benet of pursuing this hobby is nding others with
the same fascination with green machines. I have been, and
currently am, a member of MVPA afliate clubs in the DFW
area. Each has energetic, generous, and fun members who are
eager to help you enjoy, nd, and/or restore a military vehicle.
I strongly recommend seeking out such a group in your area if
you haven’t already.
In summary, my jeeps have allowed me to indulge in a
childhood obsession, honor my father’s military career, and
make great and unique memories with my family. You gotta
like that.

MVPA chapter groups in the Dallas-Fort Worth area:

A favorite image of mine is Dad with my brothers, John and
— Camp Howze Chapter (www.camphowzemvpa.com)
David, and myself in the M38A1 after the rst restoration. I
— Arrowhead Chapter (www.arrowhead-mvpa.com)
would have loved for him to see the jeep with markings
— Red River Valley Chapter (www.redrivermvpa.org)
personalized for his service.

- Pete Shaw owns this cool 1941 Bantam BRC 40.

“In the early ’80s there was a picture on the cover
of one of the 4WD magazines with the question
of ‘can you identify this jeep?’” Shaw recalls. “A
friend of mine saw it and went from N.J .to Buffalo,
N.Y., to check it out. He came back and identied
it as a Bantam BRC in rough condition. He left a
deposit on it and came back and asked me if I
was interested in it. At the time I had no idea what
it was, but I went back up and bought it. I got it
home and put it in the back shed and it sat there
until about 6 years ago. I nally dragged it out and
slowly started restoring it. What you see is 5-6
years of on-and-off work. It’s now about 95% done.
I couldn’t have done it without the help from other
restorers who have also restored these vehicles.
Parts are scarce and expensive, but it’s worth it to
have a vehicle that has so much history behind it. I
would say it’s probably 80-90 percent original.”

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n 1899, a new French motor vehicle
manufacturing company was estab-
lished and named after the family of
the three founding Renault brothers. Very
quickly they built up a reputation for
quality and reliability and went on to sup-
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ply the French armed forces with a range
of vehicles and aircraft engines during
the First World War. This association
with the military continued throughout
the 1920s and 1930s with Renault sup-
plying trucks to the French army right up
to the time of the outbreak of World War
II in 1939.
 When France was occupied by the
German Army in 1940, the factories of
Renault, like those of all other French
vehicle manufacturers, were pressed into
working for the German war effort by
producing trucks. When the country was
liberated in 1944, it was seen as vital that
these companies recommence production
for the post-war economy as soon as pos-
sible. With that in mind, the French Min-
istry of Industrial Production appointed
Paul-Marie Pons, a naval engineer, to
oversee the reconstruction of the coun-
try’s motor industry.
His idea was to give a share of the
market to all of the companies in what
would become known as the “Pons
Plan”. He suggested that the companies
of Renault and Peugeot produce vans
in the 1,000kg to 1,400kg-load capacity
range, while other companies such as
Citroen would produce heavier capacity
trucks in the 2,000kg to 3,500kg range.
Renault adhered to the suggestion and
fell back on plans to create its new range
of vehicles using designs which had been
drawn up just before the outbreak of war.
Because of this readiness by Renault,
they were able to offer to the military for
evaluation their rst prototype of the new
light van with a load capacity of 1,000kg
before the end of 1945. However, there
was a lack of interest from the army,
largely because there were so many other
vehicles readily available and in service
in the post-war era.
After a gap of two years, the truck
Capable of carrying up to 12 men,
the R2087 was a useful all-round
vehicle. The chassis was sturdy and
the wooden side panels could be
replaced easily if damaged.
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was offered for general sale in 1947 and
would later be called the “Voltigeur”,
meaning “vaulter”. This was followed
two years later by a design with a 1,400kg
capacity that would become known as the
“Goélette”, to mean “schooner”, in 1956.
Both these vehicles were an instant suc-
cess with more than 124,500 being sold
throughout the 1950s.
Once in use in the civilian market,
the designs attracted the military which
took a renewed interest in the trucks. The
rst military vehicles of the line entered
service in 1957. They were given the des-
ignation of R2087, with “R” represent-
ing the National Board of Renault; “2”
denoting it was a utility truck tted with
a gasoline engine; “08” represented the
series and, nally, “7” denoted the model
within the series.
These vehicles required some modi-
cations for military use, such as 4x4 drive
and a 4-stroke, liquid-cooled 1996cc
Type 85 “Etendard” petrol (gasoline)
2.2-liter engine with side valves. This
had four-speed gears and developed 64
hp at 3,300 rpm to produce road speeds
up to 65 mph, with an operational range
of almost 220 miles.
None of the vehicles in the range
were ever armed and they would go on
to be used by all three branches of the
armed forces and serve in a range of du-
ties, including basic trucks for transporta-
tion of troops and supplies, ambulance,
command vehicles and communications.
The van versions, known as “Fourgon”,
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to mean a wagon for carrying baggage, had wooden
frame structures onto which sheet metal parts were
tted. They were used by the re service, the postal
service and as civilian and military ambulances with
the capacity to carry four stretcher cases. The version
used by the police was known as a “panier á salade”
— literally a salad basket.
The French Army used about 16,900 R2087 util-
ity trucks, deploying them to operational areas such
as Algeria in the 1950s. The basic version weighs 2.23
tons and is of a design referred to as “COE”, meaning
cab-over engine, a feature which reduced the overall
length. Indeed, the truck is just over 15 feet 9 inches.
Height to the top of the driver’s cab is just over 8 feet
and overall width is about 6 feet 6 inches. A ground
clearance of less than 10 inches meant it was difcult
to drive in its cross-country roles.
The driver’s cab is tted with split windscreen
with the two halves capable of being raised indepen-
dently of one another. It has a “torpedo” canvas roof
on the driver’s cab and a separate canvas cover for the
rear cargo space, which has the capacity to carry about
12 fully equipped soldiers. The vehicles were tted
with rear-mounted hooks to allow trailers to be towed,
and event heavy mortars up to 120mm caliber. It could
also carry the ammunition and crew for the mortar at

By lowering the tailgate, passengers could board the vehicle and stow The driver’s access door was easy to negotiate.
their kit.

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 The canvas tarpaulin and driver’s cab roof could be removed if the role required it. Also, each panel of the windscreen could be raised or
lowered independently.

the same time. where it had been used by the Gendarmerie. It had low mileage
The R2087 range was ofcially withdrawn from military ser- and he acquired it for only £1,000 GBP (about $1,190 U.S.) Af-
vice in 1963 and production ended ter transporting it home to Eng-
in 1965. Today, the vehicle range land, he set to work replacing the
is popular with MV fans and there clutch, cleaning out the fuel tank
It’s a joy to drive, but
is a dedicated website for owners
and enthusiasts, where they can
exchange news and views about
the vehicle. It can be found at:
‘‘
a little underpowered,
especially when
and tting a refurbished master
brake cylinder. He is still working
on it and at present he is replacing
the engine because, among other
loaded up.
’’
www.r2087.free.fr, which has a things, water is getting into the
translation facility. Examples of sump.
the vehicle are for sale in various “It’s a joy to drive, but a little
conditions from road-legal to restoration projects. underpowered, especially when loaded up,” England said. Anoth-
The owner of the R2087 truck seen in these photographs is er irritation he says is; “… The truck doesn’t have a temperature
“Baz” Barrimore England, a founding member of the French Army gauge so keeping eye on the cooling system is a full time job!”
Re-enactment Group FARG. Apart from that he is perfectly happy with his truck and is looking
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 Central Wisconsin Military Vehicles Show
It’s not just show week that military vehicles are lurking in
the woods outside of the Motorama Museum in Aniwa, Wis.
These 2 1/2-tons are on display all year round.

Even when it rains,

the good times still
roll at unique MV
gathering
are trying to ll that same position to give the people from this
Q By Brian Earnest
area the upper Midwest, a place to come together. A lot of these
guys I see every year. We are a family and this is their family
fter a half-dozen years running his Central Wiscon-

A sin Military Vehicles Show, meet organizer, owner

and grand marshal Tom Zatloukal joked that maybe
it was time to change the name of the event.
“This was year six of the show, and it’s more than a show,”
says Zatloukal, whose Olive Drab event this year lasted about a
reunion.”
The event takes in the Wisconsin Northwoods surrounding
Zatloukal’s unique Motorama Museum in Aniwa, Wis. In the
neighborhood of 50 vehicles owners usually show up along with
dozens of vendors and reenactors to camp, hang out, rumble
through the wooded trails in the MVs and generally have them-
full week but was ofcially open to the public on Aug. 19-20.
selves some good clean fun.
“What it is is a military enthusiast festival… Besides all the trail
This year the turnout of vehicles was excellent, with 38 nice
rides, and the auction, and the womens displays, and the reenact-
specimens registered for awards and maybe a dozen others scat-
ments, we have parties, and the awards and the corn roast. There
tered about the grounds. Some heavy rains on Saturday kept the
is tons going on, so it’s a festival. There is tons going on, so it’s
crowd to about 2,500 for the two days, according to Zatloukal,
a festival.
and cancelled the scheduled live band and reenactment. Those
“You know, some of these shows are gone. These kind of
that did show up to check out the vehicles and peruse the swap
parties are gone because guys that had them have passed on. We
area clearly had a good time, however.

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 “We have people on the Monday before
doing trail work and stuff,” Zatloukal pointed
out. There are 5 miles of trails out there, so by
Wednesday the vendors and participants and
stuff can come in. On Wednesday and Thurs-
day they were all out riding all those trails,
that’s why you saw all those Mules around.
We have the campgrounds right on the prop-
erty with all the toys and all the showers and
bathrooms and stuff, and these people live here
for a week!
“The vehicles, I know a lot of these people,
we’re old-timers. If you go to a national, there
will be more vehicles, but I think we pull in a
world-class assortment. There was some very,
very rare stuff here.”
There is also a lot of rare and unusual stuff
in the Motorama Museum, which is packed
with an amazing array of cars from Zatloukal’s Delvin Wurtz had double the fun with his pair of 1943 Case tractors — one from
road racing days, along with dozens of old mo- the “S1 Airborne” and another in Navy gray.
torcycles. The museum alone makes the trip
worth it.
The Central Wisconsin Military Vehicles
Show has certainly cemented its reputation
as a fun, low-stress, pitch-your-tent-and-stay-
awhile kind of event, but Zatloukal says he has
to enforce a few rules to keep it that way. There
is no live ammunition allowed for safety rea-
sons. There are no political messages allowed
anywhere, period. And the ag that can be
own is the American ag. “If you want to sell
your Nazi ag at your table, ne, but you’re
not ying [it],” he says. “I want everybody
to feel welcome here. I don’t care what race,
creed, religion or sexual orientation you are.”
Zatloukal believes that other military
shows, and collector car shows as well, would
do well to follow similar plans and make their
shows less “traditional” and drum up ways to John Garcia’s 2000 Oshkosh M985 HEMTT was one of the biggest attractions — literally.
make them more entertaining. He says he open
to almost any idea if it makes his show a little
more goofy and interesting.
“I would say 75, 80 percent of these vehi-
cles, I’ve seen them before,”he says. “But you
can add other things to add some excitement.
That’s why you do the trails rides. That’s why
we have the party. At a lot of the shows it’s a
show — 5 o’clock comes and they shut down
and people go get dinner and they go to sleep.
Here, it’s, ‘Let’s go up north for the weekend.
Let’s go up north and camp!’
“Hey, tis is never going to be a Findlay
show, it’s never going to be Aberdeen, because
of where we are. But as far as courting other
people to it … I’m not going to beg people,
‘Please, please coming to the show.’ I’ll tell
them, ‘Here’s what we do, come and have fun.’
You wouldn’t believe some of the stupid [stuff]
we do here!” - Bradley Ackerman’s heavily laden 1968 Kaiser M715 was clearly at home in the woods.

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A steady downpour most of Saturday didn’t scare off some hearty “campers”, who were equipped to defend their turf.

Roy Bissen, of Elroy, Wis.,

brought his amazing
six-wheeled 1972 M561
Gamma Goat. The four-
wheel steering comes
in handy maneuvering
around the trees.

You were going to get a little soggy if you went for a spin on the wooded trails in either of these sturdy Mules, but
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 The M548A1 tracked
amphibious cargo carrier
was based on the M113
amored personnel
carrier. This 1987 rig also
belonged to Roy Bissen of
Wisconsin.

In case any of the other

vehicles needed a lift,
Bissen had his 1972 AM
General M816 wrecker on
hand.

A 1939 DeSoto
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suicide doors? Yup,
the display at the
museum has one.
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 No injuries were reported
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 Dan Meinert’s 1968
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Steve Leppla’s 1992 M1097

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During World War II, both the Allies and the Axis nations
used thousands of motorcycles. Although the advent of
the Jeep signicantly reduced the role of the motorcycle in
U.S. military strategy, both Harley-Davidson and Indian
produced numerous models of motorcycles for military
use.
Harley-Davidson had built motorcycles for the military
since World War I, and the famed World War II-era WLA
was simply the latest in a long series of government sales.
Today, it is the Harley-Davidson WLA that most often
comes to mind when the term “Army motorcycle”
is heard.
These bikes were based on Harley’s civilian model WL,
modied with the addition of military items. The 42-WLA
is what most collectors are referring to when they
say “WLA.”
The powerplant, the classic 45 cubic-inch Harley-
Davidson 45-degree V-twin, could push the bike to
speeds up to 70 mph. The motorcycle featured right side
chain drive with three-speed gearbox. Included was such
military gear as a scabbard for a Thompson submachine
gun on the right side of the front fork, blackout lights on
the front and rear, a crankcase skidplate and a substantial
luggage rack.

Weight: 513 pounds

Size (LxWxH): 88" x 36.25" x 59"
Range: 124 miles

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Harley-Davidson XA
As the Germans waged war in the desert of North
Africa, the toll taken by sand and grit was enormous.
That, coupled with its experiences in the dust and mud
of Russia, convinced the Wehrmacht that shaft drive
would be preferable. Both BMW and Zündapp created
shaft-drive motorcycles. These developments did
not escape the attention of the U.S. War Department,
which in turn had both Harley-Davidson and Indian
develop similar bikes. Harley-Davidson based its
entry, the Model XA, on the BMW design. In 1941, the
Quartermaster Corps contracted for 1,000 of the model
Weight: 525 pounds
Wheelbase: 59.5
Horsepower: 23
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42-XA. Not all those built were issued, and the bulk of
those that were used were employed only in testing and
training functions. Production ceased in 1943.
The 23 horsepower, 45 cubic-inch engine, unlike the
classic Harley V-twin design, was used instead of an
opposed piston design and featured a carburetor for each
cylinder.
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❱❱MOTORCYCLES

Harley-Davidson Big Twin

Much larger than either the WLA or the UA, the
Harley-Davidson U, used by the Navy, and the UA, used
by the Army, were based on a prewar civilian Harley-
Davidson. Powered by Harley’s 74 cubic-inch athead
engine, the additional power was required because of the
sidecar that was installed on these bikes.
The Navy procured some of these sidecar-equipped
model U bikes and employed them with the Shore
Patrol, among other things.
Initially the Quartermaster ordered 335 of the UA,
with a further 504 ordered in 1940. However, this was
the extent of the Army orders, making this a rare bike
today.
Because these machines were not meant for front line
or combat use, they are often mistaken for civilian Big
Twins.
A spare tire was on the rear of the sidecar. The
sidecar’s windshield was hinged, and could be tilted
forward to allow the passenger to get in and out.

Weight: 850 pounds

Size (LxWxH): 96” x 69” x 42”
Max Speed: 55 mph

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Indian 340-B
By the early 1930s, Indian and Harley-Davidson were the
only two American producers of motorcycles. Indian had
suffered through years of bungling management following
the departure of founders George Hendee and Oscar
Hedstrom in 1915 and 1913, respectively. However, in 1929,
brothers Francis I. and E. Paul DuPont (yes, that DuPont
family) bought large amounts of stock in the struggling
company and brought in better management.
As world events turned toward war, Indian struggled to
regain market share lost during the previous two decades
and military interest in motorcycles was renewed. Once
war broke out in Europe, the governments of England and
France placed orders for motorcycles, and Indian was the
beneciary.
The 74 cubic-inch 340 and 344 Chiefs were big,
Weight:
Wheelbase:
Horsepower:
Max Speed:
powerful bikes, considerably larger than the more familiar
Harley-Davidson WLA and Indian 640-B. The additional
horsepower and more rugged construction were required to
allow the installation of a sidecar without overburdening the
chassis, particularly in off-road conditions. The Germans
did this on the 45 cubic-inch BMW R75 and KS 750 sidecar
bikes by powering the wheel on the sidecar as well as the
rear wheel of the bike. Indian addressed this problem in the
typical American fashion: it installed a bigger engine.
Prior to the U.S. Army adopting the “Jeep” as the standard
light reconnaissance, courier and utility vehicle, large
numbers of the Indian Chief, or 340-B, powered by a 74
cubic-inch engine were ordered. In 1944, the government of
Australia ordered in quantity a slightly updated model of the
Chief, the 344.
550 pounds
62”
40
75 mph
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Indian 741-B
The model produced in greatest numbers for the war
effort, the 741, was created for the British. In April 1941,
Col. J.H. Smith of the British Purchasing Commission
expressed the desire of the Empire to purchase motorbikes
lighter in weight and more fuel-efcient than the then-
current 45 cubic-inch Indians and Harley-Davidsons. It
was decided to create a new machine with a 30.50 cubic-
inch engine and use as many parts as possible from the
model 640 then in production. Series production of the
741 began in December 1941, even before the testing was
completed and, though the war clouds burst into storm for
the nation, the future looked bright for Indian.
During the design process of the 741, the size of the
engine was changed again, to 30.07 cubic inches, but the
30-50 moniker stuck. With a three-speed transmission and
Weight:
Size (LxWxH):
Horsepower:
Max Speed:
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conventional chain drive, the bike could attain 70 mph.
An early complaint from the British about the tires
resulted in two-ply tires being installed on vehicles bound
for England, with four-ply tires being used on bikes
destined for Australia. Four-ply tires were installed on all
late production 741s.
At $2,062,000, the rst of the Lend-Lease contracts
dwarfed the earlier foreign military sales orders, but it was
to be by no means the largest.
Legend has it that many of the 5,000 Indians France
ordered in October 1939 were lost before delivery
when the SS Hanseatic Star was torpedoed. But no
documentation has surfaced to support that a ship of this
name existed at that time, much less that it took thousands
of Indians to an early, watery grave.
513 pounds
88” x 34” x 40”
15
65 mph
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Indian 841
This shaft-drive motorcycle was created at the behest of
the U.S. Army, and was intended to duplicate the success
of BMW’s shaft drive motorcycles in the desert. The dust,
grit and sand of North Africa wore heavily on conventional
chain drives, whose oil attracted these contaminants and
held them in place, wearing the chain. In 1941, the U.S.
Army ordered 1,000 shaft-drive bikes each from both
Indian and Harley-Davidson. However, Indian records
indicate that a handful more than the originally contracted
1,000 bikes were produced.
Indian designed a new engine for its shaft-drive bike.
Based on the Scout’s 45 cubic-inch powerplant, but
with the angle of the block spread from 45 degrees to
90 degrees, it was mounted sideways in the frame. Its
protruding cylinder heads gave the bike a distinctive
Weight:
Cubic Inch Displacement: 45
Max Speed:
appearance. A newly designed four-speed foot-shift
gearbox was mounted and coupled to a driveshaft. The
841’s tubular, plunger-suspended frame and nal drive
units were much like the BMW bikes that so ably served
the German army in horrible conditions.
A few were used in testing, a few more were used in
training, evidently none were used in combat, and most of
the unused bikes were sold on the surplus market at the end
of the war.
Indian’s 841 shaft-drive model, a personal favorite of
company President E. Paul DuPont, held great promise for
postwar development in the civilian marketplace. However,
when the DuPonts sold their stock and left Indian, the
dream of civilian Indian shaft drives left too.
550 pounds
75 mph
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john’s journeys
A Convoy Road-Run into History
The convoy of men and military vehicles assembles on Braunton Burrows training ground.
B
y the start of 1944 some 2 million American service men
and women were in Britain, held in readiness for the
invasion that would liberate Europe from Nazi occupa-
tion. Army units were usually stationed in the vicinity to those
areas allocated as training grounds around the country, including
Northern Ireland. Sometimes, these were in the grounds of large
estates, such as Margam Park in Wales, where elements of the
28th US Infantry Division were based and trained. Elsewhere, in
counties like Devon and Dorset camps, special facilities
were established.
One of these training grounds was in the area of Braunton
Sands in Devon, which today is a quiet seaside resort. During
WWII, the beach and adjoining area of sand dunes known as
Braunton Burrows were used to conduct amphibious landing
exercises and live re training with weapons from mortars to
amethrowers. Remains of those training facilities lie dotted
over the area today. The land is all open for the public, with
some sites in remarkably good condition after more than 80
years and still fascinate visitors walking the footpaths across
the area.
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With John Norris
In 1943, when the site was chosen, areas suitable for train-
ing purposes were at a premium. These training grounds were
designated for use by the US Army. The man put in charge of
developing the site and the training program was Lt. Col. Paul T.
Thompson, who wrote books, including “Modern Battle” pub-
lished in 1942, and would later land on Omaha Beach on June 6,
1944 with the 6th Engineer Special Brigade.
The training ground was located within the boundaries
dened by the River Caen and Taw Torridge Estuary in North
Devon, with sand dunes running down to the rm, expanse of
sandy beach facing out onto the Atlantic. These characteristics
closely resembled those which troops landing on Omaha Beach
would face on D-Day. At nearby Woolacombe Bay, the Assault
Training Center was established with personnel from the 156th
Infantry Regiment acting as training staff.
The surrounding area was sparsely populated and disruption
to civilians was kept to a minimum, even as the 398th Engineer
General Service Regiment constructed roads capable of support-
ing tanks, erected over 500 Quonset huts and laid thousands of
feet of pipework for water and sewerage. On Sept. 1, 1943 the
                             
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Part of the fun was driving the vehicles “on” and “off”
the old concrete landing craft that were used for train-
ing. They were the exact dimensions of the vessels that
would be used to carry the vehicles on D-Day.

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 A Jeep in the 43rd
Wessex Division
traverses the beach at
Braunton Burrows

The scaffolding which once held scramble nets to resemble

the sides of ships for troops to train how to transfer onto
landing craft has long since gone, but the training area can
be identied. It was a strange feeling driving across this site,
especially knowing the purpose it was used for. The lessons
learned at this site probably saved many lives in Normandy.
After the drive through the dunes we made our way down
onto the beach, which today is a haven for surfers. Judging by
the startled looks on their faces upon seeing military trucks,
motorcycles, jeeps and armoured cars suddenly emerge from
the sand dunes, the surfers must have thought they were being
invaded, or at the least on some set for a war movie. With the Concrete anti-tank obstacles dot the area.
tide out, this was a perfect opportunity for drivers to open full
throttle and race along the sand. With no obstacles, it was a
thrilling experience as these old vehicles reached some amaz-
ing speeds.
Convoys are always very atmospheric, but to drive down
the narrow Devon country lanes the same as units of the US
Army once did almost 80 years ago was like going back in
time. We ended our trip by driving through the Dorset town
of Dorchester, to the delight of the residents who lined the
streets.
To own a historic military vehicle is to own a piece of his-
tory. No wonder it is a popular hobby which so many of us
enjoy so much. Personally, I’m looking forward to our next
drive out, which hopefully won’t be too long a wait.
(Readers can nd out more details of the Woolacombe site
by visiting www.assaulttrainingcenter.com Also, I have an
electronic copy of the map showing detail of the Braunton
Burrows training area. If any reader would like a copy, please The memorial plaque on one of the concrete landing craft.
contact me on: john.norris3@btinternet.com.)
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Apr 19-22 CA, Plymouth. Camp Plymouth Spring
2023 Swap Meet & Military Vehicle Display. 49er
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Apr 22-23 NC, Denton. Military Vehicle, Gun &
Collector Show (Machine Gun Shoot & Helicopter Rides
too) Denton Farm Park - 1072 Cranford Road. Sat.
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Camping Reservations 336-859-2755, www.dentonfarm-
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May 3-6 MD, Hagerstown. 49th Annual East
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Hagerstown Aviation Museum - 14211 Basore Drive.
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COLLECTIBLES SHOWS, EXPOS
Dec 3-4, PA, Allentown. Forks of the Delaware
Historical Antique & Modern Arms Show, Agricultural
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1350 Uhler Rd, PMB 138, Easton, PA 18040; 610-438-
9006; www.allentownshow.net
Dec 4 PA, Upper Chichester. Military Collector and
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Tanner 610-592-7487
Dec 7, IN, Newburgh. 1st Wednesday Military
Collector Swap & Sale, American Legion, 711 State St.
Neil @ 812-483-3064; www.evvmilitarycollectors.com
Dec 10, TX, Houston. HGCA Gun Show in the
Heights, SPJST Lodge #88, 1435 Beall Street. Houston
Gun Collectors Association 713-981-6463, www.hgca.
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Dec 15 VA, Williamsburg. Williamsburg Military
Antiques Collectors Club Swap Meet. Best Western
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Jan 14 FL, Orlando / Mt. Dora. Florida Military
Collectors Show. Renninger’s Antique Center -
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Feb 26 IL, Wheaton. 81st Illinois Plastic Kit &
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April 1-2, OK, Tulsa. Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms
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Apr 22-23 NC, Denton. Military Vehicle, Gun &
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Dec 12 TX, Dallas. Arms & Armor, Civil War &
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Dec 17 NY, Bouckville. Mohawk Arms Inc. Militaria
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Dec 22 IL, Union. Donley Auctions’ Guns & Military
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