I recently came across this TAM 110 on Bring A Trailer and had to share. This is a huge mean looking off road rig that sits on custom wheels with 47″ tires and has a 5.8 air cooled diesel engine.. It’s an older listing so it has already been sold. Supposedly it is the only one [...]
Military
From The Archives #140
What kind of military truck is this? The photo is tagged “M705 1.5t Chevrolet Truck”, which I do not think is correct. Or is it? Anyone have more information?
World War 2 Beach Landing Photo
This is an interesting photo of a World War 2 beach landing. It is titled “Pacific Beach Landing WW2 Willys Jeep”.
Army Jeep & Power Wagon Haulers
Have you ever seen photos of vehicle transporters like these? I guess I never thought about how Willys Jeeps and Dodge Power Wagons were transported to the army base before.
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1939 Tempo Galaendewagen
The Tempo Galaendewagen is one of the most unique and rare vehicles that we have featured on Off Road Action lately. Only 1335 units were produced between 1936 and 1944 and most were exported as staff and command field cars. The 1760kg Galaendewagen was powered by two 2 cylinder engines. One powered the front wheels [...]
From The Archives #136
Ok guys, what is the scoop with this Willys Jeep? I have seen one or two photos floating around the internet, but never found out the story behind it.
Summer Is Almost Gone…
Sigh…the leaves are turning, the snow is starting to fall. Here is a few photos to remind us how awesome summer can be.
What is it?
What is the scoop with this tank truck? Were the tracks supposed to drop down when it got to rough or muddy for the tires? What kind of truck is it?
M274 The Mechanical Mule
The M247, known as the Mechanical Mule, was developed in the 1950’s by Willy’s as a light weight cargo carrier to replace the 1/4-ton Jeep and 3/4-ton trucks in infantry and airborne infantry battalions. They were used throughout the Vietnamese conflict and other U.S. Military operations until the 1980’s as platforms for carrying men, supplies, [...]
Studebaker WWII T-15 Snow Weasel
I recently came across this Studebaker WWII T-15 Snow Weasel on bringatrailer.com and the Ebay listing here. The listing ended but didn’t sell. Here is the info and pictures from the ad. In 1941, the U.S. Military contracted with Studebaker Corporation of South bend Indiana to design, test and build a “top-secret” snow vehicle for [...]