M-151 Series Army Jeep

The M-151 series was the last of the 1/4 ton jeeps that started in World War II, produced by Ford and AM General from 1960 to 1969. Although they remained in inventory into the 1990s, the M-151 was superceded by the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) starting in 1985.

82nd Airborne Division paratrooper with an M151A2 jeep, following a jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle, Ft. Irwin, CA, April 1982.

Today in WW II: 21 May 1942 Sinking of the Mexican tanker Faja de Oro by German submarine U-160, off Key West, precipitates Mexican declaration of war against Nazi Germany.

M151, M151A1, M151A2 1/4 Ton Jeep and Variants

The M151 family of vehicles includes:

The M-416 1/4 Ton Trailer was commonly used with the M-151 series jeeps.

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Recognition guide for M151 (left), M151A1 (middle) and M151A2 (right). The three photos show the left front fender with no turn signals on the M151, a small turn signal light on the M151, and the large composite light on the M151A2. The fender of the M151A2 is cupped to hold the larger light. These differences are the easiest way to distinguish the three models of M151 jeep.

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of the M-151 series of military jeeps at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

USAF Major General William S. Hinton Jr., Joint Task Force Shining Hope commander, during a tour of the refugee camp site designated Camp Eagle in Fier, Albania, 1 June 1999. The jeep is an M-151A2 Fast Attack Vehicle with a .50 caliber M2 HB Heavy machine Gun mounted.

An M151A2 1/4-ton truck (jeep) comes ashore from a utility landing craft LCU 1653 during an amphibious demonstration for the 14th Annual Inter-American Naval Conference. 17 May 1988.

Sergeant Ron Crouch (seated) and Captain George Cooper show off the California Center for Military Historys newly restored USMC M151A2 jeep, 7 February 2004.

Members of the 437th Military Police Co. from Fort Bragg, NC, offload an M151A2 utility vehicle from a flatbed trailer, Seneca Army Depot, Romulus, NY, 29 June 1983. The 437th was on temporary duty to provide extra security forces to patrol the 18-mile perimeter of Seneca during anti-nuclear protests at that time.

1974 AM General M151A2 restored by the Illinois Army National Guard Combined Support Maintenance Shop in Springfield, IL, painted to replicate a similar vehicle used by the 126th Supply and Service Company, ILANG, during the Vietnam War.

1st Cavalry Div. MPs in M151 jeeps patrol a road northeast of An Khe, Vietnam.

M-151 Series Military Jeeps Photo Gallery

M-151A2 in woodland camouflage.

M-151A1, Courtesy of Joe Young.

M-151A2 with M-60 machine gun. Courtesy of Jeff Symanski of Tactical Truck
M-151A2 with M-60 7.62mm machine gun. Courtesy of Jeff Symanski of Tactical Truck.

M-151 being prepped for a road test at Raritan Arsenal, NJ. Courtesy of Daniel Terp.

M-151s in storage at Raritan Arsenal, NJ. Courtesy of Daniel Terp.

M-151A2. Courtesy of Joe Young.

M-151 or M-151A1 in Berlin, Germany.

Close-up of M-151 fitted with arctic hard top.

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USMC M-151A1s from the Radio Relay Platoon, Telecommunications Company, 2nd Marine Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMFLant, Camp LeJeune, Summer 1971.
Courtesy of Rd1 M.J.Jourden, USCG (Ret).

USMC M-151A1s fitted with high water fording apparatus from the Radio Relay Platoon, Telecommunications Company, 2nd Marine Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMFLant, Camp LeJeune, Summer 1971.
Courtesy of Rd1 M.J.Jourden, USCG (Ret).

126th Supply & Service Company, Illinois National Guard
Assigned to 23rd Supply and Transportation Battalion, Vietnam, 1968-1969.

Armored M-151A2 at 89 Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, TX, December 2005. Courtesy of Bob Pettit.