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 Although they remained in inventory into the 1990s, the M-151 was superceded by the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) starting in 1985.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.

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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.

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More than fifty historical military vehicles of the Transcontinental Motor Convoy crossed the Illinois border into Iowa on 21 June 2009. Day 9's lunch stop was in Clinton, Iowa, where locals lined the street in preparation to welcome their guests. Lead vehicle in this photo is M-170 Front Line Ambulance, a variant of the M-38A1 military jeep, followed by an M151A2 jeep with Military Police markings, then an M-38A1 jeep, and many others.

An M-60A3 main battle tank moves along a street during Central Guardian, a phase of Exercise Reforger 85, Langgons, Germany, 24 January 1985. M151A2 jeep at left, M113 APC and another tank following.

M151A2 1/4-ton 4x4 jeep at Camp Robinson, AR, January 1983. M416 1/4-ton trailer behind. Photo: Olive-Drab.com LLC

M1161 Growler / EFSS / ITV (Expeditionary Fire Support System/Internally-Transportable Vehicle), manufactured by American Growler, Inc. and initially deployed to Camp Lejeune, NC, on 26 January 2009. Designed to be air-transported in the V-22 Osprey. Although the Growler resembles the M151 1/4 ton truck (jeep) it is manufactured from new components. ITV can carry four Marines and either a .50-caliber machine gun or 40mm Mark 19 grenade launcher.

USMC cargo truck carrying an M151 jeep, lifted by a cargo crane over a dock, in support of Exercise BRIGHT STAR 83, Egypt, Sudan, and Somalia, Sep 1983. Photo is reversed or this is a RIGHT HAND DRIVE jeep.

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.

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.