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 Although they remained in inventory into the 1990s, the M-151 was superceded by the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) starting in 1985.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

M151, M151A1, M151A2 utility trucks (this page)
M718 and M718A1 ambulances
M151A1C Weapons Platform
M825 Weapons Platform
Marine Corps M151A2 Fast Attack Vehicle

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

Click on this link for much more information about the M-151 series jeeps.

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:

An M151A1 jeep is loaded aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft during a loading demonstration, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, 20 February 1982.

Major General James A. Baber III, commanding general, 29th Infantry Division (Light), and Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh Jr. review the troops in M151A2 jeeps during reactivation ceremonies for the 29th Infantry Division (Light), Ft. Belvoir, VA, 16 February 1988. In the second jeep is Lieutenant General Emmett H. Walker, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maryland Governor Harry Hughes, right, and Virginia Governor Charles Robb, left. In the third jeep is Army CHIEF of STAFF General John A. Wickham Jr.

127th Military Police Company soldier in an M151A1 1/4-ton jeep, Vietnam, 30 October 1970.

M151 'Dune Buggy' assembled by the staff of the Naval Communication Station, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. In the photo, Commander William J. Longhi poses with the jeep, used to patrol the perimeter.

M-47 heavy tanks of the 2nd South Korean Army Tank Battalion move toward the combat outpost line in support of the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, during the joint South Korea/U.S. training exercise Team Spirit '82, CHEOP YEONG, Korea, 18 March 1982. M151A2 and M38A1 jeeps also in the photo.

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.