M170 Jeep Ambulance and Radio Truck (G-758)
The M-170 Truck, Ambulance: Front Line, 1/4-Ton, 4x4 was a variant of the M-38A1 military jeep, with its body lengthened by twenty inches, heavier suspension, and provisions for three patients on litters. The spare tire and jerry can of the M-170 were mounted in the body tub next to the passenger seat. Other differences from the M-38A1 included interior lighting, fender well storage compartments, crash pads, and a tailgate.
The same M-170 vehicle was also outfitted as a radio truck and a few for other purposes. A total of 4,155 of the M-170 model were produced from 1953 to 1963.
| Wheelbase | 101 inches |
| Length | 155 inches |
| Width | 60.5 inches |
| Height | 80 inches |
| Gross Weight | 3,763 lbs |
| Net Weight | 2,963 lbs |
| Engine | Willys MD, 4 cyl 134 cid 68 hp |
| Transmission | 3 spd synchromesh |
| Transfer case | 2 spd |
| Tires | 7.00 x 16 |
| Max road speed | 55 mph |
| Fuel capacity | 13 gal |
| Range | 300 mi |
Manuals for the Truck, Ambulance: Front Line, 1/4-Ton, 4x4 M-170 are generally combined with the M-38A1 and include:
- TM 9-804A Operation and Organizational Maintenance (July 1952)
- TM 9-8014 Operation and Organizational Maintenance (6 April 1955)
- LO 9-8014 Lubrication order
- TM9-8015-1 Ordnance Maintenance: Engine and Clutch
- TM9-8015-2 Ordnance Maintenance: Power Train Body and Frame
- ORD 7 SNL G-758 Organizational Maintenance Allowances (June 1952)
- ORD 9 SNL G-758 List of all Service Parts (3 June 1954)
- TM 9-2320-208-20P Organizational Repair Parts and Special Tools (January 1966)
- TM 9-2320-208-34P DS/GS Maintenance Manual with Repair Parts and Special Tools List (22 July 1966)
Dates given are for one edition of the manual, others may have been issued at different dates.
The M-170 Ambulance dataplates give the Ordnance Stock Number as G2758-8358686. The Willys factory called it the MD-A.
Truck, Ambulance: Front Line, 1/4-Ton, 4x4, M-170 (Variant of M-38A1). From TM9-2320-208-20P, February 1959.
Radio Truck, 1/4-Ton, 4x4, M-170C XT-2 (Long wheel base variant of M-38A1). Photo: Courtesy of Marc Lesko.
Radio Truck, 1/4-Ton, 4x4, M-170C XT-2 (Long wheel base variant of M-38A1). Photo: Courtesy of Marc Lesko.
Data plate for Radio Truck, 1/4-Ton, 4x4, M-170C XT-2 (Long wheel base variant of M-38A1). Photo: Courtesy of Marc Lesko.
