The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs.

The M151 Truck, Utility: 1/4 ton, 4x4 (MUTT) for "Military Utility Tactical Truck", was a cold war 4×4 military utility vehicle developed by Ford. It was reputed lighter than the Jeep with an empty curb mass of 1,100 kg to be airlifted.

Aug 5, 2015 · First-generation M151s entered U.S. military service in 1960. They were fitted with standard M-series components, light switches, tail lamps, and dashboard instruments, including a 24-volt waterproof electrical system. They had the small WWII style blackout marker lamps in their grilles, and a blackout driving light on their left front fenders.

Jan 23, 2020 · Not just a Jeep: Thirteen historic photos show the US Army’s M151 1/4-ton truck in the field and in combat. The M151 was the standard Army utility vehicle when this photo was taken at Fort Bragg in September 1969. This vehicle is equipped with a VRC-46 radio system.

1968 Ford M-151A1 MUTT (former U.S. Army) and 1967 M-416A1 Cargo Utility Trailer (former U.S. Marine Corps.) 1968 Ford M-151A1 intact and uncut without ROPS that was last stationed and used at Fort Ord, CA prior to being retired from U.S. Army service.

Aug 23, 2010 · But the final generation of vehicle in this weight class fielded by the U.S. military had its own name, the MUTT (Military Utility Tactical Truck). Developmental work for what would become the MUTT began in the late 1940s, even prior to the adoption of the M38.

This MUTT (Multi Purpose Tactical Truck) starts easily and runs good. The MUTT drives very well and the 4 wheel drive works as it should. The Machine Gun is a steel 50 caliber M2 replica.

Jan 9, 2006 · Tested and prototyped by Ford through most of the fifties, the M151 MUTT ("Military Unit Tactical Truck") went into production in 1959 and became the principal combat Jeep of the Vietnam era.

The size, sturdiness, and off-roading build made this arguable the most used vehicle of the Vietnam War, with over 100,000 M151 MUTT ¼ Ton 4×4 vehicles manufactured for the U.S. military by the 1970s.

The M151-A1 1/4-ton 4x4 utility truck was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. Ford Motor was awarded the contract to design a utility truck based on a design and specifications of the US Army's Ordnance Tank Command.