HISTORY of JEEP M38, M-38A1 and JEEP M-170
JEEP M38 (MC) HISTORY :
JEEP M38 (MC) |
JEEP M38 (MC) |
The M38 is a
combat-ready version of the CJ - 3A.
M38 included
several key changes, including: suspension andstronger structure. JEEP
M38 (MC) could walk
completely submerged to thanks. Its has new 24 volt power and a
unique ventilation system connecting tubes to the air cleaner fuel tank,
transfer case, transmission and Jeep engine. The CJV -35 / U 1950, a descendant
of the M38, was the first Jeep 4x4 factory production capacity to penetrate
deep Fords. The CJV -35 / U was made primarily for the U.S. Marine Corps. Later
models added dimming lights, headlight protectors and tool carrying
capacityalongside the M38, similar to the original Willys MB. The M38 is known
as the "best flat fender". The M38 served honorably in the Korean
War, around the 38th parallel.
JEEP M-38A1 (MD) HISTORY :
EEP M-38A1 (MD) |
EEP M-38A1 (MD) |
The design of the
M-38A1, also known as MD, was the basis for the classic CJ-5. The M-38A1 had a
windshield of two parts, a longer wheelbase a smoother ride, a more powerful
engine and new more rounded body. The "round-fender" Jeep
vehicle would eventually become the foundation for the CJ-5. The Museum of Modern Art Jeep 4x4 declared as cultural
icon and named one of eight automotive works of art from around the world. In
2002, a 1952 Willys M-38A1 was added it to its permanent collection of
significant vehicles, Describing it as "the best Jeep ever built."
M-38A1C an Army Jeep 4x4 with special modifications, was manufactured in 1971
and was designed to carry recoilless 106 mm and 105 mm. Its unique allowing the
windshield, opening seat, the gun barrel on the bonnet. Jeep What was the most
powerful vehicle. Some say that the M-38A1D, was equipped with a missile
launcher that could fire tactical nuclear weapons. You could throw a 1 kiloton
atomic projectile of 279 mm, at a distance of 2.000 meters, recoilless rifle
M-38A1 120 mm.It was one of the toughest military Jeep and durable. Some called
it's the last "authentic" military Jeep.
JEEP M-170
HISTORY :
JEEP M-170 |
JEEP M-170 |
Jeep M-170, it’s
has so many functions, one was to carry a few troop members. The M-170 could
transport the wounded inside, was widely used as a field ambulance. In 1951,
the M-170 gave the U.S. Army an ambulance prototype, four-wheel drive and long
wheelbase for the test (project 6396). The CJ-4MA-01 (which became known as the
Model MC-A) had flat fender flange, a large door for passenger and an elongated
box. This vehicle supplies the differences between the M-38 and M-38A1 with
rounded fenders.
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