Hemmings Find of the Day – 1986 Hummer

While the ad for this 1986 Hummer on Hemmings.com has it listed as an H1, the obvious military configuration (the seller, in his brief description, states it’s a former USMC Hummer) leads me to think it should rather be described as an AM General M998 HMMWV. Indeed, the Hummer H1 wasn’t even introduced until 1992. […]

March Military Campaign – double the stovebolt fun

Where FoMoCo provided engines during World War II for the unique dual-engined Traco-E&L bomber parts haulers, GM engines were conscripted into a similar service after the war.
According to Crismon, around 1947, the Eisenhauser Manufacturing Company of Van Wert, Ohio, built the above five-axle straight truck as a prototype to see whether it was possible to […]

March Military Campaign- loaded for bear

Dodge M-37s were one of the most utilized military vehicles during the Korean War era. With the same six-cylinder engine as the Plymouth cars and a heavy duty New Process transfer case, they proved they could take a beating. The 3/4-ton 4WD convertible was designed to replace the WWII WC series Dodge trucks and the […]