Dear Ken,
Kindly forward this to mil-veh list that I have not been able to send
messages to the list for the last few days.
However, I am following up on the list as I have no problem in opening the
list.
Thank you very much for your help.
Kind regards,
Anith
MUTT M151 A2 1984 (or 1985?)
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Thanks Pete, for your advice on tyre size for my MUTT. May be I should go
for 700 X 16 tyres.
Julian, in March 2000, I had provided you with the vehicle serial number,
engine number and the contract number of my MUTT and had requested you to
help me ascertain the year of manufacture.
I am posting your message dated 15 March 2000 that was in response to my
request:
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M-151A2's in Sudan
From: Julian Burke (julianb@esper.com) Date: Wed Mar 15 2000 - 06:47:48 PST
Hello all, I talked with my friend at AMG and in the last 1200 or so
M-151A2's that were produced in South Bend, IN., 46 of these units were sold
to the Sudanese Gov't with a "gov't furnished" engine. No serial numbers
immediately available. As far as AMG knows, every single A2 jeep that they
ever produced were ALL using the the Hercules engine. NO other engines were
used. The last 1200 were all delivered in 1984 and ALL were sold to overseas
gov'ts mainly Pakastan. The individual who purchased the Sudan M-151A2 has a
rather rare one as none exist in this country AFAIK. I wonder if he plans to
bring it back to this country?
Julian Burke
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I have pasted below your response to my posting-184 MUTT:
--------------------------------------------------------------- "Julian
Burke" <julianb@esper.com>
Subject: [MV] 1984 Mutts?
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 21:21:41 -0400
Well, it's time I get back on my platform and see if I can clarify this
posting:
"1. The body of my 1984 MUTT appears to be made of thinner guage of steel
they make any Aluminium bodied MUTTs in the '80s? If so, is there any clear"
I would be very interested in looking at a 1984 M-151A2. The reason is
because none were manufactured. The last production from AM General was
around the fall of 1978. The next production and the LAST production from
AM General for M-151A2's were in a 1985 contract for the Pakistan Gov't for
1200 units. That was it for A2's and all were exported........... AM
General was developing the Humvee in the late 70's and were in production by
late 1983. The old Studebaker plant was the factory for M-151A2's in South
Bend, Indiana and was completely shut down after that. The property still
stands and is currently a storage warehouse for a private concern. The test
track beside it (400 acres or so) is a Humvee training/proving ground. There
were no aluminum bodied A2's produced there and the AMG factory is not aware
of any either. I think Ford experimented with some aluminum bodies in the
early 60's but not sure of that.
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In your earlier message (dated March 15) you wrote that 46 of the 1200
MUTTs produced were sold to mainly Pakistani Government and that all the
1200 were delivered in 1984. But in your next message dated 02 September
2000, you are saying that NO MUTTs were produced between 1978 and 1985 by
AMG and that ALL the 1200 MUTTs produced in 1985 were exported to Pakistan.
Then what about the 46 MUTTs sold to Sudanese Government and delivered in
1984-as your earlier message claims?
NOW YOU HAVE CONFUSED ME !!!
Again FYI, the contract number of my MUTT is: DAAE07-84-C-J076 Vehicle
Serial # : E-151-00020
Appreciate your shedding some light on this-again!.
Cheers!
Anith
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