From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 03:40:51 PST
Vintage Video #151 "Study in Vehicle Mobility" from the early 60's shows the
XM410E1 among other vehicles at Aberdeen undergoing various tests. It is in
B & W 33 minutes.
Bjorn
MVPA 19212
Meadows of Dan, Virginia (8" of snow overnight and still snowing...)
>From: chance wolf <chance_wolf@shaw.ca>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] XM410E1
>Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:49:53 -0800
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "chris kahlert" <probie@hotmail.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:16 PM
>Subject: [MV] XM410E1
>
>Here's more:
>
>"Hello:
>Many of you have not seen such a beast as this. The Truck in this photo is
>a
>1959 Chrysler Expriemental prototype truck. It is a 8X8 and is formally
>known as the XM410. THis truck is one of six built by Chrysler for the US
>military around 1958-1959 There were a whopping 6 trucks built. I am not
>sure what number the pictured specimin is. I know of 4 of these trucks that
>still exist. Here are some cool specs on this truck. This particular one
>has
>a 361 Industrail V8 engine, Push-button shift fully automatic transmission,
>Fully independant torsion bar suspension, Disk brakes all the way around,
>the front 4 wheels steer. It is amphibious and uses the motion of the
>spinning wheels to propel itself in water. The entire body structure is
>made
>of riveted Aluminum panels for floatability, and a steel frame. The rims
>are
>Aluminum and share the same large 5 lug bolt pattern as our beloved Power
>Wagons and M-37s. The tires are NDCC 14.00X18 balloon type for floatation
>and traction. The truck in the pic lives in Northern Lower Michigan, and is
>currently undergoing restoration. Besides the XM410 there was another type
>based on this truck made. The other is a XM410E1 which is almost a
>completly
>diffrent animal yet. Around 20 of the XM410 E-1s were built. THis truck was
>rated as a 2.5 ton and was intended to replace the Deuce and a half and
>trucks smaller. The XM410 gets excellent traction and mobility in any
>terrian and according to sources, it did very well in the government tests.
>
>By the way, one interesting note: Prototype Test pilot number one XM410
>lives on a farm about 5 miles south east of me. I am trying to reserect it
>to save it from the Crusher. From what I have been told (I have not seen it
>yet) it is just a stripped down body shell missing the drivetrain and Power
>Train. It may be worth more as scrap aluminum, but I couldnt sleep at nite
>if I found out it got crushed!
>
>If anybody has any info on these trucks please email me! Thanks and enjoy!"
>
>(From http://www.t137.com/archives/wwwboard43/messages/430980.html )
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