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1984 AM General Other AM General - Stalwart

"HEMTT"
Owner:   Stalwart
Year: 1984
Make: AM General
Model: Other AM General
Est.Horsepower: 450
Turbo: Stock
Trans/Torque Converter: Allison 5 speed (stock was 4 speed)
Nitrous/Propane: N/A
Box/Programmer: N/A
Injection Pump: Stock
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About my Other AM General

1994 Oshkosh M977 HEMTT, lovingly restored by it's prior owner.  It sits on 8 16.00 R 20's and will run down the road at 60 all day long.  35' long and weighs 39,000 lb. empty.

It also has a Raytheon FLIR, forward looking infra-red night vision with monitors for both driver and passenger.  On the roof it has a electronically controlled spotlight that moves 360 degrees, elevates and depresses.  The whole truck is outfitted with LED lighting, including the headlamps.

OH, and did I mention it has a mount for the M2 Ma Deuce 50 cal. heavy machine gun for the passengers general enjoyment, access through a sliding roof panel.

They didn't offer Oshkosh as a make so I just went with AM General.

Comments On Stalwart's Other AM General


Stalwart
Stalwart | New User
Posts: 5 | Joined 08/28/09
Posted: 09/27/09 05:49 PM

Naw, it was a real canabalised mess when it left the military.  Much of the truck had to be rebuilt or re-made using crumpled metal as a template.
jmattg12
jmattg12 | New User
Posts: 4 | Joined 11/30/08
Posted: 09/25/09 09:22 AM

that thing is probably on some Company Commander's hand receipt.
Stalwart
Stalwart | New User
Posts: 5 | Joined 08/28/09
Posted: 09/05/09 04:16 PM

The guy that I bought it from found it on eBay as a stripped POS.  He spent 2+ years, and many 10's of thousands of dollars to bring it back to near new and in some places better than new.  The Army doesn't surplus these, they all go back to Oshkosh to be rebuilt, even wrecked ones.  A few of us are lucky that a few slipped through the cracks, perhaps about 10 in the US.
stngcrazy
stngcrazy | New User
Posts: 5 | Joined 09/03/09
Posted: 09/05/09 01:28 AM

how did you aquier a hemmit...

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