Military Humvee

 

(Courtesy: wikipedia.org)

The High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), but let's just stick with the colloquial term: The Humvee.

The Humvee was created for the US military (used by other countries as well) by American Motors (AM) General, as a vehicle that could take troops most literally anywhere. The Humvee wasn't created to fight on the front lines of warfare, but just as a personnel and light cargo carrier. However, as you can see above, the Humvee base could be mounted with turrets, and some Humvees even have rocket launchers...

AM General didn't think about comfort or speed when it came to the Humvee, putting a 6.5L V8 that makes about 150 HP. I don't know if you can tell, but that's slow. The max speed of any stock Humvee is 70 MPH. But, something the Humvee did focus on, was ground clearance. Due to lifting the axle into the truck, the Humvee was possessing 16 inches of stock ground clearance. To provide more mobility, the truck was fitted with independent suspension and a track of 72 inches.

Thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger, AM General (on request) made a road legal civilian version of the Humvee, the Hummer H1.

(Courtesy: CaliforniaWheels)

The, now car manufacturer Hummer, proceeded to make the H2 and H3, before going bankrupt. However, Hummer has released the prototype for an electric truck, but let's see how that turns out.

Since the creation of the 4 MPG city and 8 MPG highway Humvee in 1979, more reliable and efficient trucks have been made, the prime replacement being the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). 

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With the sadness of the Humvee's retirement, there is a positive. If you head over to govplanet.com, you can find these de-commissioned Humvees for UNDER $5,000! Now that's a snatch of deal!

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