Featured on AutoHunter, the net public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this military-grade 1968 Jeep M-715 4×4 pickup. This 1¼ -ton utility is powered by an OHC Twister 230.5cid inline-six paired with a four-speed handbook transmission and dual-range switch case. Manufactured by Kaiser Jeep Company of Toledo, Ohio, this 14,260-mile Jeep contains color-keyed wheels and equipment, trendy audio system, energy home windows, and hydraulic drum brakes. Completed in darkish blue metallic over a saddle vinyl inside, this Jeep M-715 features a clear title within the vendor’s title.

Kaiser Jeep’s M-715 was produced in 1967-69 as a substitute for the Dodge M37 and is taken into account the primary in what’s referred to as COTS (Business Off-The-Shelf, later to develop into CUCV or Business Utility Cargo Car) because it was based mostly on the consumer-grade Jeep Gladiator pickup. Whereas the M-715 was the cargo/troop provider, there additionally was the M-724 cab and chassis, M-725 ambulance, and M-726 phone/upkeep autos.

The darkish blue metallic exterior was utilized throughout restoration throughout the final 5 years and is accented with black all through. Options embody a brush guard, tow restoration hooks, fender flares, fold-down windshield, snorkel, body-colored jerry can, bed-mounted toolbox, and picket bedside planks.

Physique-color 16-inch metal wheels are wrapped in oversize military-style tires.

The refurbished two-seat cab is fitted with saddle bucket seats with matching door panels, sprint pad, padded rollbar, and heart console, the latter which homes two batteries. Options embody energy home windows, Premier AM/FM/CD stereo, Grant steering wheel, and black flooring. The sprint face shows informational placards about automobile gear and operation.

Instrumentation features a central 60-mph speedometer surrounded by gauges for gasoline degree, oil stress, coolant temperature, and voltage. The mechanical odometer reads 14,260 miles, which the vendor believes to be unique.

The 133-horsepower Twister OHC 230.5 inline-six has been rebuilt throughout the previous thousand miles. It makes use of a 24-volt electrical system, though this unit has had its electrical system transformed to 12 volts for the radio and the flip indicators. Torque is shipped through a Borg-Warner T-98 four-speed handbook transmission paired with a dual-range switch case with locking hubs.

Chassis underpinnings had been shared with the Jeep Gladiator. Stops are dealt with by four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.

The vendor has supplied two movies with an exterior/inside walkaround and a driving demonstration.

The public sale for this military-grade 1968 Jeep M-715 4×4 pickup ends on Friday, August 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. (PDT)

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