American Motors Corporation (AMC) purchased the Jeep Corp from the Kaiser-Jeep Corp in 1970 and Jeep became a wholly owned subsidiary renamed the AM General Corporation in 1971. This subsidiary produced military trucks and some contract and non-commercial vehicles, along with a short period of producing transit buses in the 70s. It’s best known for the civilian Hummer and the military Hummer.
The M920 tractor truck is a member of the M915 family of vehicles and is referred as a Medium Equipment Transporter with production starting in 1978. The M920 got a stretched frame with an 8×6 configuration. Mainly used by engineering units, the trucks were generally used to haul water and fuel tank semi-trailers. This truck can also operate off-road. The cab has an all-steel construction and some companies developed add-on armor kits for added protection. It is powered by a Cummins NTC 400 14-liter turbocharged diesel engine. Unofficially it was known as Big Cam I.
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