Luis Mariano Paz passed along this photo of parachute troops in an Ejercito Argentino M606 Jeep, during a civil disturbance in the city of Cordoba in 1969. The "Cordobazo" was a protest movement of workers and students, who erected barricades (170K JPEG) and took control of much of the city of Cordoba on 29 May 1969, until the Army was called in (see Wikipedia.) Although short-lived, the Cordobazo inspired further uprisings and has been called a turning point in Argentinian politics.
This picture is a frame from a piece of television news footage found by Luis, showing an Ejercito Argentino convoy entering Cordoba that day (see the QuickTime movie clip, 4 MB.)
Luis catalogues the vehicles visible in the film clip: eight M606 Jeeps, one with a M100 trailer, a Dodge M601, a Willys Utility Wagon, and a Mercedes Benz 1114 truck. He also mentions that among the Army units entering Cordoba was the Parachute Infantry Regiment No 2, Gral Balcarce, the unit to which his 1966 M606 belonged.
Luis also uploaded the video clip to You Tube.
The Jeeps seen in action above, were retired from the Ejercito Argentino by the early 1990's, and Luis sent two photos probably taken in 1993 of army surplus M606 Jeeps up for auction. He says, "I think that this photograph will break the record of the most M606/CJ-3B ever seen in one place." And this is clearly an unretouched photo with at least 20 Jeeps visible (see the large copy, 120K JPEG).
The second photo apparently shows the other end of the lineup, and is interesting because several hood numbers are recognizable. Luis says, "It is not unreasonable to think that my Jeep could have been in this line of Jeeps." The hood numbers visible in the picture also appear in the list below, which is from the auction in which Luis' own M606 was originally sold by the army on 25 May, 1993:
Year Serial No. Engine No. Hood No. 1967 8105 139224 4J449852 22074 1966 8105 137571 4J449498 22069 1966 8105 137717 4J4??501 21229 1966 8105 137707 4J449854 21312 1966 8105 137484 4J449303 21159 1964 8105 130124 4J399316 20656 1964 57348 113661 4J355925 20492 1964 8105 130054 ???????? 20687 1967 8105 139741 4J419988 21272 1966 8105 137740 4J449892 22150 1964 8105 129949 4J398248 20647 1964 57148 87020 ???????? 20453 1964 57318 118309 142 20198 1964 57348 114444 4J?35759? 20501 1964 8105 130091 4J399187 20718 1967 8105 139539 4J455591 21279 1966 8105 137439 4J449185 21231 1964 8105 130158 4J399183 20644 1965 8105 135768 4J443818 21892 1964 57348 118350 4J?36144 20490 1964 8105 129774 4J397279 20678 1967 8105 139397 4J454739 21286 1965 8105 135338 4J442642 22146 1967 8105 140490 ???????? 22067 1967 8105 139679 4J455629 22071 1966 8105 137714 4J449531 21874 1966 8105 137762 4J449505 22145 1966 8105 137623 4J449613 21329 1966 8105 137624 4J449599 21328 1964 8105 130155 4J449886 20663 1967 8105 139487 4J455186 2207 1966 8105 137775 4J?49942 21872 1964 8105 130050 4J398955 20649 1966 8105 137433 4J149176 21226 1967 8105 140044 4J461359 22077 1964 8105 130049 4J398953 20690 1964 8105 130041 4J398771 20668 1966 8105 137219 4J443159 21879 1966 8105 137665 4J455015 21882 1966 8105 137902 4J487030 21302 1964 8105 132592 4J442?90 20968 1964 57348 113670 MD12462 21503 1965 8105 135865 4J444311 21898 1964 8105 130036 4J398743 20664 1964 8105 130129 4J399376 20714 1966 8105 137569 4J448392 22068 1964 8105 130094 4J398592 20655 1966 8105 137509 4??????3 22075 1966 ???? ?????? RMD134851 21983 1964 8105 130014 4J492581 20705 1964 ???? ?????? 4J448445 20966 1965 8105 133423 ???????? 20699 1964 57348 113652 4J355761 20502 1967 8105 139521 4J455306 21396 1964 8105 130116 ???????? 20724 1965 8105 133499 4J431??? 21218 1964 8105 129904 4J469380 20738 1964 8105 129947 4J398407 20697 1967 8105 139460 4J55050 21295 1964 8105 129805 4J397541 20701 1966 8105 137727 4J454121 22078 1967 8105 139621 MD125294 21269 ???? 8105 130123 4J399371 20662 ???? 8105 129951 4J398351 20737 ???? 57348 114188 4J?35708 20494 ???? 8105 135830 4J444149 21891 1966 8105 137611 ???????? 21883 1964 8105 129946 ???????? 20737 1964 8105 129910 4J398282 20730 1966 ???? ?????? 4J456606 21522 1964 8105 129902 4J3581?? 20729 1964 8105 129892 NO 20736 1966 8105 137692 4J448398 21896 1964 57318 114395 4J396891 20504 1964 8105 129609 4J?408 20731 1967 8105 137484 4J449303 21159 1967 8105 129784 4J397361 20699 1967 8105 139741 4J419988 21272 1967 8105 139539 4J455591 2279 1967 8105 130066 4J398686 ????? 1967 8105 129487 4J455186 22071 1967 8105 137707 4J449854 20724 1967 57348 113661 4J355925 20492 1967 8105 130154 4J399482 20652 1967 8105 129949 4J398248 20647
December 8, 2000: the year-end meeting of the Asociacion Argentina de Coleccionistas de Vehiculos Militares. December marks the beginning of summer in Argentina, and the temperature averages 25 to 35 degrees centigrade, so it was a great opportunity for four M606-owners in the AACVM to line their Jeeps up, put the tops down, and admire each others' work. Note that two of the Jeeps have their spare tires mounted on the rear.
These photos were taken by Luis Mariano Paz of Buenos Aires, who says they are all in quite original condition. Left to right, they are:
Two M38A1's, as well as other vehicles belonging to members of the AACVM, were included in the display. The organization, inspired by similar associations in other countries, was formed in 1997, with the objective of preserving military vehicles as part of the history of Argentina.
Luis says, "Ejercito Argentino imported approximately 250 M606 Jeeps between years 1964 and 1967. Also in those years many M38A1 and 20 M170 Jeeps. All the vehiculos arrived painted olive drab, and later some were painted the terroso brown color with spots olive, like the M606 in this photo, from year 1967.
"Espero que de esta manera los dueños de otros M606 de la argentina se puedan contactar conmigo y formar una gran Asociacion."
Thanks to Luis Mariano Paz and the AACVM. Thanks also to the website Historia, Memoria, Identidad for the Cordobazo photos. -- Derek Redmond
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