"Tall Hood Jeeps"

by Steve Turchet
 

This article from Military Vehicles Magazine, June 2006, makes use of a lot of photos and background information from The CJ3B Page to help frame a chronology of military M606 Jeeps, drawing on the author's experience in Vietnam and some other intriguing anecdotes.

• Page 1 -- we meet the ghost coyote.
• Page 2 -- another close call.
• Page 3 -- a glimpse of a Jeep in a junkyard.
• Page 4 -- the L-head and F-head engines.
• Page 5 -- CJ-3B specs around the world.
• Page 6 -- military equipment for the M606.
• Page 7 -- a Vietnam story and a young high-hood fan.

Thanks to Steve Turchet and Military Vehicles Magazine, and to Jon Paulsen. -- Derek Redmond

See more M606 Military Jeeps on The CJ3B Page.

High Hood Jeeps In Country includes details on the above photo by Bob Payette.

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