Jeep’s civilian Gladiator pickups had one major drawback: they weren’t overtly butch enough. Also: grossly overpowered. Enter the M715…
With 5.87:1 gears in the Dana 60 front and full-floater Dana 70 rear axles, fender cut-outs big enough for 36″ tires with no lift, a factory brush guard and winch, the Kaiser-Jeep M715’s spec sheet puts it in contention for the title of Burliest Truck Ever. Rather than put in a flabby, thirsty V8, Kaiser decided to go with the 133hp Tornado OHC I-6. With a 3.344″ bore and 4.375″ stroke, this 230 cube sixer brings the torque just off idle, just like you want in a serious truck. Never mind the fact that you’ll be at redline at 55mph with that gearing.
Given the utility boxes on the back, today’s example is most likely a M726 maintenance model, which is exactly what the seller’s dad was using it for (welding rig). It retains what looks like an original coat of camo and sports an up-sized set of Super Swamper SXs that look to be in the 36-38″ tall by 15″ wide range. SXs are the tires to go with this truck: bias ply with six-ply steel belted sidewalls. The rears look like a tight fit, but you could fix that with some 2″ lift blocks or some trimming of the bed. That’s a hell of a lot of truck for a mere $3800 ($5800 if you include the welder – how manly is that?). Also: only 38k miles on the clock.
We aren’t big on tying our masculine (or feminine, should we ever get a girl on board*) identities to our vehicles. That said, the rearend on this truck is clearly straining under the 4 tons of pure testosterone being hauled around. We’re considering taking a trip out to Santa Maria in hopes that it’s manly aura will wear off on us just by proximity.
Kaiser-Jeep M715 on eBay
*Should any girl be reading this and want to participate in our little freakshow, drop us a line.
You aren't man enough: Kaiser Jeep M715
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46 responses to “You aren't man enough: Kaiser Jeep M715”
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wire mesh the windows and add some black paint and youve got something.
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I only wish I could be man enough Mad Science. I need at rug's worth of chest hair for this bad boy.
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It looks so masculine it could probably grow a better beard than I can. Budget for razors.
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Congrats… first comment on the site to make me laugh out loud.
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Do we have COTD over here?
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We'll figure something out.
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That will eat a H2 for brunch.
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As will most anything with the nameplate JEEP attached to it.
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Except for the Compass.
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Or a Liberty.
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Or anything currently on sale that doesn’t end in “angler”.
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What is this, Celebrity Jeopardy?
States that end in ‘Hampshire’
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So now we just need to pick a year that it all ended for JEEP.
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Perfect vehicle to survive the carpocalypse and any other *pocalypses that you happen to be in…
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The Jalopocalypse is bringing us here.
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It literally just took me 20 seconds to figure out how to pronounce that word. Kudos to you sir.
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I’d buy it with the welder. Not that I know how to weld, but this beast makes me want to.
Now lets go smash some zombies!
You know, this is the first comment I saw on this site… I think I love this website already.
I’d like to see how *THIS* beastie handles 3 cows. Or a bull rhino for that matter.
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The answer in all cases is hamburger.
So, this is where all the refugees are hanging out. Pretty nice site if you ask me, so far. Need any more content?
Jim
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It’s nice to see all the other refugees who are too weird for that other car site. I’d be willing to provide content, too.
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Likewise. I’d write.
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(Ah, no edit button.)
I’d also take mediocre photographs.
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We could be the Lemons correspondents.
(Hi, everyone!)
Feel free to use any of my pics you like, Mad_Science.
As an aside, how do I put up a nifty avatar?
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I believe you can create an account at Gravatar.com or utilize a wordpress account… I am still trying to figure out the Avatar situation.
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Really? Yet you seem to have one… At any rate, I’ll look into that (I just created a WP account, I didn’t see an avatar option).
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There’s a lag.
Now you’ve got one.-
Just ask and it appears
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Somehow you do, because there is an avatar next to your name.
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I know not how this alchemy works, but I’m okay with it.
I need to take some welding classes before I can fix the ’88 properly. Was all set to do it but now, EFF those welding classes at the community college. They want a few hundred bucks for certified instruction in a safe and proper environment? For 6 grand I’ll get this truck and teach myself!
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That kind of logic will get you far around here.
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yes… thanks again for that roll-cage. Nothing like driving a “race car” with an aluminum dirt track seat, sparco harness with welding burns, and a roll cage that lines up evenly with the side of my helmet…
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That’s what LeMons cages are all about, dude… I’ve been helping a buddy out with a cage for a LeMons Porsche 914. Since he runs a muffler shop, we have access to all the welding and bending tools one could ask for, and decided to go for broke. The only way it could have been more awesome is if we had built it with a welder on the back of this Kaiser-Jeep.
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I’ve been missing having a 4×4 and this would keep up the current I-6 theme I have going with the fleet. It could be a perfect stablemate to a Z3 to balance things out. Now I just need $3800 and a way to get it to GA.
Let me know if you need anymore content. I try to hit some of the more offbeat car shows around the Atlanta area. And I have a couple of former and current semi-interesting projects.
In addition to powering the M715, the Tornado I-six also motivated the Argentine entry in the ’69 Marathon De La Route (aka the 84 Hours of the Nurburgring)…the IKA Torino 380W.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/3944486429_d88db5f1e3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3386403280_ddcb3deccc_o.jpg
http://www.ramblerrogue.com/torino1.htm
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interesting website. I’m so happy I stumbled onto it through google I’m going to definitely need to add this one to the blogroll
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really useful Here’s some payback: Thought for the day? : He asked me if I knew what time it was. I said, Yes, but not right now.
Hey this GIRL owns and is gonna restore a 69 m715….now thats a beast!
to change the look again in a couple years or you want to sell the car
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