Information wanted: General Dynamics XM-966 HMMWV prototype program

[MGKMartin]

I just acquired one of the three remaining General Dynamics XM-966 HMMWV prototypes and I am trying to gather as much information as possible on these vehicles. If anyone has pictures, information, stories, or most anything else, please let me know.

I have started putting together a website at http://xm966hmmwv.com/ to share everything I learn. Serial #8 is the one I own. It is titled and is the only one I know of in private hands.




Thank you,
Martin

 

[saddamsnightmare]

May 13th, 2015.


Verrrrry Interesting! Not only is it unusual, it has all the beauty of a HMMWV, with parts being 10X harder to find! You truly do like taking on the tough cases! Good Luck!

 

[jeremymx26]

Very interesting.
Solid rear axle and the ground clearance in front leaves a lot to be desired.

Congrats on your purchase. Keep us posted with your progress.

 

[NDT]

Welcome and congrats on entering the HMMWV prototype club. I have AM General's #16. There was an article in Popular Mechanics 1984 I think it is that has info on all three.

 

[MGKMartin]

Thank you all. I still haven't decided if this was a good decision or not, but it should be a lot of fun. What makes this vehicle even more unique is that Ft. Lewis removed a lot of the interior including the roll cage to turn it into a parade vehicle. The museum that got it out of Ft. Lewis was told that it was used in parades by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf when he was there. They still had a lot of the interior, but I need to fab the roll cage.

For documentation, I have the June 1982 Popular Science by Jim Dunne about the prototypes (So long, Jeep; hello, HMMWV) and the New Vanguard HMMWV 1980 - 2005 book, but neither have great information.

 

[hndrsonj]

Not positive but I think the military museum in Nebraska has one.
http://heartlandmuseum.com/album/album1/Museum_Photos/museum_photos_11.html

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

There is a gentleman in Washinton state who has one...met him at tower park.

 

[MGKMartin]

The three that I know of are:
Serial #1 - Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles in Nebraska
Serial #? - Ft. Lewis military museum
Serial #8 - Was in private hands in Washington. I now own this one.

 

[nattieleather]

From a web search
http://www.allpar.com/history/military/HUMMV.html

http://www.angelfire.com/nb2/jeeppickups/humvee.html

Not a lot of info but hope it will help. Does your truck run? Gas or diesel?

 

[MGKMartin]

Yes the truck runs and it has the 6.5L air-cooled Deutz F8L 610 direct injection V-8 diesel engine

 

[turnkey]

Sweet looking ride....should have fun going thru the drive thru at mcdoanlds.

 

[HUMVEE1]

That truck is TE000K.
This truck is TE0001.
TE stands for Testing and Evaluation. I guess the General Dynamics trucks were alphabetical and the AM General trucks were numerical.
The truck I have might be this one: