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Old 12-26-2021, 12:09 PM   #843 (permalink)
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I've got the hots for this one.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/XR311?src=hashtag_click



https://www.cruisinclassicsinc.com/1...r311-c-134.htm



https://silodrome.com/tamiya-fmc-xr311-rc/

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The US military ordered a number of FMC XR311s for testing purposes and they could be configured to fulfill a multitude of roles including anti-tank, reconnaissance patrol, convoy escort, command and control, medivac, military police, mortar carrier, internal security and forward air defense communications vehicle..............

The XR311 had a rear-engine, four-wheel drive layout with power sent from the Chrysler V8 engine through a 3-speed TorqueFlite A727 automatic transmission and a single-speed full time transfer case.

These vehicles were tested extensively throughout the 1970s and they did look like a likely M151 Jeep replacement – likely enough that Tamiya created their model of it, the development of which likely started in the mid-1970s, before the FMC XR311 project was cancelled.


FMC XR311

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMC_XR311
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Powertrain
Engine rear-mounted 5.2L (318ci) LA V8, 190 hp@4,800rpm, 292lb-ft@2,200rpm (gross),

or 5.9L (360ci) LA V8, optional 4-barrel carburetor
or potential Deutz V8 turbodiesel

Transmission 3-speed Chrysler TorqueFlite A727 automatic
Single-speed, full time transfer case, lockable center differential
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