4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1982
NAMED MODELFrance

TPK 4.35 SM3.

The long-wheelbase troop carrier: 4,300 mm, 21 men on back-to-back or facing benches, 2,450 kg of payload and 1,600 km of range.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEACMAT VLRA (1967– )BUILT BYACMAT, Saint-NazaireIN SERVICE1982OPERATED INFrancePRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

It weighs 4,850 kg empty, with two 180-litre tanks, six jerrycans and a 200-litre water tank. The same chassis carried the 4.35 SH shelter carrier, the 4.35 VPC convoy-protection vehicle and the 4.35 SCM crane truck.

Specification

MANUFACTUREDListed in 1982
ENGINEPerkins 6.354.4 six-cylinder diesel, 5.8 litres, 120 hp SAEPerkins 6.354
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
OPERATED INFrance
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEVLRA
FAMILYVLRA
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEcargo

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Sand
  • Vert PIR OTAN (NATO green)
  • Brun terre PIR (earth brown)
  • Sable beige PIR (sand beige)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Acmat VLRA TPK 435 SM3 ↗Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched