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NAMED MODELMilitary · USUnited States

M676–M679 military Forward Control.

The FC-170 built for the US Navy and Marine Corps in 1964–65 as the M676 pick-up, M677 four-door crew cab, M678 carryall and M679 ambulance, with a Cerlist three-cylinder two-stroke diesel; about 400 built.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEJeep FC-150 / FC-170BUILT BYKaiser Jeep CorporationIN SERVICE1964–65OPERATED INUnited StatesPRODUCTIONAbout 400LAYOUT4 wheels · 81″

The record

The Navy ordered a diesel Forward Control family in 1964: the M676 pick-up, M677 crew-cab pick-up, M678 carryall van and M679 ambulance, all on the FC-170 DRW chassis with the 170 cu in Cerlist diesel, 24-volt electrics and military lighting. Only about 400 were built before the FC ended in 1965.

Specification

MANUFACTURERKaiser Jeep Corporation ↗
Toledo, Ohio
MANUFACTURED1964–65
ENGINE2.8-litre (170 cu in) Cerlist three-cylinder two-stroke diesel, 85 hpFord straight-six
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 400
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
OPERATED INUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEFC (Forward Control)
FAMILYFC (Forward Control)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE81″
CATEGORYMilitary · US

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Jeep Forward Control ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched