4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1955–62
NAMED MODELMilitary · The NetherlandsNetherlandsUnited States

Nekaf M38A1.

The Dutch Army’s M38A1, assembled by Nekaf at Rotterdam from 1955 and by Kaiser-Frazer’s Dutch plant to 1962: about 8,000 vehicles that served the Netherlands until the 1990s.

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Nekaf M38A1 — Een 1956 Nekaf M38A1 tijdens Oldertimerdag in Appelscha, 2017Peterolthof · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEM38 / M38A1BUILT BYKaiser Jeep Corporation, Nederlandse Kaiser-Frazer Fabrieken (Nekaf)IN SERVICE1955–62OPERATED INNetherlands, The NetherlandsPRODUCTIONAbout 8,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 81″

The record

The Netherlands ordered the M38A1 in 1955 and had it assembled by the Nederlandse Kaiser-Frazer Fabrieken at Rotterdam from imported parts; the last were built in 1962. The Nekaf Jeep was the standard light vehicle of the Royal Netherlands Army and Marines until the Land Rover 88 and later the Mercedes-Benz G replaced it, and many survive with collectors.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1955–62
ENGINE2.2-litre F-head Hurricane four, 72 hp
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 8,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINNetherlands
OPERATED INNetherlands, The Netherlands
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEM38 / M38A1
FAMILYM38 / M38A1
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE81″
CATEGORYMilitary · The Netherlands

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Willys M38A1 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Nekaf ↗Wikipedia (Dutch) · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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