4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1965–2010
NAMED MODELMilitary · IndiaIndia

MM 540 and 550 with the Indian Army and police.

The Indian services’ Mahindra: long-wheelbase MM 540 and 550 hard tops with the army, the state police forces, the paramilitary and the revenue services, alongside the Maruti Gypsy.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEMahindra CJ, MM 540 and Major (1949–2010)BUILT BYMahindra & MahindraIN SERVICE1965–2010OPERATED INIndiaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 80″

The record

Mahindra’s CJ derivatives were the standard Indian government four-wheel drive for decades; many are still in service in rural districts.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMahindra & Mahindra ↗
Nashik
MANUFACTURED1965–2010
ENGINE2.1 and 2.5-litre diesels
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINIndia
OPERATED INIndia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINECJ, MM and Major
FAMILYCJ, MM and Major
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE80″
BODY STYLElong
CATEGORYMilitary · India

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

  • Diamond White

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

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Sources

  1. 1Mahindra & Mahindra ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Mahindra Major ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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