AMilitary transport & logistics
M970
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | M970 | Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) |
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| Manufacturer | The Heil Company[source] | Toyota[source] |
| Production | 1980 or earlier[source] | 1960–1984 1968–2001 ( Brazil )[source] |
| Assembly | Athens, Tennessee[source] | Japan: Toyota City Brazil: São Bernardo Venezuela: Cumaná Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Sarawak[source] |
| Class | Large Semi-trailer truck[source] |
Width
Single source96 in (2.4 m)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Off-road vehicle[source] |
| Body style | Tanker Semi-trailer truck[source] | 2-door pickup 2-door off-road vehicle 4-door pickup 4-door off-road vehicle (1960–1966)[source] |
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| Layout | Over and Underwing Refueling[source] | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Related | M-967, M-969[source] | — |
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| Engine | Lombardini 11 ld 626-3[source] | Petrol: 3.9-litre F I6 4.2-litre 2F I6 Diesel: 3.0-litre B I4 3.2-litre 2B I4 3.4-litre 3B I4 3.6-litre H I6 3.7-litre 14B I4 (Bandeirante) 3.8-litre Mercedes OM314 I4 (Bandeirante) 4.0-litre 2H I6 4.0-litre Mercedes OM364 I4 (Bandeirante)[source] |
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| Curb weight | 15,200 lb (6,900 kg) empty, 49,150 lb (22,290 kg) loaded[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | M-131 Series[source] | Toyota Land Cruiser (J20)[source] |
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| Successor | None[source] | Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 13, row 37, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Also called | — | Toyota Bandeirante ( Brazil )[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual (from 1974) 5-speed manual (from 1984)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,285 mm (90.0 in) 2,430 mm (95.7 in) 2,650 mm (104.3 in) 2,950 mm (116.1 in)[source] |
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