official M715 picture thread

Got a call the other day from a buddy I know who bought a whole lot of military pickups, most of them CUCVs. There was one lone M715 in there, and after talking with him, he's going to save it for me until I can buy it to turn it into an offroad trail truck. Solid body, no engine, typical missing parts and bubbafications. But it will be cheap and a good start for a resto-mod.

I always liked the military Gladiators, since before I owned my Gumby M725 (search for more pics). Thought, in respect of those first-of-the-5/4-ton-trucks and those who like them, we have a thread with all your favorite pics of the M715 series trucks, regardless of if you own them or not. Of course, if you own one, all the better!

Some of my favorite pics I have saved from over the years, not mine nor did I take these pics. But I like them nonetheless....

Some more, from rallies and trailrides I have been to. These pics I took.

Here's some from rallies I have been to - but I did not take these pics, others snapped the shots.

M725 that i bought in Arkansas and put the axles back under. Its last use was a feed storage shed.

M715 with a J10 cab, motor, transmission & transfercase bought with the ambulance.

M715 that I'm driving. Hopefully it will all be the same color before summer is over.

Custom 6x6 M715 that was built and shown off on one of the other sites. It is a true 6x6, took a lot of fabrication and modding of the stock axles to make it work, the suspension works much like a deuce does.

A few of my old M725 that I had from 2004-2008. Tony Casey bought it, and it's still for sale on his website in NC. Wish I finished it, but it doesn't have too much more to get done.

Here are a few

That's such a pretty truck lol

M715VFD405 said:

That's such a pretty truck lol

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Much better than it started out...lol

Waiting to see what you have done with it.

In progress

Still gathering parts for the engine.

Im in, gotta love these odd trucks.

heres one of mine, all original except for the rims,tires, power lock front, detroit locker rear, split master cylinder, h/d channel front bumper, under dash heater and custom top, n.o.s. t-case, trans and engine, power steering with hydro assist/return line filter, kevlar brake shoes, 12 volt conversion, lock out ft. hubs & civy bucket seats. its got almost 50 k miles on it by me. I,ve had this almost 20 yrs.
the blue peterbilt in the back ground i put a million five miles on it !

Mine (for the time being)

Pics of mine. Restoration started in the fall of 2004 and finished up spring of 2005. Also one of the pics is from Dayton last year where it won a gold medal.

Here's a unique one. Guy wanted a M715 that had a rusted out cab fixed up, but made to haul more people. Uses a M715 frame, front clip and half the rear pickup bed, but replaced the cab with most of a Wagoneer cab. Very cool....

when i get the big builds done, my wife has made it clear that she wants an ambulance. so one day, we'll have a 725 hopefully.

Sam, the one I had sold to a gent in NC is still at his place and still in the same condition I sold it to him in 2008. He's got it for sale now as well, so if you want info on the truck, let me know. Would like to see it eventually get to a good home that will finish it up.

Some more M715s, including restored examples and offroad mods.

Seems like most of these are east of the continental divide