This 1972 FMC XR311 military recon vehicle (chassis XR311T3) is one of ten purchased by the US Army and tested by the 2nd Armored Division in 1972 and again in 1974. A 190 horsepower, 318ci Chrysler V8 and automatic are located in the back. Find it here at Cruisin Classics in Columbus, Ohio for $39,995. Special thanks to BaT reader Robert R. for this submission.

In the late 1960’s the military asked for a fast, highly mobile reconnaissance vehicle and FMC Corporation produced two prototype vehicles in 1970. Nicknamed G.I. Hotrod, this is a second gen model built in late 1971 with several external changes, most notably a ring mount over the passenger seat for a .50 cal M2HB machine gun with a 360 degree traverse. An anti-tank version packed a six-shot TOW missile launcher.

All versions of these vehicles featured full-time automatic four wheel drive, but the front drive shaft of this model has been removed for freeway driving. We’d check to make sure it’s included in the sale. The independent suspension is a double A-arm design with torsion-bar springs and hydraulic shocks at each corner. Full length skid plates protect the undercarriage and and an oversized, high capacity cooling systemallows the boot-shaped accelerator pedal to stay planted against the bulkhead.

Four wheel discs should deliver reasonable stopping distances. The vehicle is said to be very drivable even at highway speeds and a heavy duty trailer is included in the sale. Fill up the jerry cans on the back with water and gas and get farther out in the wilderness than you probably should.