HUMVEE

IT COULD BE PAYBACK TIME IF ALLAN MOFFAT ENCOUNTERS ANY OF HIS OLD RACETRACK FOES OUT FOR A QUIET SUNDAY DRIVE

Given that Allan Moffat, of Australian 1970s Touring Car fame, has more than a passing interest in all things related to cars, it still comes as a bit of a surprise that his collection of such includes the following HMMWV – popularly known as the Humvee. Also given that its actual name is High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, there’s no surprise that a more tongue friendly nickname evolved. There’s also “Hummer”, but that should strictly be reserved for the civilian offshoots, actually a registered name owned by GM Corporation, with no real relationship to the military jobs.

The Humvee name belongs to AM General, manufacturer of both the military and civilian H1 version. H1s are the closest you can get to the real deal and were produced alongside the Moffat-style vehicles. AM General also comes with a convoluted lineage to the original WWII Willys MB – yep, Jeep. Its commissioning