Back in about 1991 I was the Motor Transport Officer for Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, which was Special Operations Capable. Part of the equipment for that capability were twelve heavily modified M151A1 jeeps, which by the time we got them from First Battalion, First Marines, were pretty much junk. When my Staff Sergeant went to get them, I think about three made it under their own power, seven were towed in, and two caught fire on the way. I had heard the standard rumors to the effect that the Marine Corps supposedly still had a bunch of jeeps in storage somewhere, so I called the logistics base in Albany, Georgia on the off chance it might be true. When I asked them about getting new jeeps, much to my surprise, I was told I could certainly have twelve new jeeps if I would fill out the paperwork and properly dispose of the old ones. I asked them how many they had, and they said about three hundred fifty of them. About a month later, I had twelve brand spanking new M151A1 jeeps sitting in my motor pool at Camp Pendleton, looking as good as the day they left the factory in 1968! Needless to say, the new ones were MUCH more reliable than the old ones, but regardless of the nostalgia factor, they were still a total piece of crap compared to a HUMVEE. It was pretty cool to see brand new old stock vehicles like that, though.