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The Amphibious Ford the Army Passed Over Is Finally Getting a Civilian Owner

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A sleek black Ford Mustang parked on a city street, embodying luxury and performance.
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Ford engineered this aluminum-bodied, six-wheel-drive cargo hauler around 1960 as an amphibious prototype built for U.S. Army service. The Army stayed with its conventional trucks instead, leaving this rare survivor available now to a private collector.

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