1995 AM General Hummer Wagon

1995 AM General Hummer H1 Desert Storm brought us into the battlefield with the nearly live action TV coverage.  During the coverage, the general public and in particular car aficionados took notice of these go everywhere vehicles our troops were using known as the Humvee.  Their fascination led to a trend where AM General corporation which supplied the M998 Humvee to the military got the brainchild idea to make these trucks available to the public, and this became the Hummer civilian line produced in their Mishawaka, Indiana facility.   For consignment, a 1995 AM General Hummer with a title verified 96,581 actual miles.  This is one of 1,432 Hummer's produced for the general public in 1995 which were assembled on the same line as the military vehicles and shared some components like brakes, axle, and body panels, but were moved to a separate building for paint.   This is a go anywhere 4 door with a lot of interior room, a width of 86.5 inches, and the capability of going into three feet of water unscathed.   Exterior The Hummer's stamped aircraft aluminum body is painted White, the first and most obvious indication that this is not the military version.  But that doesn't hinder its sheer presence which, in a few words, is monstrous, boxy, and tough.  A high bumperless front provides for aggressive approach angles, like when you're forced to climb over a Tesla with a dead battery blocking the road.  The black grille, brush guard, and D-shackles are all business and the exposed door hinges are epic.  Good sized windows allow light to enter the inner cavern and the back has side windows flanking the windowed barn doors.  The rear bumper is also painted black and carries more heavy duty shackles and a tow hitch.  Because of the width, requisite clearance lights appear over the windshield and under the rear doors and a storage rack on the roof covers corner to corner.  The black paint is essentially flawless.  17-inch Motiv wheels carry 37x12.50R17LT tires with a mid 2023 date code, so scratch that high dollar update off your list!   Imperfections include some cracking paint, a sizable chip, and some paint run.  Interior In contrast to the utilitarian exterior, nice, molded plastic doors in tan are accented with woodgrain plastic trim for a very civilized environment.  The storage pouch on each door is pleated tan vinyl in a nod to basic military practicality.  The bucket seats in front are tall and tan cloth and your shotgun rider is practically in the next county, separated by the expansive console, more on the center console in a second.  The rear seats are also two widely split buckets but in the raised tunnel between them sits a small bench.  It's like bleacher seating where the two center passengers, the smaller, the better, will be one level above the two outside seats.  The padded steering wheel gives way to a simple albeit busy dashboard.  The round speedometer is dead center while toggle switches, indicator lights and other gauges are to the sides feeling very much like an airplane and all dressed in shiny wood veneer.  The huge plastic center console is canted towards the seats and for the driver, affords access to the AM/FM/CD radio and climate controls.  All passengers, front and rear essentially get stretches of flat tan plastic in front of them.  The wayback is basically flat and carpeted with shelves and lots of room for stuff or to camp out in.  Drivetrain A 5.7 liter V8 rated at 195 horsepower resides under the forward flipping hood and presents in dusty, driver condition.  Power is routed through a 4L80E 4-speed automatic transmission.  4.92 gears produce the ratio for both front and rear axles.  Power disc brakes are onboard, (and inboard!), to bring this 6,000 pound hauler to a halt.   Undercarriage After viewing the underside of so many regular cars, it looks like the land of the giants under here; everything is magnified from the steel frame to the sp