> What does HMCS on a Hummer mean??

• XLC2: Hard Top 2-door
• HMCO: Open Top Hard Doors
• HMC4: Hard Top 4-door
• HMCS: Wagon 4-door
• HMSB: Slant Back 4-door

Roberta

Hi Roberta:

Some additions to your list follow. I'm don't know whether or not the addition of these to your list constitutes a "complete" list of the IDs that AMG has used. These are from one of my parts manuals.

"HMC2 - Two-door, two passenger hardtop truck"
"HMR2 - Two-door recruit"
"HMRO - Open body recruit"
"VLC2 - Two-door, two passenger hardtop truck (replaces HMC2 for 1994)"
"VLCO - Four door, value leader, four passenger open vehicle (replaces HMCO for 1994)"

The application of these IDs in some cases is not altogether clear to me. For example, my '93 2-man is a Recruit model, which would suggest based on the above that it would be an "HMR2". However, the warranty history on the truck refers to it as a "VLC2 ... Hard Top Recruit".

I'm not familiar with the distinction between "value leader" and "recruit". They may be different years' names for the same idea, or there may be a more substantive distinction. Perhaps someone from AMG can clear this up for those with an interest in history.

FWIW,

Doug