The origins linked to the LTV are traced back to the Alligator, a civil car created for rescue in swampy areas which could never be reached with other means. The Landing car, Tracked, Mark 2, popularly known as liquid Buffalo, was in fact an improved form of the first armed forces model, the LTV-1, with a Continental W670-9A engine, exactly the same transmission from M3A1 tank, brand new suspension system and extra armor
