US Army Humvees for sale, starting at $10,000
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For the first time, the U.S. Army will auction off its surplus Humvees, the Army Times reports.
On GovPlanet.com starting Wednesday, the Army’s 4,000 surplus trucks will be available with starting bids set at $10,000 (10.9 million won).
The decommissioned Humvees were all demilitarized, with their bullet-proof armor removed. They are to be used off-road only, however, so anyone dreaming of rolling down the street in a Humvee is out of luck.
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Since bidding began at $10,000 a couple of weeks ago, bids have been made on almost all of the vehicles, Army Times reported.
The auction comes after the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) spearheaded a bill for retired military trucks to be scrapped or parceled out to other government agencies.
AM General, which built the first Humvee model in 1985 and has been manufacturing advanced models since, reportedly objected to the selling of its products to civilians. The company questioned whether the owners would be able to receive proper services after purchase.