The 'Illegal' 2.5-Ton Military Truck You Can Still Buy For $3,500 — The M35 Deuce

Eisenhower called the 2½-ton truck one of the four tools most vital to winning WWII. Patton called it "our most valuable weapon." The M35 Deuce and a Half served in five wars, runs on a multifuel engine designed for nuclear apocalypse, and has zero electronics. You can buy one at government surplus auction this weekend for $3,500. 0:00 The weapon two generals named above the Sherman tank 3:30 The verified specs 4:45 The engine designed for nuclear war 8:30 The unauthorized gun trucks of Vietnam 12:30 How to buy one — the complete guide 16:30 Why you can't plug into it The M35 is a 13,000-lb 6×6 military truck with a 7.8L multifuel engine that runs on diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, and heating oil. It hauls 10,000 lbs on-road, fords 6 feet of water, and requires no CDL in most states. From the Red Ball Express to Operation Iraqi Freedom, no truck in American history has served longer or harder. Wikipedia: M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck / 2½-ton 6×6 truck / Gun truck Coleman's Surplus: M35 history — colemans.com Military Factory: M35 G742 — militaryfactory.com Truck Encyclopedia: M35 — truck-encyclopedia.com Military Trader: M35 "Deuce" + Multifuel Engines (2018, 2025) Diesel Army: M35A2 Monthly Military — dieselarmy.com Hagerty: Vietnam gun trucks — hagerty.com Veterans Breakfast Club: Ace of Spades — veteransbreakfastclub.org SteelSoldiers: specs, registration, fuels threads — steelsoldiers.com Classic.com: AM General M35 market — classic.com Dirt Legal: surplus truck guide — dirtlegal.com GovPlanet: active M35 auctions — govplanet.com Practical Machinist / Quora: CDL and multifuel threads