For the first time in history, the military permitted the public to purchase a Humvee.

The actual name is HMMWV – High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, pronounced “Humvee”.

There were 25 vehicles up for auction, with the lot netting $744,000.

These Humvees are not road-legal, and can be used only for off-roading.

They ranged in years from 1987 to 1995, and required no further de-militarization.

The average sale price – $30,000
The lowest sale price – $21,500
The highest sale price – $41,000

Still coated in war dust.

Wrote about it for the paper, read it here.

(all photos via GovPlanet.com)