Here’s a military vehicle that I bet few of you have ever seen. It’s a 1971 M561 Gama Goat 6X6 and it looks like loads of fun. These things were amphibious and could go just about anywhere, hence the name. This impressive machine is located in Great Falls, Montana and is listed here on eBay with a BIN price of $5,400.

These units were originally developed to operate in Vietnam. There are 6 driving wheels, that is not a trailer. The front and rear wheels are used for turning and they turn in opposite directions. Special training was required in order to operate a Gama Goat.

This is a running unit with the Detroit 3-53 diesel engine which is said to be very noisy requiring PSDs (ear protection for the drivers). This is a 1971 10,000 mile unit. The brakes are in need of repair, the fluids have been changed and 2 batteries are included.

This unit is missing the front marker lights, brake inspection cover, rear tail lights lens and the ALL important hull drain plugs. At this point if you where to enter the water at a depth greater then the axles it would appear that you would sink.

The owner has 2 units for sale, one is for parts.

The owner also has a M715 Jeep so you could start a military vehicle collection if you wanted. The red unit, the running one for sale, appears to have been modified with the “roll cage” added. Maybe without the driving training and taking the curves at the proper speed a roll cage makes sense. U.S. sales only as per the owner. Less then 16K were built and you could have one or two today!

Motor-on,

Robert