
Are you looking for a 6-wheel drive, 5-speed manual, 4 cylinder high mobility all-terrain vehicle from 1982? Is your answer an undoubtedly strong “NO”? Well keep reading, we might change your mind. It is a 1982 Pinzgauer 712 6×6. Never heard of it? Me neither… After a little research, they are military vehicles that are made in the UK. They were developed in the late 1960s by a man in Austria, and they have been popular amongst militaries for years. Specifically, our eBay find has the optional 6×6, and the 4-cylinder gas engine. It has an insulated box for carrying… well a lot of something you need to keep cold. The vehicle was purchased in Montreal and it was driven across Canada, but suspiciously, it has never been used off road. Why one would never take a vehicle like this off road is besides us. Here are some of the claimed capabilities of the Pinzgauer: 45-degree approach and departure angle, 27-inch fording depth, 43-degree side slope, 3300 lb. payload, 68 mph top speed, and 14-passenger cargo area. Oh, and it just looks tough. Though it’s hard to say how reliable the 2.5L engine will be, we can certainly say that this thing would have to be one of the most unique things you could buy for a $14,900. Obviously on the road, this thing would be a serious dog with just 87 hp and a curb weight of 2.5 tons, but off road we get the feeling it is just one of those things where it will go through just about anything. Oh, and the power to weight just oh 57 pounds and change per horsepower!!! For reference the new Five-liter Mustang carries about 8 pounds per hp.
This would be such a unique vehicle to own, we would love to have an excuse to buy this or something like it. Or if you really need to haul… a lot of fish across Canada? 400 gallons of Ice Cream? …umm buy this now!
[Ralph Lauren has four of these in his collection, in the following colors: Green, Black, Yellow, and Orange. If you're like us, this is the only chance you have to possibly afford one of the same cars as him. - Matt]
[Source: Ebay]