UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $12,000.

Looks in good shape.

“1968 Model M274 A5 Mule
USMC # 330627
This piece of Vietnam War History is in very good condition. The engine starts easy and runs very well and has a new starter less than a month old. The drive train is in equally good condition and is four wheel drive. A gun mount is included in the sale as well as various spare parts. $14,000 Call Phil @ show contact info or come see it at
JMT AUTO 6732 US 19 N, New Port Richey 8-5 M-F or by appointment on weekends or evenings.
1968 M274 A5 Military Mule
• Fussy owner, very collectible
• Delivery date 6/1968
• 970 lbs
• Original Hercules horizontal 2 cylinder engine.
• Always kept inside and covered
• Very good, original condition
• NO aftermarket parts

A little history:
Widely known as the Mule, this vehicle’s official name was “M274 Truck, Platform, Utility, 1/2 ton.” But its versatile abilities, yet plain appearance certainly made its Mechanical Mule name appropriate. Four different companies produced six different varieties of Mule between 1956 and 1970. All M274 vehicles had four-wheel drive and the first five varieties could be driver-selected to be regular two-wheel steer or put into a four-wheel steer mode. However, the top speed of the Mule was only about 25 mph.

Two different versions of air-cooled engines, both rear-mounted, were used over the years to power the Mules. The engines were pull-started on the first five models with a rope. The first two models (M274 and M274A1) used the Willys A04-53 four-cylinder engine. All subsequent models used the A042 Military Standard two-cylinder engine, which on the final version, the M274A5, was finally equipped with an electric start. The retrofitting of A0-42 engines into earlier M274 and M274A1 vehicles created the M274A3 and the M274A4 respectively. The Mule was widely used by the Army and Marines in Vietnam.

The first five versions were made of magnesium; the last type (M274A5) was made of aluminum. The M274 had twice the cargo-hauling ability of a Jeep.”