5k: WW BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout APC
The final installment of Wasteland Wednesday is a BRDM-2 -Боевая Разведывательная Дозорная Машина – Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, literally Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle; an amphibious military scout vehicle manufactured by
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) and used by the Soviet Union and a multitude of other countries since 1962. This BRDM-2 is in virtually mint condition, only used on the weekends by a reserve army in Poland – currently bidding on ebay for $5,200 with 6 hours left and located in Warsaw, Poland.
The BRDM-2 has a cabin for 4 people – a driver, co-driver, commander and gunner. Before being demilitarized it would have been armed with a 14.5mm heavy machine gun and a 7.62mm coaxial general purpose machine gun.
The BRDM has a set of 4 ‘trick’ wheels that can be dropped to aid in river crossings, but when the water gets too high, it will float and the engine can put power to a personal watercraft style jet. Speaking of engines, the GAZ-41 90degree gasoline V8 puts out 140 horsepower and will take the 7.7 ton beast to a top speed of 62 miles per hour.
Even at scrap metal prices this isn’t a bad deal – its especially a good deal if you need military vehicle for a museum, a parade, invading a neighboring country or preparing for the apocalypse. Perhaps this one would be worth the trip to Poland to check out!
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Anything in the old Soviet Union with a motor was made by GAZ. They had many models of cars and trucks, some even looked like they were made for people or goods to ride in. Many were copies of American cars and were so over done, they were obnoxious by any standard. GAZ started in 1929 when they crafted an agreement with Ford (yes, our Ford) to build cars and trucks. Ford let them have some old Model A parts and plans and a dynasty was born. Fast forward to 2011 and they made an agreement with GM (our GM, too) to make the Chevrolet Aveo. They have a deal with VW also. GAZ is still very much in business and is doing very well. Go to Google images and type in GAZ…plenty of interesting photos.