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    GAZ-41

    in Russian-Eastern block-Warsaw Pact Vehicles

    Posted

    Hiya,

    I have a BRDM-2 as well, and this one is pretty good and cheap:
    https://www.afvhandbooks.com/afvshop/prod_7327168-BRDM2-Maintenance-Manual.html

    Depending on how good your German is, you can also look at getting the East German manuals (Look for the SPW-40P2, that's the East German designation for the BRDM-2).. I also have a Soviet/Russian parts catalog, but that is 580 MB so a bit hard to transfer..

    The engine is pretty similar to the GAZ-66 engine, and some GAZ-66 parts will fit such as the water pump and some of the gaskets.. 

    The Cold War Museum

    in Battlefields, museums, monuments and memorials.

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    4 hours ago, paulob1 said:

    SO I have just acquired a dummy warhead for  a Type V111 torpedo...along with the motor...it will make a fitting display to recognise the part they played in the Falklands war...excited about this...also in the running for a Cold War East German patrol boat, still in East German colours...and with aloads of paraphernalia...very exciting times...

    Is it a GSB 075? They have the same engine as the BRDM-2, except 2 of them :) I've been to a dealer who has loads of them, including engines..

    Looking for a T-34/85

    in Russian-Eastern block-Warsaw Pact Vehicles

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    So, someone I know approached me, knowing I had a military armored vehicle and wanting to know where to find a T-34/85. Apparently her husband really wants to buy one. I did some searches around, but the usual places don't have them. Anyone know a good place to find them these days? Preferably in Western Europe, but Eastern is fine as well :)

    Spw-40p2 (brdm-2)

    in Russian-Eastern block-Warsaw Pact Vehicles

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    Can't say that I remember it happening.. It's been in storage now for 2 months I think.. Won't be going again until I have to go for MOT in february so can check then.

     

    I had it leaking quite a bit when I had the wrong fluid in before.. But that all stopped once I purged it as much as I could and put the proper fluid in..

     

    And while we are at it, here is a picture of it :-) Still need to repaint it..

    20615991_1429006647180997_4192473221553383224_o.jpg

    Has the military vehicle price bubble burst ?

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    It all depends on what era you are interested in I suppose.. I've always collected Soviet/Russian military gear and never had an interest in WW2. So when it was time to buy a vehicle I got a BRDM-2, which is an armoured vehicle for half or even a third of what a "common" Willys jeep is going for..

     

    So in my mind I have the rarer vehicle :cool2:, which is an armoured one to boot! With recent or current surplus vehicles like that it's still doable to buy them.. If you want to go WW2 it gets quite a bit harder..

     

     

    TL;DR: A Jeep isn't the only military vehicle around.. Prices for those have gone crazy.. Looking into other era's (Cold war for example) is always a good choice :)

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