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  1. Hi guys.

    www.gaz69.org website is trying to establish a register of all GAZ 69 truck existing in the UK. GAZ 69 is a very rare vehicle in the UK. The aim of this is to encourage the use of these trucks, link owners together and possibly establish GAZ 69 owners club.

    Please feel free to send photographs of your UK registered GAZ 69 along with any details you feel comfortable sharing with other owners. Please post them directly through the website, not here otherwise they might get lost. My GAZ is already there ;)

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    Brilliant! Thanks for posting it! Reminded me when I was driving it in the army. Never entered water like that, but it was one of the advantage that the vehicle could go in to the water without any preparation. With just one lever the diver opened the front flap and raise the snorkel. There was a special knob-wheel on the back, so the crew could seal the back doors and electric pump in case of water leak.

    Thanks to that very pointy front, none of then existing bullets was able to hit the BMP. They would just bounce off it. Very clever and advanced design indeed, easy and nice to drive.

     

  3. I was also a driving instructor on BMP. It was great fun for a regular national service soldier being able to smack across the head a officer cadett, who already had stars on his shoulders!

    BMP (BWP in Polish Army) is fantastic to drive. With it's toruqe I was able (but not allowed) to spin the tracks on the concrete surface! The engine... piece of art in those days...

  4. Hi.

    I'm Polish guy, came into this contry 5 years ago. Now live in Cotswolds and prefer to say 'I'm from Cotswolds' rather then 'I'm from Poland'.

    I'm new to the world of military vehicles. My main hobby is the history of motor industry, second: 4x4 off road, third: army life, camping etc. All those intersts lead me into military vehicles. I'm just about getting my first mv: GAZ 69, which I'm going to import from Poland.

  5. I'm not a member yet, just started to look for my first MV. As new recruit I was invited for this fantastic event for the very first time. I did only the Sunday run.

    I was absolutely amazed how well organised it was, how interesting was the place which we visited, how friendly all the members are. BIG, BIG THANK YOU!!!

     

    Here are few pics I took.

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  6. I'm thinking about bringing GAZ 69 from Poland. Finding it, buying is not a problem for me. I was born in Poland, have friends there willing to help. Logistics seems to be easy enough - just drive there with a trailer. That will take away all the issues with temporary number plates, insurance etc.

    My question is about all the legistlation, customs, vat, etc. I will face here. I'm sort of scared of finding problems or just expences I don't expect.

    If there is anyone who did it before and can give me some guides how to go through the process nice and smouth, I will very much aprecciate it.

     

    Voytek

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