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Here is a photo taken c.2005 of my GAZ 69 in an underground garage in Baku, Azerbaijan about 3 years after I purchased it. I had the engine and rear end overhauled in Baku. It has been in a mechanic's garage getting lots of needed TLC such as brakes, shocks, front leaf springs, and new carburator. It was just painted last month so the next step is seats, tires and decorating it with all the red stars, hammer and sickle, shovel, axe, and all the other Soviet era looking things that will make even more of an eye catcher than it already is. I will try to post more photos when I can get them.

I think your opinion that the parts are GAZ copies of Ford parts is more correct at least as far the GAZ 69 is concerned. In addiditon, I needed new wheels for the GAZ69 and I found 16 inch wheels from a Jeep CJ5 slipped right on. The spacing of the lugs and the large center hole for the hub made them hard to find.

You are right both the GAZ 69 and Gaz 21 Volga are Ford copies. They both make restoring and maintaining a little bit easier than most vehicles because so many generic OTC parts either fit or will work.

Exactly what was the name of the movie?

I don't have the red stars on them yet. As soon as I get the GAZ 69 painted then it will be decked out with the red stars and hammer and sickle stuff. As far as the neighbors go they don't know what they are looking at and don't understand when I tell them. It is a long way from Arkansas to Moscow.

I have two GAZ automobiles located in Northwest Arkansas. One is a GAZ 69 and the other is a GAZ 21 Volga. The GAZ69 is being restored now and I hope to have it painted and ready to roll by the end of this year. Once this one is ready I will hopefully start on the GAZ 21 next year. I hope to get picturess posted of the GAZ 69 soon.