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[modello]

Dear friends !

 

I have decided to join this Forum, because I consider, this Forum does great deal saving history, historical technics and inventory, and memory itself about honourable past times. I believe Your site unites true fans of beautiful old vehicles. I support Your with all my heart.

 

My name is Eduard, I am 39 y. o. and I work an electric engineer. My interests are:

- military vehicles of WW2 period (tanks, armoured cars, and - especially - trucks and cars). Any materials and information about those "wheeled soldiers" are interesting for me - technical descriptions, images, plans, design history, versions and variants, their using, etc.;

- world aviation (both - military and civil, from the period from the Twenties until Today);

- scale modelling (1/72 scale military vehicles and aviation).

 

I shall pleased to have exchange by opinions, some information, materials and data, and have contacts with Forum members, MV owners and restorers, and all admirers and fans of those WW2 "iron chariots".

 

Best wishes to all,

Eduard.:-)

[Tony B]

Welcome Eduard.

[diver99]

Hello there.

[G506]

Preevyet Eduard, Cag dela?

Welcome to the forum!

[eddy8men]

hello mate, good to have a russian guy on the forum maybe you can give us information on russian vehicles and their use and the location of any old t34 and su100 in your local scrapyard :cool2:

 

welcome

 

eddy

[modello]

you can give us information on russian vehicles and their use and the location of any old t34 and su100 in your local scrapyard

 

OK, Eddy !

 

Most part of Russian T-34s and SU-100s was:

1) Supplied in different countries of the World.

2) Used as targets on army firing ranges and polygons.

3) Scrapped in the Sixties - the Eighties. And those scrap-yards were situated far away from our town - for example, in Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and other towns, where the metallurgical plants were situated.

4) Used as basic chassis for some special vehicles for military and civilian purposes.

5) Used as monuments - over 400 examples in different towns in Russia and some other coutries.

6) Used for filming purposes and parades - I think, there are up to one hundred such "parade" tanks.

 

Some types of Russian tanks - like IS-4 and T-10 heavy tanks - were scrapped in the Nineties.

Now more modern types - T-54, T-55 - are begin to cut.

 

Regards,

Eduard.

[Big ray]

Welcome Eduard, lots and lots of restored WW11 (The Great Patriotic War to Russia) vehicles on this site, this GMC was the first vehicle that I restored in the 1980s.

Regards

Ray.

[modello]

This GMC is good job, Ray. You are the Master !

 

I see British style tyres on this truck - it is very interesting view...:-)

 

Eduard.

[eddy8men]

thanks for the reply eduard i was hoping that one or two would still be in the military camps hidden out of sight and forgotten about, i've always thought that the russians had the best tanks in ww2, simple strong and powerful.

 

eddy

[Big ray]

:kissoncheek:My GMC towing ("A") Frame, our sons Jeep.

[Big ray]

This is my 1943 Harley Davidson........ I would like to acquire a Russian built combination.:kissoncheek:

[modello]

OK,Ray !

 

About Harley - Davidson - try the following links:

 

- Russian wartime Harleys - a mortar crews:

 

 

- US Harley:

http://www.o5m6.de/WorkInProgress.html

 

- Russian Lend-Lease museum:

http://www.manhunter.ru/offline/291_lomakovskiy_avtomotomuzey.html

 

- Some museum Harleys - two in Moscow, one in Sankt - Peterburg, one in Czech (click images to enlarge):

http://www.technic-memorial.narod.ru/Harley-Davidson-WLA-42/Harley-Davidson-WLA-42.htm

 

I think, some from those Harleys were obtained somewhere in Europe and/or in US at present days; but other examples (especially the Harley with sidecar) are survived the War, being in Russia.

 

Enjoy !

 

Eduard.

[shadow_wolf]

Hi and welcome to the forum

[Big ray]

OK,Ray !

 

About Harley - Davidson - try the following links:

 

- Russian wartime Harleys - a mortar crews:

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- US Harley:

http://www.o5m6.de/WorkInProgress.html

 

- Russian Lend-Lease museum:

http://www.manhunter.ru/offline/291_lomakovskiy_avtomotomuzey.html

 

- Some museum Harleys - two in Moscow, one in Sankt - Peterburg, one in Czech (click images to enlarge):

http://www.technic-memorial.narod.ru/Harley-Davidson-WLA-42/Harley-Davidson-WLA-42.htm

 

I think, some from those Harleys were obtained somewhere in Europe and/or in US at present days; but other examples (especially the Harley with sidecar) are survived the War, being in Russia.

 

Enjoy !

 

Eduard.

 

Thank you Eduard, you should tell us what life is like in Russia, and what area that you reside in.

Regards.

Ray.:kissoncheek:

[modello]

I consider, the life in Russia is quite normal - especially at present days, when many people can be engaged in what they want (instead of in what the authorities earlier - during old regime - forced to be engaged). And with the Internet we can search and find friends and adherents worldwide, exchange with the information, and so on.

 

My area of life is Ural Federal District.

 

Eduard.