What's that on the outside of this GAZ?
 

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It looks like either snow or polystyrene.

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Bracket for the spare wheel? You can see the trough in the mudguard for the wheel.

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Where are you getting these images from M2M !?!??????

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Missing the dent in the door for spare tire clearance.

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[QUOTE=M2M;1811787]From Russian websites.[/QUOTE





Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Re: What's that on the outside of this GAZ?
 

It is a spare wheel carrier bracket to hold a spare tire like on this GAZ:

https://i.postimg.cc/DZnB0Tcx/bus1.jpg

This was a cost/time savings measure so that the fender did not need a cut out tire well nor did the door need a "dent" to accommodate the spare wheel.

Brad in Maryland

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In the last photo notice the headlight with the metal hood on it. I wonder if that was to narrow the beam of light. I have noticed lots of GAZs with only one headlight. I suppose that was to save money to.

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I'm curious what they did for heat on those trucks. Looks like an ambulance configuration and there's something on the exhaust pipe.

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This was a War situation & was to cut noticeable glare that the enemy may pick up & act on. Commonly seen on vehicles all over Europe during the W.War2.
Some of these War era AA Gaz were produced without full front fenders, sort of like Jeep fenders & even with canvas door coverings. That was to get as many out quickly into the front. Gaz are still remembered well for their part in the Great Patriotic War [ WW2] in Russia.