Museum GAZ AA Fire Truck

[M2M]

Here's some hen's teeth!

Did you know the AA was made until 1951?

[johnbuckley]

Where's the museum?

[M2M]

This GAZ AA is housed at the museum with the largest collection of Ford Model Ts in the world, located in...wait for it...Russia!

See this recent post on the Model T forum:

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages...tml?1507154330

[SeaSlugs]

Very cool! I like the running boards/storage boxes. Doesn't surprise me it was made into the 50's knowing Russia - why change what works? I always thought it would be fun to recreate a GAZ-AA (or GAZ-AAA)

[M2M]

SeaSlug, Even better than an AA or AAA is a GAZ-60 half-track. I once sent an email to a parts supplier asking whether they thought such a conversion kit for A or AA would sell but never received a reply.

[SeaSlugs]

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interesting - I see an interesting air filter/snorkel on the last pic.

[History]

It looks like the track is rubber? They make these for skid steer loaders and smaller mini skid steers. Most of the ones I've mentioned keep the track on by enveloping the tire although I have seen a set very similar to these above that uses two tires on each end to sandwich the center of the track. I also see idler wheels that probably saddle the center of the track to keep it on.

Any idea on the date of the photos?

[vern hodgson]

I want to see the engine compartment

[Tom Wesenberg]

This years meet at the Gilmore had a GAZ. Those who don't attend the Gilmore museum and swap meet are missing a good time with lots to see, and good parts to buy.

[Railcarmover]

The GAZ built AA truck powered the Red Army in its defeat of the Wehrmacht,as much as Americans like to believe different,it was the Russians who destroyed the German army and ultimately defeated Hitler.

[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by Railcarmover

The GAZ built AA truck powered the Red Army in its defeat of the Wehrmacht,as much as Americans like to believe different,it was the Russians who destroyed the German army and ultimately defeated Hitler.

Well that and mother nature and the germans themselves by overcomplicating everything from panzer to k98

[Railcarmover]

Originally Posted by SeaSlugs

Well that and mother nature and the germans themselves by overcomplicating everything from panzer to k98

The decision to wheel Guderian's panzers south to Kiev when Moscow was in sight during the fall of 41 ...folks don't realize how close Hitler got to winning in the east,and by extension the whole war...

[Synchro909]

It was a team effort to beat Hitler. On the flip side, it took a team of countries to beat one man. Each member of the team contributed, Australia included. Without an invention by Australian engineers, the Germans would most likely have won in the middle east, not Paten.
I hate to think what the world would be like if things went the other way but none of this is the purpose of this forum. Let's keep it to Model As

[johnbuckley]

Originally Posted by Railcarmover

.................,as much as Americans like to believe different,it was the Russians who destroyed the German army and ultimately defeated Hitler.

Gosh, never expected to hear that sort of fake news from an American! Most of our history books tell us the war was fought on several fronts and the european western and eastern fronts converged in defeated Germany.

[M2M]

Nice pic of GAZ AAA. There was also a GAZ AAAA with two front and two rear axles.

[M2M]

GAZ AAAA is more hen's teeth. The second pair of wheels from front are actually spare tyres BUT they did roll to help overcome large obstacles.

[M2M]

And as we all know, there was the fire-wood, and coal powered GAZ AA trucks used for logging in remote areas of USSR where petrol was not available. Photos and diagrams exist, that would a great project but would DMV in CA allow a wood or coal powered truck?

[M2M]

In the winter of 1941, the command of the NAZI German army group "Center" issued a special directive instructing troops to use trophy Soviet trucks because of their good design.

This link shows German troops using GAZ AA and AAA:

http://beutepanzer.ru/Beutepanzer/su...az-aaa-01.html

[updraught]

The way it was told to me is that if the Germans wanted two vehicles they had to take three, so as to have one for spare parts.

They might have just run out of trucks.

[Railcarmover]

Originally Posted by johnbuckley

Gosh, never expected to hear that sort of fake news from an American! Most of our history books tell us the war was fought on several fronts and the european western and eastern fronts converged in defeated Germany.

Okay John,facts lie..I dont buy into Soviet propaganda,but look at it this way,the soviets defeated in detail over 200 german divisions,the cream of their army..the rest of the allies defeated about 20,most of them recycles from the eastern front.The 'convergence on germany' was a hardfought brutal 3 year slog in the east..a set piece 14 month march in the west.

Studebaker was tasked with making most of the American contribution to motorizing the Red Army under lend lease.GAZ pushed trucks out as fast as they could,russian mechanization was fast and like everything else in the Soviet Union brutal. Those AA's were built under extreme conditions, a factory worker was as expendable as a red army soldier, and driven ruthlessly.

[Railcarmover]

Originally Posted by M2M

In the winter of 1941, the command of the NAZI German army group "Center" issued a special directive instructing troops to use trophy Soviet trucks because of their good design.

This link shows German troops using GAZ AA and AAA:

http://beutepanzer.ru/Beutepanzer/su...az-aaa-01.html

makes sense, in '41 Army Group Center was the spearhead to Moscow..German manufacturing wasn't on a war footing at the time and companies like Opel and MAN couldn't build trucks fast enough. Center used every kind of truck they could find, from occupied countries and captures like the GAZ..couldnt imagine what the mechanics went through..

BTW love the pic with the guy sitting on the hood..big sign on the radiator saying "check the water"

[History]

Seems some of you also have an interest in WW2. Do any of you attend the Show of Shows in Louisville Kentucky?

http://www.sosovms.com/Show_of_Shows/

[M2M]

GAZ AAA chassis