RUSSTAL037-039 Russian Lend Lease Willys Jeep and Passengers (1 Viewer)

[FirstLegion]

And last, but certainly not least for this month is another addition to our Battle of Stalingrad figure range. Sets RUSSTAL037-039 Russian Lend-Lease Willy's Jeep complement very well the Russian Staff figures we released last month. The US Willys Jeep provided to Russia under the lend-lease program was a favorite among Russian officers for its durability and rugged good looks and in this case, a Major has commandeered one for his personal transport! The Jeep itself comes complete with a driver figure (fixed) and 2 additional passengers are available separately. One is an infantry Major and the other a soldier with a PPSH41. Though the passengers are designed to work with the Jeep, they can also be used as additional Tank riders or seated in other static dioramas. These sets are shipping Mid November.

RUSSTAL037 Russian Lend-Lease Willys Jeep with Driver $174.95
RUSSTAL038 Russian Infantry Major - Jeep Passenger/Tank Rider $59.95
RUSSTAL039 Russian Infantry with PPSH 41 - Jeep Passenger/Tank Rider $54.95
Shipping Mid-November

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Enjoy!

Best,

Matt
First Legion

 

[bradleyl30]

Wow, that is really cool. Great additional figures!

 

[Mike97]

Awesome release-hey, is that Stalin behind the wheel ? {sm4}

 

[Poppo]

Right, the sovietic industries didn' t produce any military cars. They only produced tanks and trucks.

 

[Gebhard]

Awesome release-hey, is that Stalin behind the wheel ? {sm4}

That's uncle Joe to you comrade {sm3}

 

[waynepoo]

Right, the sovietic industries didn' t produce any military cars. They only produced tanks and trucks.

Incorrect..............there was the Gaz 64 and Gaz 67.





Wayne.

 

[Poppo]

Incorrect..............there was the Gaz 64 and Gaz 67.





Wayne.

I think they were made in a rather small number and they were not very efficent.

 

[waynepoo]

I think they were made in a rather small number and they were not very efficent.

GAZ 64 - 646 produced.
GAZ 67 - 92,843 produced.
Wayne.

 

[Poppo]

GAZ 64 - 646 produced.
GAZ 67 - 92,843 produced.
Wayne.

Ok, if these numbers are correct the book i read was wrong :wink2:

 

[Gebhard]

You have to remember the FL lend lease Willys Jeep is made for Stalingrad and the GAZ 67 wasn't made until after the Battle was over and the 64 was made in such small numbers and was a turd, I'd doubt you'd find any running and in use during the battle for Stalingrad.

 

[bradleyl30]

Was the GAZ-67 just a Willys with the traditional GAZ radiator cover?

 

[fmethorst]

From Engines of the Red Army

"On 31 May 1929, Henry Ford and the Ford Corporation signed a contract allowing the Soviet Union to construct licensed copies of Ford-A passenger cars and Ford-AA trucks.
In 1931-32, the plant was erected in Nishny-Novgrod on the Volga shores with massive American assistance and given the name of Molotov, ZIM (Zavod Imeny Molotov).
With the renaming of Nishny-Novgrod to Gorkiy in 1932, the plant's name changed to the well-known GAZ (Gorkiy Auto Zavod)"



http://www.o5m6.de/gaz_67.html

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

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

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

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

http://www.o5m6.de/Numbers.html#TAT

 

[bradleyl30]

From Engines of the Red Army

"On 31 May 1929, Henry Ford and the Ford Corporation signed a contract allowing the Soviet Union to construct licensed copies of Ford-A passenger cars and Ford-AA trucks.
In 1931-32, the plant was erected in Nishny-Novgrod on the Volga shores with massive American assistance and given the name of Molotov, ZIM (Zavod Imeny Molotov).
With the renaming of Nishny-Novgrod to Gorkiy in 1932, the plant's name changed to the well-known GAZ (Gorkiy Auto Zavod)"

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http://www.o5m6.de/gaz_67.html

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

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

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

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

http://www.o5m6.de/Numbers.html#TAT

Thanks for posting.

I submit from the GAZ 67 page:

Largely inspired by the incoming Lend-Lease jeeps, the Russians decided to build up an own jeep production.
"In record time," the GAZ design bureau developed several pre-production models ending up with the narrow-treaded

It also borrowed heavily from the Ford and GM trucks produced by Russia.

 

[graycap]

There are several photos of General Paulus taken, visiting his subordinate commanders using a captured jeep - perhaps something along these lines could be done in the future.