BTR-40

From: Douglas Greville (dgrev@ruralnet.net.au)
Date: Mon Jul 15 2002 - 01:03:09 PDT


Everyone

Can anyone help this bloke?

Please send any replies to me.

> Some words about me. My name is Przemyslaw and I live in Poland.
> I'm happy owner of '43 Dodge WC54, '80 UAZ469 and some mid '50 GAZ
> 51/63 family trucks. And early production open top BTR 40.
> And here is the problem. My BTR 40 needs almost full restoration. It
> consist mostly of body and power train (engine, gear box, axles, etc )
> because I found it on scrap yard and save from ending in steelworks.
> There were no doors, shields, covers, mg supports, etc. I have got few
> spare parts taken from GAZ 51/63 series trucks (a lot of common items)
> - but due to short period of service in Polish Army (removed from
> service in '70 and scrapped in late '80, what's more military
> instructions had been destroyed after this - Cold War habit) I have
> got problem with documentation (instructions, diagrams, etc). There
> are some vehicles in museums, but all of them are late open top BTR 40
> (and most of them in terrible condition).

Thanks
Doug

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