A Soviet Jeep in an American Museum | A History Impossible GAZ-67B

[@DeanWheeler-f4y]

I really enjoyed your video. The W.F. Wheeler who owned the Gaz 67b Field Car was my father, William (Bill) Frederick Wheeler. Aside from the Gaz he also had a 1942 Ford GPW Jeep and trailer. He also did try to purchase an American Bantam Jeep to restore but was unable to convince the owner to sell. In 1993 he travelled to Russia and Poland seeking Gaz parts and a Gaz workshop manual. During the trip he established contact with a number of Gaz enthusiasts who were able to help him obtain some parts and a microfilm version of the Gaz manual in Russian. He then had to track down a translator to help him make use of some sections of the manual. Bill was a member of the Victorian Military Vehicle Corps Inc (VMVC) from 1986 and Secretary from 1991 to 1996. The VMVC is a non-profit club for ex-military vehicle owners and enthusiasts. Bill's love of Jeeps and other military vehicles started very early in his life, and in 1946 at the age of 19 he tried to buy his first ex-Army Jeep but was unable to obtain one at that time due to excessive demand. Sadly Bill passed away in November 1998, but he would have loved to see his Gaz displayed in your Museum. In fact Bill often displayed his Gaz and Ford GPW at various shows and Bill was the Officer In Charge of Vehicle displays at the Australian International Airshow in 1997 at Avalon Airport in Victoria, Australia. Finally Bill drove either his Jeep or the Gaz in numerous ANZAC day parades in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, transporting veterans to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day (25 April). ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and originally commemorated World War 1 veterans, but is now a national day of remembrance to honour all service men and women who fought and served in war and peacekeeping missions.

[@NMMV_USA]

We're thrilled to hear he'd be happy with its presentation! Very cool to see his son commenting here too, small world!

[@petesheppard1709]

Good work--especially the opening! Also, much appreciation for the enthusiasts who tried to fully document the vehicle's history.

[@mikeks8181]

The opening scene with a Walkman cassette player! Awesome job 💯

[@darrellmerino]

Great job in entertainment value and historical information. The documentation of the Gas in an amazing under appreciated story. Maybe the museum has a Japanese 37mm anti-tank gun? It is amazing in its own right that it was so effective all through the war, even taking out M4' Shermans on Okinawa. Could make a great video.

[@misterstanley6161]

This video was straight GAZ

[@darrellmerino]

hahahaha

[@commo2753]

still crazy to think this is my local museum. thanks for everything you guys do!

[@thurin84]

lucky!

[@NMMV_USA]

Our pleasure!

[@GrzegorzBrzeczyszczykiewicz123]

Always a pleasure to listen to a new video from the museum. Cheers from Scotland!

[@mikeks8181]

I'm not sure what was More interesting! The History of this Russian GAZ or looking at the Walkman cassette player?! Ha Ha! Thank You for sharing this Information with us!

[@janiewilcox8527]

Wow! What a fun hook to the backstory. Well done, Hank. I learn so much every time the museum creates a video. Looking forward to a visit to the museum in July!

[@MrOlgrumpy]

Novel intro, I am surprised at the recognition of 3RAR in service in Korea by an american,honesty wins out occasionally thanks.

[@brianribera6236]

Hank great job presenting!! Loved watching this and how you all brought history to life. We’ll be sharing this with our veterans 🙌🇺🇸

[@georgerobartes2008]

The " lesser known " Austin Bantam BRC 40 actually won the trials at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds but was denied the contract because of its smaller output . As a consolation it was awarded the trailer contract . Some 2000 BRC 40s were built and 1000 or so were shipped to the UK under its ownership as Austin was a British company. The BRC 40 saw duty in the Far East and on the Home Front in various roles including mobile anti aircraft, but the bulk of these were sent as aid to the Soviet Union ....

[@guameldestruir6239]

Loved the opening

[@palmbeachkook]

Nice Wyoming hat!

[@wouterke9871]

Great video, fun presentation, thx

[@user-PoltanovDmitriy]

You are Absolutely Right !

[@davidk7324]

Great video, thank you. I'll be viewing this display in a couple of days on my annual pilgrimage to the NMMV. The T-34/85 is a newer addition, is it not? For a change of pace, maybe a video about your UH-1. It has quite a story, although I'm biased towards Hueys as a Cold War 91B2F.

[@mikeruth2581]

Why did it take so long for Paramount to pay? Mission Impossible TV Show ran from 1966-1973.

[@cody481]

Excellent

[@thurin84]

awesome! and bravo mr wheeler for saving this piece of history! its aaaallllllll rrrrriiiiigggggghhhhhttttt nnoooww in fact its a gaz! gaz! gaz!

[@RealJuevo]

How many times does he say "this very jeep I am sitting in now" ?

[@Sawyersmaple]

Very cool!

[@bruceabbott3941]

I remember similar vehicle(s) pictured in scenes in "The Monuments Men", from 2014. Any connection?

[@patrickarmstrong4131]

Bravo! Very high production values and entertaining. The history of the vehicle and the documentation is incredible. One often wonders about museum pieces what the history of that item is and how did it get to the museum.

[@NMMV_USA]

Thank You!

[@guidor.4161]

Great stuff, do you have a chassis number still? There are probably people who can find out where and when it was built. Peter Samsonov comes to mind as a contact; look at his excellent book on the soviet T-35, for example.

[@limoneleone]

Not a criticism of pronunciation (I've seen the opening loll). I know it's the American pronunciation. But just for additional information on how it would be pronounced originally. It would be [ɡas]. So g - longer aa (ah) - s because of the final consonant devoicing in Russian (gahs). Also I don't know if the engines were a rip off since they had an agreement with Ford for "$13 million worth of automobiles and parts" and also with the lend-lease afterwards but maybe they technically were still idk

[@Todaviho]

Nice shirt. But damn those Pewter Mugs look sweet... and the Benshot Freedom Wine Glass Set... what the F, that's one of the strangest items I have seen in this kind of store. Really nice work there... oh yeah and nice video to :) ... but not shipping to Sweden :(

[@tombats6428]

GAZ stood for Gorklj Aftomobilnyj Zavod. Gorkii car factory.

[@fredbogs3792]

How about the WW2 usage of the original design Batam "jeep"?

[@charleshouck4309]

The very first Jeeps were made by American Bantam. The Bantam plant, originally American Austin Motors in PA, had very limited production capacity, so the production was extended to Willys-Overland and Ford, Jeeps from all three American producers were sent to the USSR as Lend-Lease. The jeeps that served with the RKKA (Red ) during WW2 were almost all American made, not the GAZ copies. The Soviets continued to make copies until at least the

[@jacksmith7726]

GAZ

[@Convoycrazy]

I still refer to the GAZ as a "___ commie jeep" ha ha that's awesome. Great video, very interesting story 👍🏼 nice GAZ - makes for a great display. keep 'em rollin!

[@scottyfox6376]

Apparently us Aussies do "find,pilfer or acquire" thru various nefarious activities obtain many enemies vehicles. I guess it's our convict heritage. 😂

[@unclestoma4699]

If vehicles could talk

[@seannordeen5019]

Comrade, this isn't the Jeep you are looking for. Actually, I do like the looks of the front compared to the more boxy shape of the traditional American Jeep.

[@darkalligator]

America is a continent.

[@bwilliams463]

Jeep? Ha! Jeep was invented by glorious Soviet Union. See how American Jeep copies from us? I have read that, when the U.S. asked Stalin if they should send tanks and airplanes through Lend-Lease, Stalin replied, "Trucks and Jeeps. Send more trucks and Jeeps." But I've been studying WW2-era Military ground vehicles for over 35 years; why is this the first time I can remember ever seeing one of these creatures?

[@elijahschwindt7403]

Awesome, now can we get a drag race against the Willy's Jeep?

[@itsmethelauri1183]

BABE GET OUT OF THAT SILLY FORD! HANK THE GAZ TRUCK OPERATOR IS HERE!

[@guylelanglois6642]

See you mid June

[@RectalRooter]

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[@marianniculae]

Let s say it straight: it is a reverse engineering as always. Otherwise, it wasn t much of a great war vehicle. Later the GAZ factory make some good terrain vehicles, on Cold War era....

[@CthulhuInc]

meh, i didn't like the beginning - i thought it was an ad at first

[@PierreManslapper]

Give your balls a tug.

[@misterfats123]

Oh, that’s a lie

[@curtisbryce5096]

I do NOT think the dramatics are necessary. You are a presenter, not an actor. Stick to your lane. Sheeeesh.

[@js-willard4014]

I like the back story, it’s a hidden jewel 💎 of your museum 👍

[@Eli-pf5og]

It’s called entertainment.

[@davidk7324]

Who voided in your Cheerios?

[@itsmethelauri1183]

While you may be entitled to your own opinion, it is still a bad opinion. If you want something boring, go read an encyclopedia.

[@philbosworth3789]

@@davidk7324 Well said