soc.history.war.world-war-ii

On Feb 18, 1:36pm, Steve7...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I'm building a model of a Willys MA, and wish to depict one of the
> 1,500 sent to the Soviet Union.
>
> Has anyone seen a photo of such a vehicle?
>
> Is there a record of what the Red Army referred to the jeep as?
>
> Or did they just call it a jeep, like everyone else did?
>
> Yes, yes, I know the British and Canadians officially referred to it
> as the 'Car, 5-cwt., 4x4' but every veteran I've dealt with gives me
> a blank look if I refer to such a vehicle. They called 'em jeeps.
>
> Steve

I think this page will help you out the most regarding the Russian
Bantams, Willys MA, and GAZ jeep developments:

http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/GAZWWIIJeepPage.html

Rob