The GAZ-46 most distinctive feature where its wheels of the run-flat tire type, strickly waterproof. It has a front engine, rear drive configuration and part-time 4×4 in effect due to the crank case and drives configurations.

Based on the GAZ-69 Russian jeep, the GAZ-46 went into production sometime in 1952. The GAZ-46 was given the military designation of “Malyj Avtomobil' Vodoplavayuschij or “Small Amphibious Vehicle”. Production of the MAV (GAZ-46) ended in …

Sep 17, 2018 · When the war ended, the Soviet Union developed the GAZ-46 based on the design of the Ford GPA. It was slightly bigger to make it more buoyant in the water, but had the same basic layout and design of the original Ford model.

Here's one you don't see every day: 1958 GAZ-46 amphibious military vehicle made by GAZ for the Soviet armed forces. It's now offered by GR Auto Gallery in Traverse City, MI for an asking price of $119,900.

The GAZ-46 is an amphibious vehicle with four-wheel drive from Soviet production built from 1953 to 1958. The GAZ-46 is based on the GAZ-69 off-road vehicle. The Gorkowski Awtomobilny Zavod produced it, and it was given the name Armed Forces MAW. It's beneath the BAW, or "large buoyant vehicle."

Sep 23, 2018 · GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Russia, Nizhny Novgorod), is translated as Gorky Automobile Plant. GAZ = G: Gorkiy (location), A: Automobily (product), Z: Zavod (factory). The GAZ factory was built in 1931-32 in Gorkiy, with American help.

Der GAZ-46 ist ein Amphibienfahrzeug mit Allradantrieb aus sowjetischer Produktion, das auf dem Geländewagen GAZ-69 basiert. Es wurde vom Gorkowski Awtomobilny Sawod hergestellt und erhielt bei den Streitkräften den Namen MAW (russisch МАВ, kurz für малый автомобиль водоплавающий, deutsch etwa „kleines ...

GAZ-46 Produced 1952-1955. Its GAZ-69 based 5-seat light amphibious vechicle. Its also called GAZ-46 “MAV”. Design of this jeep is similar to Ford GPA. For moving in water it has screw propeller in the back. Wheels 4×4

The GAZ-46, army designation MAV (Russian, малый автомобиль водоплавающий, small floating car), is a Soviet-made light four-wheel drive amphibious military vehicle that entered service in the 1950s and has been used by many Eastern Bloc allied forces since.

ГАЗ-46 — плавающий автомобиль, выпускался Горьковским автозаводом с 1953 года. Армейское обозначение машины — « МАВ » (малый автомобиль водоплавающий). Автомобиль «МАВ» предназначен для обеспечения действий разведывательных подразделений, а также для проведения инженерных работ на воде.