Can anyone identify this?

[bob42100]

Slava, You may be correct, here is a walk around and it matches perfectly.

http://svsm.org/gallery/gaz415

[gordon]

The side view is pretty much spot on. It's remarkable how much it looked like a Dodge to me, but then I don't know the contemporary Fords at all.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by gordon

The side view is pretty much spot on. It's remarkable how much it looked like a Dodge to me, but then I don't know the contemporary Fords at all.

Some people say cars all look the same these days....

Truth is within a certain time frame they all do! It's a matter of what's in fashion, the style buyers fancy at any given time. One sets the standard and other manufacturers respond to that. Of course in this case it was even an outright copy.

H.

[Andrew H.]

The clincher for me is the classic shape of the Model A Ford distributor sticking up above the engine on the damaged vehicle. I missed it before, but its a dead giveaway. Definitely a GAZ.

[bob42100]

Now does anyone know what German unit used that tree insignia? Could it be left over from the Soviets?

[Lynn Eades]

Gordon, you picture in post #4 with the very rounded cover frame, looks like it was inspirational for the Ford GTB bomb carrier frame. (somewhat lighter, I admit)
Was every body using the artillery wheels in that era. I thought they were a Chev thing?

[Slava]

I'm not a big specialist about insignas but that tree tells me nothing.
As far as I know there were not many cab and other marks painted on WW2 time Russian tactical vehicles.
The link to the GAZ pick-up might be used as a good source.
I know those guys who made that restoration, they are too pidantic and usually do perfect job. Shure they worked over as much info sources as they could and got good amount of spares preparing to the project.
I need to add it's too rare vehicle nowadays.
Vlad.