Weight: 5.8-tons (5,399-kg)

Length: 16' 4” (5.0-m)

Width: 6' 2” (1.90-m)

Height: 5' 7” (1.75-m)

Crew: 2 + 8 dismounts

Armor:

Welded steel up to .31” (8-mm) thick

Weapons:

1x 7.62-mm SGMB machine gun

Ammunition:

1,250x 7.62-mm

Engine: GAZ-40 petrol, 80-hp

Power/weight: 13.8-hp/ton

Fuel Capacity: 31-USG (120-l)

Range: 177-miles (285-km)

Speed: 50-mph (80-km/h)

The vehicle being offered, BTR-40 Armored Personnel Carrier, is an older restoration and is in excellent condition. It is in Israeli colors and markings. The exterior paint is near perfect. All exterior lights and mirrors are present. All doors and hatches operate normally. All exterior fittings appear to be present. The tires are in very good condition. The interior of this BTR-40 is excellent. All driver's controls and instruments are present. Many of the dashboard instructions are in Hebrew. The seats are in excellent condition. The passenger compartment is fitted with radios and various ammunition racks. It is not known if the radios are operational. A canvas cover for the crew compartment is included and is in excellent condition.

The BTR-40 was a lightweight, 4x4 armored personnel carrier (APC) developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. It was based on the GAZ-63 truck. It first entered service in 1950 as a reconnaissance and command post vehicle. 8,500 were built by the time production ended in 1960. While it's 4×4 capabilities were quite useful, the BTR-40 lacked amphibious capabilities and was poorly protected from anything but small arms and light artillery fragments. Used as a front line vehicle by the USSR into the late 1950s, it was replaced by larger and more capable vehicles such as the BTR-152 and BTR-60 APC's.

The BTR-40 was widely exported during the 1950s and 1960s. It was used extensively by member countries of the Warsaw Pact and by various Soviet allies such as Afghanistan, Cuba, Egypt, Syria and Vietnam. All told, it has served with the armies of at least 40 different nations and has seen extensive combat in numerous wars. Some of the major wars where the BTR-40 could be found engaged in where the Vietnam War and various Arab-Israeli Wars. The Israelis captured and reused at least 50 of them during the 1970s. The BTR-40 was also build under license in the People's Republic of China and was designated the Type 55. It is not known if the BTR-40 is currently in service in any country.

Several variations of the BTR-40 were produced including an anti-aircraft version armed with twin 14.5-mm KPV heavy machine guns; a nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) reconnaissance vehicle; and an APC with an armored roof.

Transport Cost to Storage: $660