Listing snapshot
| Spotted | October 2022 |
| Asking price | Not recorded |
| Location | Markham, Ontario |
| Listed on | Kijiji, private seller |
| Drivetrain | Manual transmission, four-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1978 LuAZ-967M on Kijiji in October 2022, offered by its owner in Markham, Ontario. Our old write-up did not record the asking price; the seller only said the price was firm. The ad has expired, but we keep the record here because Soviet military amphibians almost never come up for sale in North America.
What this car was
A small, flat-sided olive green amphibian with a tan canvas top, a flat windshield, round headlights and a winch on the front. The photo shows it parked in a warehouse, looking straight and freshly painted. The seller said it had been bought from a military depot and was painted with anti-rust paint.
According to the seller, it came with:
- A new winch, with the original winch included
- Extra bilge pumps
- New sealed tires, with the old tires included
- New original-type mufflers and a new original gearbox
- A new windshield
- Two sets of original parts for engine rebuilds and other repairs
- A water test with no leaks
The seller believed it was the only one of its kind in North America. We cannot confirm that, but these vehicles are certainly very rare here. Spare parts are the bigger worry for an owner, which is why the extra parts sets and the original winch and tires in this sale were worth noting.
A little LuAZ-967 history
The LuAZ-967 was built by the Lutsk Automobile Plant in Soviet Ukraine as a light front-line carrier. Its main jobs were moving small loads and collecting wounded soldiers from the battlefield, so it was built very low, and the driver could steer from a near-lying position. It floats, and in the water it is pushed along by its turning wheels. Power came from a small air-cooled V4 from the Zaporozhets car family. The 967M was the updated version of the original design.
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- 1977 Fiat 128, another 1970s European car
- 1979 Alfa Romeo Spider, another 1970s European car
- 1977 Peugeot 604 SL, another 1970s European car
- 1979 Porsche 911SC Targa, another 1970s European car
