4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1971–85
BASE MODELRussia

UAZ-469 (1971–85)

The Soviet Army’s light four-wheel drive from 1971: the UAZ-469 with the UMZ-451 2.45-litre four, a 2,380 mm wheelbase, a four-speed gearbox and two-speed transfer case, on portal (reduction) axles for 300 mm of ground clearance; the civilian 469B of 1973 sat on conventional axles. Between 1.65 and 2 million of the 469 family have been built.

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Sources & evidence
UAZ-469 (1971–85) — UAZ-469. Arslanbab, Jalalabad region, Kyrgyz RepublicJamshid Nurkulov · CC BY 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINEUAZ-469 / 3151 / HunterBUILT BYUlyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ)PRODUCED1971–85PRODUCTIONPart of 1.65LAYOUT4 wheels · 93.7″

The record

Ordered in 1956 and prototyped in 1961, the 469 replaced the GAZ-69 in production at Ulyanovsk in 1971 with a five-door canvas-topped body, a rigid frame and, on the military version, portal axles with reduction gears in the hubs. The 469B civilian version of 1973 used plain axles and 220 mm of clearance. The 469 equipped the Soviet and Warsaw Pact armies and more than 80 countries, and was redesignated 3151 in 1985.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1971–85
ENGINE2.45-litre UMZ-451MI petrol four, 75 hp
PRODUCTION RUNPart of 1.65–2 million 469-family vehicles
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRussia
STATUSredesignated UAZ-3151 in 1985
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEUAZ-469 / 3151 / Hunter
FAMILYUAZ-469 / 3151 / Hunter
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE93.7″
BODY STYLESoft top
VARIANTS2

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Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Protective green (khaki)

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Sources

  1. 1UAZ-469 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2UAZ ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched