UAZ-452 (nicknamed Uazik) is a family of off-road vans produced at the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant since 1965. Its predecessor model UAZ-450 (produced between 1958-1966) was based on the chassis and engine of the GAZ-69 military jeep, and was the first "forward control" vehicle of this type to be built in Russia.Vehicles produced between 1965–1979 were equipped with old-style lights: turn signal lights were colorless (white), rear lights were round, and the back of the body was rounder.