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GAZ-21
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The GAZ M21 Volga is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, in English "Gorky Automobile Factory") from 1956 to 1970. The first car to carry the Volga name, it was developed in the early 1950s. Volgas were built with high ground clearance (which gives it a specific "high" look, contrary to "low-long-sleek" look of Western cars of similar design), rugged suspension, strong and forgiving engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s.
Key facts
- Automobile.image
- 2018-08-26. Авто-мото экзотика 20.jpg
- Automobile.name
- GAZ-21
- Automobile.production
- 1956–1970
- Automobile.assembly
- Soviet Union: GorkyBelgium: Antwerp (Sobimpex N.V.)
- Automobile.predecessor
- GAZ-M20 Pobeda
- Automobile.successor
- GAZ-24 Volga
- Automobile.aka
- Scaldia-Volga M21 (export markets)Dongfanghong BJ760 (China)
- Automobile.class
- Executive car (E)
- Automobile.manufacturer
- GAZ
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Series
- Volga
- Followed by
- GAZ-24
- Follows
- GAZ-M20 Pobeda
- Mass
- 1400
- Manufacturer
- GAZ
- Image
- Hammond Slides Russia 20.jpg
- Height
- 1620
- Width
- 1800
- Length
- 4830
- Brand
- Volga
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- Commons category
- Volga GAZ-M-21/GAZ-21
- powered by
- gasoline engine
- wheelbase
- 2700
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- The three series of GAZ-21
- First series (1956–1958)
- Second series (1959–1962)
- Third series (1962–1970)
- Models
- Gallery
- Popular culture
- References
- External links
The GAZ M21 Volga is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, in English "Gorky Automobile Factory") from 1956 to 1970. The first car to carry the Volga name, it was developed in the early 1950s. Volgas were built with high ground clearance (which gives it a specific "high" look, contrary to "low-long-sleek" look of Western cars of similar design), rugged suspension, strong and forgiving engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s.
The Volga was stylistically in line with the major American manufacturers of the period in which it was introduced, and incorporated such then-luxury features as the reclining front seat, cigarette lighter, heater, windshield washer and three-wave radio.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GAZ-21” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.