GAZ-64

GAZ-64
A 1941 GAZ-64.
Overview
Manufacturer	GAZ
Production	1941–42 646 produced
Body and chassis
Body style	Jeep
Layout	F4 layout
Related	BA-64
Powertrain
Engine	3.3L GAZ M1 I4
Chronology
Predecessor	GAZ-61
Successor	GAZ-67 GAZ-67B

The GAZ-64 was a 4x4 vehicle made by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, translated as Gorky Automobile Plant, a cooperation between Ford and the Soviet Union), succeeding the earlier GAZ-61 which was totally reconstructed in a very short period (3 February – 25 March 1941) under the leadership of Vitaliy Grachev and was named GAZ-64. Only 646 GAZ-64 were made between March 1941 and summer 1942. It was succeeded by the more popular GAZ-67 and GAZ-67B. The curb weight of the car was 1,200 kg (2,646 lb). It was powered by a 3285 cc, inline-4 engine giving 50 hp (37 kW) and a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).

The GAZ-64 and GAZ-67 were the basis for the BA-64 armoured car.

Design

The curb weigh of the car was 1,200 kg (2,646 lb). It was powered by a 3285 cc, inline-4 engine giving 50 hp (37 kW) and a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).^[1]^[2]

Development

It was designed to replace the earlier GAZ-61, which was totally reconstructed in a very short period (3 February – 25 March 1941) under the leadership of Vitaly Grachev to create a 4×4 jeep, which was named the GAZ-64. It was later succeeded by the more popular GAZ-67 and the GAZ-67B. The GAZ-64 and GAZ-67 were the basis for later and more successful BA-64 armoured car.^[1]^[2]

Production

646 GAZ-64s were made between March 1941 and summer 1942 by the GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod company. The name was translated from the Gorky automobile plant, a cooperation between the company Ford and the Soviet Union.^[1]^[2]

References

Citations

1 2 3 Thompson, p. 31.
1 2 3 Pročko (2005)

Bibliography

Pročko, Evgenij (2005). GAZ-64/67, GAZ-61/AR-NATI (4x4). Militaria. ISBN 978-83721-922-71
Thompson, Andy (2008) Cars of the Soviet Union: The Definitive History. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-483-6

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