GAZ-51
The GAZ-51 (nickname Gazon) was a Soviet truck manufactured by GAZ. Its first prototypes were produced before the end of World War II, and the truck ended up using a heavily modified version of the Studebaker US6 cab, which was supplied to the Soviet Union in large quantities with the Lend-Lease agreement, although the chassis was completely new.
| GAZ-51 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | GAZ |
| Also called | FSC Lublin-51 (Poland) Sungri-58 (North Korea) Yuejin NJ-130 (China) |
| Production | 1946-1979 (production in the USSR halted in 1975) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.5L GAZ-51 I6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | GAZ-MM |
| Successor | GAZ-53 FSC Żuk (Poland) |
A 2.5 ton 4×2 standard variant was joined in 1947 by almost identical 2 ton 4×4 GAZ-63. Both variants were powered by 70 PS (51 kW) 6-cylinder 3485 cc engines. GAZ-63s was manufactured with some changes until 1968 and production of the GAZ-51 continued until 2 April 1975. The trucks were also manufactured under Soviet license in Poland (as the FSC Lublin-51), North Korea (as the Sungri-58) and China (as the Yuejin NJ-130).