GAZ-51
Overview
ManufacturerGAZ
Also calledLublin-51 (Poland)
Sungri-58 (North Korea)
Yuejin NJ-130 (China)
Production1946-1975[1]
Body and chassis
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine3.5L GAZ-51 I6
Transmission4-speed manual
Chronology
PredecessorGAZ-MM
SuccessorGAZ-53

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 had been influenced by the Studebaker US6. The mass production started in 1946.[2]

A 2.5 ton 4×2 standard variant[1] 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 Lublin-51), North Korea (as the Sungri-58) and China (as the Yuejin NJ-130).[3][4]

Variants

  • GAZ-11-51: Precursor of GAZ-51.

Original version

  • GAZ-51: Standard production version.[1] Produced 1946–1955.
  • GAZ-51B: Dual-fuel (LNG and gasoline) version. Produced 1950-1956.
  • GAZ-51D: Shortened version (for dump body). Produced from 1958.
    • GAZ-51DU: Export version.
    • GAZ-51DYu: Export version for tropical climates.
  • GAZ-51I: Cowl-chassis version (for buses). Produced 1950–1973.
    • GAZ-51IU: Export version.
    • GAZ-51IYu: Export version for tropical climates.
  • GAZ-51K: Ambulance chassis (for GAZ-653 and later PAZ-653). Produced 1951-1957.
  • GAZ-51KYu: Export version for tropical climates.
  • GAZ-51M: Cab-chassis version (for fire trucks). Produced 1948-1967.
  • GAZ-51N: Troop/cargo carrier version, with an extra fuel tank and GAZ-63 body. Produced 1948–1975.
    • GAZ-51NU: Export version.
  • GAZ-51Zh: LPG-powered version. Produced 1954–1963.
    • GAZ-51ZhU: Export version.

Modernized version

  • GAZ-51A: Modernized GAZ-51. Produced 1956–1975.
    • GAZ-51AS: Farm truck version. Produced 1956-1975.
    • GAZ-51AU: Export version. Produced 1956–1975.
  • GAZ-51C: Farm truck version. Produced 1956–1975.
  • GAZ-51P: Tractor-trailer version. Produced 1956–1975.
    • GAZ-51PU: Export version.
    • GAZ-51PYu: Export version for tropical climates.
  • GAZ-51R: Passenger and freight taxi version. Produced 1956–1975.
    • GAZ-51RU: Export version.
  • GAZ-51S: GAZ-51A with an additional fuel tank. Produced 1956-1975.
    • GAZ-51SE: Version with shielded electrical equipment.
  • GAZ-51ShM: Lengthened version (for van bodies). Produced 1956-1965.
  • GAZ-51T: Cargo taxi version. Produced 1956–1975.
  • GAZ-51V: Export version.
  • GAZ-51Yu: Export version for tropical climates. Produced 1956-1975.

GAZ-63 variants

  • GAZ-63: 4×4 version. Produced 1948–1968.
    • GAZ-63A: Version with front-mounted winch.
      • GAZ-63AU: Export version.
    • GAZ-63D: Tractor-trailer version (for dump trailers). Unlike the GAZ-63, the GAZ-63D had dual rear wheels.
    • GAZ-63E: Bus chassis (for PAZ-659 and PAZ-663)
      • GAZ-63EU: Export version.
    • GAZ-63P: Tractor-trailer version (for semi trailers). Like the GAZ-63D, it featured dual rear wheels but lacked the PTO of the GAZ-63D.
      • GAZ-63PU: Export version.
    • GAZ-63Ye: Version with shielded electrical equipment.
      • GAZ-63AYe: As GAZ-63Ye but with front-mounted winch.
      • GAZ-63YeU: Export version of GAZ-63Ye.
    • GAZ-63U: Export version.
    • GAZ-63V: Prototype modernized version of GAZ-63. It featured larger wheels, a lowered loading platform, a parking brake, shielded electrical equipment, rear turn signals and a coolant overheat warning indicator.
      • GAZ-63AV: As GAZ-63V except with a front-mounted winch, a canvas topped cab, all metal body with stretcher mounts, a canvas loading compartment cover, a new instrument panel and unshielded electrical equipment.
    • GAZ-63Yu: Export version for tropical climates.
    • GAZ-66: Prototype improved version of GAZ-63. It featured wheels and axles from the BRDM-1 and a new, more modern cab (designed by B.B. Lebedev); this cab was also intended for the GAZ-52.
    • GAZ-66A: Prototype replacement for the GAZ-63. The chassis, engine, cab and suspension were from the GAZ-52F, the loading platform, transfer case and winch from the GAZ-63, axles from the GAZ-63V and wheels from the BAV 485.
    • GAZ-66P: Prototype tractor-trailer, based on the GAZ-66A and intended as a replacement for the GAZ-63P.

Other variants

  • GAZ-51AZh: Prototype dual-fuel (LPG and gasoline) version. Produced in 1963.
  • GAZ-51PZh: Prototype LPG-fueled tractor-trailer version. Produced in 1956.
  • GAZ-51F: GAZ-51 with experimental stratified charge engine. Cancelled due to complexity and numerous malfunctions.
  • GAZ-51Shch: Prototype version with an alkaline iron-nickel battery. Produced in 1958.
  • AP-41/GAZ-41: Prototype halftrack based on the GAZ-51. Produced 1949-1953.
  • GAZ-93: Dump truck version (built by OdAZ). Produced 1951–1958.
    • GAZ-93D: Crop truck version. Produced 1954-1956.
  • GAZ-93A: Modernized GAZ-93 (built by SAZ). Produced 1958–1976.
  • GAZ-93B: Version with a larger all-metal dump body, replacement for GAZ-91D. Produced 1956-1958 at OdAZ, then transferred to SAZ in 1959.

Operators

Literature

  • Andy Thompson, Trucks of the Soviet Union: The Definitive History, Behemoth Publishing LTD, 2017. ISBN 978-0992876951

References

  1. 1 2 3 инженер Л. Шугуров. Грузовики // журнал "Наука и жизнь", № 12, 1979. стр.30-32
  2. ↑ "Свой парень: ретротест грузовика ГАЗ-51". Za Rulem. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ↑ MADE IN NORTH KOREA, China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre. "SUNGRI 58". Chinesecars. Chinesecars. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ↑ de Feijter, Tycho (2012-02-05). "History: the Nanjing Yuejin NJ130 truck". Car News China. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30.
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