4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1959–63
BASE MODELRomania

M59 (1959–63)

The second Câmpulung vehicle, 1959–63: the IMS-57 with 56 hp and electric wipers. 3,222 were built before the M461 replaced it.

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINEIMSBUILT BYARO (Uzina Mecanică Muscel), CâmpulungPRODUCED1959–63PRODUCTION3,222LAYOUT4 wheels · 92″

The record

The M59 is the least known of the three GAZ-based ARO generations and the shortest-lived. It closed the gap between a handbuilt licence copy and a vehicle the works could make in thousands.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1959–63
ENGINESide-valve four, 56 hp
PRODUCTION RUN3,222
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRomania
STATUSreplaced by the M461 in 1964
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEIMS
FAMILYIMS
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92″
BODY STYLESoft top
VARIANTS1

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • Olive Drab

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Sources

  1. 1ARO M461 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched