4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1955–58
BASE MODELRussia

GAZ-M72 Pobeda 4x4 (1955–58)

The first unibody four-wheel-drive car: the 1955–58 GAZ-M72, a Pobeda saloon on the GAZ-69’s axles and transfer case with a strengthened body, built for rural officials and collective-farm chairmen; 4,677 made.

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Sources & evidence
GAZ-M72 Pobeda 4x4 (1955–58) — GAZ M-72 at the Sokolniki classic car show, MoscowDL24 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINEGAZ-69, M-72 and 46BUILT BYGorky Automobile Plant (GAZ)PRODUCED1955–58PRODUCTION4,677LAYOUT4 wheels · 106″

The record

GAZ mated the monocoque Pobeda with the 69’s driveline in 1955 for the countryside’s doctors, officials and farm chairmen; it had 210 mm of ground clearance and a radio. The Volga-based GAZ-24-95 of 1974 (five built) was its only successor.

Specification

MANUFACTURERGorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) ↗
Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)
MANUFACTURED1955–58
ENGINE2.1-litre GAZ-M20 petrol four, 52 hp
PRODUCTION RUN4,677
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRussia
STATUSended 1958
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEGAZ-69, M-72 and 46
FAMILYGAZ-69, M-72 and 46
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE106″
BODY STYLESaloon
VARIANTS1

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Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • Protective green (khaki)

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Sources

  1. 1GAZ-M72 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2GAZ ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched