4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY MANUFACTURER · RUSSIA

Maker · Manufacturer · Russia

Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ)

The Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) plant, built with Ford in 1932, that made the Soviet Union’s wartime four-wheel drives — Grachev’s GAZ-61, GAZ-64 and GAZ-67 — and the GAZ-69 of 1953 before handing it to Ulyanovsk, with the M-72 Pobeda 4x4 and the GAZ-46 amphibian; today the GAZ Group’s truck and van maker.

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12VEHICLES IN THE REGISTRY1932FOUNDED1938–1990VEHICLE YEARSActive since 1932STATUS

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History

GAZ began in 1932 building Ford Model A and AA under licence and designed its own cars from the Emka of 1936; Vitaly Grachev’s GAZ-61 of 1938 was the first Soviet four-wheel-drive car and his GAZ-64 of 1941 the Soviet Jeep, developed into the GAZ-67 (92,843 to 1953) and the BA-64 armoured car. The GAZ-69 of 1953 went to the new Ulyanovsk plant from 1954; GAZ built the M-72 and GAZ-46 on its parts and then concentrated on the Volga cars and GAZ trucks. The Tigr armoured vehicle of 2005 is built by the Arzamas plant of the GAZ Group.

GAZs built by Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ)

12 records in this registry. Each opens its full registry page.

Sources & citations

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