GAZ 21 Volga 1956-1970

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pics 2-4 in this post are courtesy of Ilya, UCP member, pics in other posts are found on the web

Gaz 21 Volga #1

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Gaz 21 Volga #2

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Gaz 21 Volga #3

[dracu777]

Another Volga 21

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Another Volga 21

This one is the most legendary version - with the deer on the hood!
I think it was called 21V or 21L, some like that.

[dracu777]

This one is the most legendary version - with the deer on the hood!
I think it was called 21V or 21L, some like that.

Good to know...thanx. I found some more 21's. Red Volga photographed by UCP Member Ilya.

[Pinin]

Good to know...thanx. I found some more 21's. Red Volga photographed by Ilya.

Photographed by me?!

[Timothy (in VA)]

Good to know...thanx. I found some more 21's. Red Volga photographed by UCP Member Ilya.

Wow. That blue one is absolutely jaw-dropping gorgeous.

Also, I'm pretty sure the Volga deer is the coolest hood ornament ever. It's a shame you never see these cars in the West.

EDIT: What years were these produced?

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EDIT: What years were these produced?

mid 50's to late 60's, Bum will correct me if I'm wrong

These cars are still valuable in Russia. And if one is in good condition it won't be cheap.

[bum]

EDIT: What years were these produced?

The first concepts was produced in 1954.
1955 - official tests begin
1956 - GAZ-21B
1957 - the first generation (1955-1958) of GAZ-21 was started at the assembly line
1958 - the second generation of GAZ-21 (the best car of the Europe, grand-prix of the Brussel show) In this year also was started an export of these cars in Belgium, Norwey and Finland. Version for Great Britain - GAZ-21P (only 15 cars was sold). Also exported in Indonesia, Greece.
1962 - GAZ-23 (1962-1970, 603 cars was produced), special version for KGB was released with 160hp V8
1962 - the third generation of GAZ-21 - GAZ-21L (as for me it's a most beautiful version of Volga).
GAZ-22 - the station wagon version
GAZ-22B - ambulance version
GAZ-21M, GAZ-22G - special versions for export (there was versions wis Perkins (1.6), Rover (2.3) or Indenor (2.0) diesel engines, as option - 4-speed gearbox Peugeot)
1965 - the last modification of Volga - GAZ-21R.
GAZ-21T - taxi version
GAZ-22V - the station wagon version
GAZ-22D - ambulance version
GAZ-21US, GAZ-21S - the top models, mostly for export
1968 - the first specimens of a new GAZ-24 was released
June 15, 1970 - the last GAZ-21 was produced (model GAZ-21US, body number 334312, black)
It was an end of the age, the epoh of the really great car. Now this car is a dream. In my town are greater then 10 cars, all they in good condition.

Total produced 1956-1970: 638875 cars of GAZ-21 and GAZ-22 models.

Aerodinamics:
GAZ-21 Cx=0.42
GAZ-22 Cx=0.415
GAZ-21R Cx=0.497

[ilya]

Another Volga 21

Hey, that's my pic too

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Hey, that's my pic too

Well I did not know that. Therefore could not inform Dracu.

[bum]

Another Volga

[ilya]

Well I did not know that. Therefore could not inform Dracu.

No problem, he must have downloaded it from cardatabase.net

[dracu777]

No problem, he must have downloaded it from cardatabase.net

Bingo!