GAZ-61

{{Infobox automobile

| image = Газ-61.JPG

| name = GAZ-61V / GAZ-61B
({{lang|ru|ГАЗ-61B / ГАЗ-61Б}})

| manufacturer = GAZ

| production = 1938–1945
238 made

| predecessor = GAZ-M21

| successor = GAZ-64

| class = Full-size car

| body_style = Five-seat, four-door phaeton

| platform =

| layout = F4 layout

| engine = 3.4L GAZ-11 I6

| transmission = 4-speed manual

| length = {{cvt|4670|mm|in|1}}

| width = {{cvt|1750|mm|in|1}}

| height = {{cvt|1905|mm|in|1}}

| weight = {{cvt|1650|kg|lb|0}}

| wheelbase = {{cvt|2845|mm|in|1}}

| assembly = Soviet Union: Gorky, Ulyanovsk

| related =

}}

The GAZ-61 is a four-wheel-drive car from USSR manufacturer GAZ first introduced in 1938{{cite web |title=15 SUVs You Didn't Know Existed Between 1920 And 1950 |url=https://www.thethings.com/suvs-you-didnt-know-existed-between-1920-and-1950/ |website=The Things |access-date=28 August 2020 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430104126/https://www.thethings.com/suvs-you-didnt-know-existed-between-1920-and-1950/ |url-status=dead |author=Jeffrey Harper |date=24 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=This Oddly Cute Little Car Was the First Mass-Produced 4x4 Passenger Car Even Before the Jeep |url=https://jalopnik.com/this-oddly-cute-little-car-was-the-first-mass-produced-1834956813 |website=Jalopnik |access-date=28 August 2020 |author=Jason Torchinsky |date=22 May 2019}} by designer V. A. Gratchev, to replace his too-complex model GAZ-M21.

History

It was essentially a GAZ-M1 with a higher stance and all-wheel drive (one of the world's first all-wheel drive passenger cars). It could climb angles up to 38 degrees and cross water up to {{cvt|72|cm|in}} deep.

The first version, produced from 1940 until 1941, was a five-seat four-door phaeton. It was powered by a {{cvt|3485|cc|cuin}} six-cylinder four-stroke engine with {{cvt|85|hp|kW|0}} and a top speed of {{cvt|100|km/h|mph|0}}. Many supreme commanders of the Red Army headquarters used this car in 1941.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

In 1941, the updated GAZ-61-73 was introduced. It became a five-seat, four-door six-light saloon with the same engine, but now rated at a top speed of {{cvt|107|km/h|mph|0}}.

The GAZ-61 was produced not only in civilian black but also in blue and Russian 4BO green, together with the typical cross-country tread tires.

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20130412083159/http://www.o5m6.de/gaz_61_73.html GAZ-61-73, 4x4, Staff Car]

Category:GAZ Group vehicles

Category:Cars introduced in 1938

Category:Soviet automobiles

Category:All-wheel-drive vehicles

Category:Sport utility vehicles