| GAZ-61V / GAZ-61B (Russian: ГАЗ-61B / ГАЗ-61Б) | |
| Manufacturer: | GAZ |
| Production: | 1938 - 1945 238 made |
| Predecessor: | GAZ-M2 |
| Successor: | GAZ-64 |
| Class: | Full-size car |
| Body Style: | Five-seat, four-door phaeton |
| Layout: | F4 layout |
| Engine: | 3.4L GAZ-11 I6 |
| Transmission: | 4-speed manual |
| Assembly: | Soviet Union: Gorky, Ulyanovsk |
The GAZ-61 is a four-wheel-drive car from USSR manufacturer GAZ first introduced in 1938[1] [2] by designer V. A. Gratchev, to replace his too-complex model GAZ-M2.
It was made by putting a GAZ-M1 body on a four-wheel-drive chassis (one of the world's first all-wheel drive passenger cars). It could climb angles up to 38 degrees and cross water up to deep.
The first version, produced from 1940 until 1941, was a five-seat four-door phaeton. It was powered by a six-cylinder four-stroke engine with and a top speed of . Many supreme commanders of the Red Army headquarters used this car in 1941.
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 .
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.