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GAZ-53
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Also known as Model 53

The GAZ-53 is a 3.5 tonne 4×2 truck produced by GAZ between 1961 and 1993. Introduced first as GAZ-53F, it was joined by the virtually identical 2.5-ton GAZ-52 in 1962, which was produced until 1989.

Key facts

Automobile.name
GAZ-53
Automobile.image
Red GAZ-53.jpg
Automobile.caption
GAZ-53
Automobile.production
1961–1993
Automobile.assembly
Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)
Automobile.class
Truck
Automobile.layout
Front engine layout
Automobile.predecessor
GAZ-51
Automobile.successor
GAZ-3307
Automobile.transmission
4-speed manual
Automobile.manufacturer
GAZ
Automobile.body_style
2-door standard cab4-door double cab (fire engines only)

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The GAZ-53 is a 3.5 tonne 4×2 truck produced by GAZ between 1961 and 1993. Introduced first as GAZ-53F, it was joined by the virtually identical 2.5-ton GAZ-52 in 1962, which was produced until 1989.

The GAZ-52 and GAZ-53 trucks are distinguished by different lighting systems, wheel rims and tonnage (payload): the GAZ-52 was able to carry up to 2.5 tonnes of cargo, whereas the GAZ-53A could carry up to 4 tonnes. From 1961 to 1975 the new truck range was produced along with its predecessor, the GAZ-51.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “GAZ-53” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.