GAZ-66
Sign in to saveThe GAZ-66 is a Soviet and later Russian 4x4 all-road (off-road) military truck produced by GAZ. It was one of the main cargo vehicles for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries. It is nicknamed shishiga (шишига), shisharik (шишарик)/shehsherik (шешерик), trueman (in Siberia).
Key facts
- Automobile.name
- GAZ-66
- Automobile.image
- Red GAZ-66.jpg
- Automobile.manufacturer
- GAZ
- Automobile.production
- 1964–1998
- Automobile.assembly
- Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)
- Automobile.class
- Truck
- Automobile.layout
- F4 layout
- Automobile.transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Automobile.predecessor
- GAZ-63
- Automobile.successor
- GAZ-3308
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Basic versions
- Military versions
- Export versions
- Specialised versions
- Operators
- Former operators
- Specifications
- Popular culture
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
The GAZ-66 is a Soviet and later Russian 4x4 all-road (off-road) military truck produced by GAZ. It was one of the main cargo vehicles for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries. It is nicknamed shishiga (шишига), shisharik (шишарик)/shehsherik (шешерик), trueman (in Siberia).
== History == After tests and trials, in 1969 GAZ-66 received the state quality mark of the USSR. It was the first USSR truck to receive such an award.