The Volga (Russian: Волга) is an executive car that originated in the Soviet Union to replace the GAZ Pobeda in 1956. Their role in serving the Soviet nomenklatura made them a contemporary cultural icon. Several generations of the car have been produced.

The GAZ-24 "Volga" is a car manufactured by the Gorky Automobile Plant (Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, GAZ) from 1970 to 1985 as a generation of its Volga marque. A largely redesigned version (practically, a new car in a modified old body) – GAZ-24-10 – was produced from 1985 to 1992.

The GAZ M21 Volga is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, in English "Gorky automobile factory") from 1956 to 1970. The first car to carry the Volga name, it was developed in the early 1950s.

Nov 22, 2021 · So it is fitting that the GAZ-24 “Volga” series was the all-purpose car of the last two decades of the Soviet Union and the first decade of post-Soviet Russia, filling roles similar to those of the Chevrolet Caprice and other General Motors B-Body cars. The V …

Mar 18, 2016 · The Volga GAZ-24 was not commonly available to the public for most of its production lifetime, but at the same time it was the most popular taxi vehicle in Soviet Russia.

GAZ-24 "Volga" — is the car for the middle class, designed for a wide range of consumers. It was mass-produced at the Molotov plant from 1970 up to 1978. The famous GAZ-21 was at the peak of popularity for many years and due to a number of …

The GAZ-21 Volga, introduced in 1956, was an ambitious project, with its all-new OHV aluminum engine, automatic transmission and many other modern features, but the chassis, which was for the most part a carryover from the previous model, the M-20 Pobyeda, and the styling, which was largely based on the American style trends of early 1950s ...

GAZ-24 Volga’s engine was largely derived from the GAZ-21 Volga’s model 21A powerplant, produced from 1957–1970, which itself had been originally developed by Harry W. Ewart for the GAZ-56 1.5-ton truck.

One of the most desired vehicles behind the Iron Curtain Soviet-made cars, the 'Volga' were produced in GAZ – 'Gorkovsky Avtobilny Zavod', Nizhny Novgorod- 'Gorky Automobile Plant'. From 1965 until this now, cars under this name have been in production until the recent discontinuance of the assembly.

Oct 6, 2024 · Volga (Russian: Волга) is an automobile brand that originated in the Soviet Union to replace the venerated GAZ Pobeda in 1956. Modern in design, the car survived several generations.