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 …

Designed by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ), Volga was one of the most popular automobile brands in the Soviet Union. Every car lover in the USSR dreamed about this vehicle. Large and spacious,...

Volga is a brand name of various passenger cars from GAZ. Throughout the Soviet world, Volga cars were seen as a high status symbols, used by party officials and security services. Cars under this name have been in production since 1956. The GAZ M21 Volga, the first car to carry the Volga name, was developed in the early 1950s.

Full-scale plaster models M-21 "Homeland" ("Volga") and M-21 "Star" And so, already by 1953, Lipgart picked up the drawing paper and began to elaborate a completely new model, called “M-21”. Many sources say that GAZ 21 is a kind of replica of Ford. But was it so?

Mar 24, 2019 · Volga’s were built to last in the harsh climate and rough roads of the Soviet Union, with high ground clearance, rugged suspension, strong and forgiving engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s.

May 30, 2019 · With an unusual combination of Fifties American car styling and Sixties Russian build quality, today’s GAZ-21 has everything the discerning Communist motorist needs. Let’s talk Volga. The Volga was intended as a successor to the well-known Pobeda series of vehicles from GAZ. By the end of the Fifties, the 1946 Pobeda design was due for replacement.

Mar 18, 2016 · As standard, the Volga GAZ-24 featured a 2.4-liter naturally aspirated petrol engine mated to a four-speed manual gearbox. Diesel versions in Europe used 2.1-liter Peugeot engine, replaced by a...