1955 GAZ M-21 Volga

1955 GAZ M-21 Volga in Колёса Страны Советов (Wheels of the Soviet country), Documentary, 2011 Ep. 01

Class: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Andre Malraux ◊ 2011-12-29 20:18	deleted comment
130rapid ◊ 2011-12-29 20:42	Actually they're pre-series 1955 cars, some of them with automatic transmission. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXEKfmcfYZI
Weasel1984 ◊ 2011-12-29 20:48	Interesitng too see them. Till now I only read about early, pre-serial "21" with grill, which later was indeed used in 1958 model.
130rapid ◊ 2011-12-29 20:48	Three another (maybe same?) prototypes from 1955. Note grilles with different number of bars. The photo came from 1955 'Ogonyok' magazine. The GAZ factory just came back to this design in 1958.
Andre Malraux ◊ 2011-12-29 22:41	deleted comment
130rapid ◊ 2012-01-20 13:34	Photo shows part of cross-country promotion tour Moscow - Crimea. Started May 3rd, 1955. Two cars had automatic transmission, one manual.