Gaz · 1941–1942
GAZ-64
The GAZ-64 was a 4x4 vehicle made by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, translated as Gorky Automobile Plant, which originally was a cooperation between Ford and the Soviet Union), succeeding the earlier GAZ-61. Its design was led by Vitaliy Grachev. The design process was exceptionally quick, taking only a few weeks.
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Predecessor: GAZ-61 · Successor: GAZ-67
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Design
The curb weight of the car was 1,200 kg (2,646 lb). It was powered by a 3285 cc, inline-4 engine giving 50 hp (37 kW) and a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). It was produced using existing commercially available parts. As such, it was based on a shortened GAZ-61 chassis, while the engine came from the GAZ-MM truck.
Development
The GAZ-64 was developed from a requirement developed during the 1939-1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland. Although it appears outwardly similar to the American Bantam / Willys jeep, it was developed using parts already commercially available in the Soviet Union, and built in a plant that was originally set up with Ford. It was designed to replace the earlier GAZ-61, which was totally reconstructed in a very short period (3 February – 25 March 1941) under the leadership of Vitaly Grachev to create a 4×4 jeep, which was named the GAZ-64. During WWII, it was succeeded by the more successful GAZ-67 and GAZ-67B. The GAZ-64 and GAZ-67 formed the basis for the BA-64 armoured cars. Production. 646 GAZ-64s were made between March 1941 and summer 1942 by the GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod company. The name translates as the Gorky automobile plant, and the factory was originally a cooperation between the company Ford and the Soviet Union. Due to the availability of American made jeeps provided by the American Lend-Lease program, the majority of wartime production of the GAZ-64 was dedicated to the BA-64 armored cars. Due to GAZ-64 (and GAZ-67(B) from 1943/1944) production being tied to BA-64 production, only around 2,500 regular units were produced during the war. Post-war production increased greatly, and more than 90,000 GAZ-67Bs were produced by the time production ended in 1953.
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Specifications
- name
- GAZ-64
- Manufacturer
- GAZ
- Production
- 1941–1942, 646 produced
- Predecessor
- GAZ-61
- Successor
- GAZ-67, GAZ-67B
- Body style
- jeep
- Layout
- F4 layout
- Engine
- 3.3L GAZ M1 I4
- Related
- BA-64
- Assembly
- Soviet Union: Gorky, Ulyanovsk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1484709CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ-64CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1323571572 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GAZ_64.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Liftarn · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.