circa 1960 GAZ Chaika parade car

A Chaika (Ча́йка), which means lapwing, is a luxury automobile from Russia made by GAZ. The vehicle is one step down from the ZIL limousine. circa 1960 ZIL Chaika parade car File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... circa 1960 ZIL Chaika parade car File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Genera Erthrogonys Vanellus Lapwings are medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae, which also includes the plovers and dotterels. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... See also List of automobile manufacturers External links GAZ Oldtimer gallery The GAZ Album Page http://gaz21. ... Zavod Imeni Likhocheva (ЗиЛ, ZIL, Russian: Likhachov Factory) was an automobile factory, which manufactured armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as trucks, buses and tanks. ...

Chaika production consisted of two generations. The mark 1 Chaika, the GAZ M13, was produced from 1959 to 1981, and is the more famous and more numerous with more than 3,100 examples built during the 22 year production run. The Chaika GAZ M13 was visually a near-clone of the 1955 Packard Patrician, with typical chrome-bedecked 1950s styling. The M13 was powered by a 330 horsepower (246 kW) V8 and driven through a push-button automatic transmission of a similar design to the Chrysler Torqueflite unit. As a limousine-class car, Chaikas were available only to the Soviet government, and could not be purchased by citizens (who couldn't afford one anyway). Chaikas were one step down from the more prestigious ZIL limousines, and were issued to top professionals, party officials, scientists, academics, and other important persons. For their massive size and powerful V8, Chaikas were also ordered in some quantity by the KGB. Nikita Khruschev, although entitled to a ZIL, was known to prefer Chaikas, and kept an M13 at his summer dacha. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... A limousine (or limo) is a long luxury car, traditionally black in color. ... The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield For other meanings, see KGB (disambiguation). ... Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв) (nih-KEE-tah khroo-SHCHYOFF) (April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... Dacha   listen? (Russian: да́ча) is a name for summer home or vacation house in Russia and CIS countries where people spend their summer holidays and grow fruit and vegetables for their own use. ...

The vintage 1950's style M13 was succeeded by the more modern Chaika M14 introduced in 1977 (although production of both versions overlapped by several years). The M14 drew styling cues from blocky, upright American luxury sedans of the period, but, unlike the M13 did not directly copy any one design. Although visually modern and fitted with the latest electronic luxury features, the M14 was in fact built around the drivetrain and undercarriage of the older model. The Chaika M14 remained in production from 1977 to 1988, after which point the Chaika limousine brand was ended. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although most Chaikas were sedans, both generations were also produced in 4-door convertible form, primarily for parade use. The M13 convertible, or M13b, was built for only two years 1961 and 1962. The M14b lasted longer, introduced in 1982, it ran to the end of Chaika production in 1988. A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding, retracting, or removable roof. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A station wagon version, the M13A Universal, was produced for a few years in the 1960s and is the lowest-volume Chaika variant. Many of the wagons were converted to ambulance or funeral car duty. Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Ambulance An ambulance is a vehicle designated for the transport of sick or injured people. ... A hearse is a funeral vehicle, a conveyance for the coffin from e. ...

Today, GAZ specializes in mid-price and premium (by Russian standards) cars all sold under the Volga brand. Volga is a brand name of various passenger cars from GAZ. // Models GAZ-21 The GAZ-21 Volga, the first car to carry the Volga name, was developed in the early to mid 1950s. ...

See also

• GAZ

See also List of automobile manufacturers External links GAZ Oldtimer gallery The GAZ Album Page http://gaz21. ...

External links

• photograph
• Autosoviet listing