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1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Gaz offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Gaz at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
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4. Questions - Got a question about Gaz then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Gaz wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Gaz then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Gaz site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Gaz, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Gaz, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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GAZ(RTS:GAZA) or
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Russia,
Nizhny Novgorod), translated as Gorky Automobile Plant (), started in 1929 as NNAZ, a cooperation between
Ford Motor Company and the Soviet Union. The name changed when the city was renamed after
Maxim Gorky. From
1935 to 1956, the official name was augmented with
imeni Molotova (literally,
named after Vyacheslav Molotov).
The factory's first model was the medium-priced Ford Model A, sold as NAZ A at first, and
Ford Model AA under GAZ AA marque. "A" production commenced in 1932 and lasted until 1936, during which time over 100,000 examples were built.
The A was succeeded by the more modern GAZ M1 (based largely on the Ford Model B (1932)), produced from
1936 to 1942. The M letter stands for
Molotovets ('of Molotov's fame'), it was the origin of the car's nickname,
Emka (Эмка).
Experience with the A and the M1 allowed the GAZ engineers to develop their own car model independently of Ford. Called the GAZ 11, this more upscale model entered production in 1942 and remained in limited wartime production until
1946. The M2's bodyshell entered limited production in
1941, mounted on a
four-wheel drive chassis and sold in small quantities as the
GAZ-61 (quite possibly the world's first all-wheel drive passenger car).
During the war years, GAZ engineers worked to develop an all-new car model to enter production once hostilities ended. Called the GAZ-M20 Pobeda (Victory), this affordably-priced sedan with streamlined, fastback styling, entered production in 1946 and was produced by GAZ until 1958. (Licensed production under the name
Warszawa (car) continued in
Poland Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych until the 1970's). GAZ-72, a four wheel drive version, was produced in low volume.
During the war GAZ also assembled Chevrolet G7107 and G7117 (G7107 with winch) from parts shipped from the USA according to Lend Lease agreement.
GAZ also made GAZ-12 ZIM, GAZ-21 and GAZ-24
Volga (automobile) and the luxury cars GAZ-13 and GAZ-14 Chaika. GAZ also makes trucks and
Four wheel drive such as the GAZel and the famous
GAZ-69.
2006 and beyond
As
DaimlerChrysler modernized its
Sterling Heights Assembly plant in
2006, the old
Dodge Stratus assembly line and tooling was sold to GAZ and will be shipped to Nizhny Novgorod in
Russia. GAZ will resume production of the Stratus, and may introduce additional variants in the future, as GAZ has purchased the rights to use the platform in new vehicles., whilst the company originally announced that the
Volga (automobile) will be phased out completely. However, GAZ has recently reversed course. Volga production, initially scheduled to end in 2007, will continue indefinitely and the car will receive a facelift. GAZ will adopt a new marketing tack, attempting to position the 1960's era design as a "retro" vehicle, while the Stratus-based products may also be sold under the Volga brand.
Also in 2006, GAZ made a move on the LDV Limited company based in
Birmingham in the
West Midlands (region) and acquired the van maker from the venture capital group
Sun European Partners in July of that year.
GAZ have said that they plan to market the MAXUS (LDV's new Panel-van, that was released in 2006) into the rest of Europe (it is currently only on sale in Britain and limited areas of Europe) and Asia. GAZ Propose to increase production in the LDV plant in England, while also commencing production of the MAXUS in a new plant in Russia.
Models
- BA-10 (1930s-??)
- GAZ-A passenger car (1932-1936)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A_%281927%29
- GAZ-AA truck (1932-1942)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_AA
- GAZ-AAA truck (1934-??)
- GAZ-03-30 bus (1933-??)
- GAZ-410 dump truck (1934-??)
- GAZ-MM truck (1934-1950)
- GAZ-M1 passenger car (1936-1942)
- GAZ-415 pickup truck (1936-??)
- GAZ-M2 passenger car (1942-1946)
- T-60 (scout tank) light tank (1935-1940)
- T-70 light tank (1938-1942)
- GAZ-61 Four wheel drive jeep (1941-1944)
- GAZ-51 truck (1946-1976)
- GAZ-M20 Pobeda passenger car (1946-1958)
- GAZ-64 4x4 jeep (1941-1942)
- BA-64 light armoured car (1942–46)
- GAZ-67 4x4 jeep (1944-1953)
- GAZ-63 4x4 truck (1948-1968)
- BTR-40 armored personnel carrier (1948-??)
- GAZ 46 light 4x4 amphibian (1952-??)
- GAZ-69 4x4 jeep (1953-1972)
- GAZ-12 ZIM limousine (1950-1959)
- GAZ-21 Volga (automobile) sedan (1956-1970)
- GAZ-22 Volga station wagon (1962-1970)
- GAZ-72 GAZ-M20 4x4 passenger car (1955-1957)
- GAZ-13 Chaika (car) limousine (1959-1981)
- GAZ-52 truck (1958-?)
- GAZ-62 truck (1958-1960)
- GAZ-53 truck
- BTR-60 armored personnel carrier (1960-1976)
- GAZ-66 4x4 military truck (1964-1998)
- GAZ-14 Chaika limousine (1977-1988)
- GAZ-24 Volga sedan (1968-1985)
- BTR-70 armored personnel carrier (1976-??)
- GAZ-24-05 Volga station wagon (1972-1992)
- GAZ-24-10 Volga sedan (1985-1992)
- GAZ-3102 Volga luxury sedan (1984)
- BTR-80 armored personnel carrier (1984-??)
- GAZ-31029 Volga sedan (1992-1997)
- BTR-90 armored personnel carrier (1994)
- GAZ-31 Volga (automobile) (1997-)
- GAZ-310221 Volga station wagon (1997)
- GAZ-3110 Volga sedan (1997-2004)
- GAZ-3111 Volga sedan (1998-2000)
- GAZ-31105 Volga sedan (2004)
- GAZ-3302 GAZelle pick-up truck (1992)
- GAZ-3221 GAZelle passenger van (1992)
- GAZ-2705 GAZelle cargo van (1992)
- GAZ-2752 Sobol cargo van (1999)
- GAZ-2217 Barguzin passenger van (1999)
- GAZ-22171 Sobol passenger van (2000)
- GAZ-3937 Vodnik amphibious vehicle jeep (1997)
- GAZ-2975 Tiger jeep (2002)
- GAZ-2330 Tiger jeep (2002)
- GAZ5903V Vetluga
Car Gallery
Image:Beroun, DOD Probotrans, Exponát Volha M 21.jpg|GAZ 21 Volga (1956)Image:GAZ 3106.jpg|GAZ 3106 (new)Image:Soviet Union-1971-Stamp-0.10. Volga GAZ-24.jpg|1971
USSR postage stamp depicting Volga GAZ-24 automobileImage:Volga 31105.jpg] GAZ-31105
See also
- List of automobile manufacturers
- Automobile model numbering system in USSR and Russia
References
External links
- Official Website of Gaz Group (In Russian)
- GAZ (Czech sales website)
- Oldtimer gallery
- The GAZ Album Page
- GAZ Volga main types pics
- http://gaz21.tut.ru/
- http://gaz21.com/
- http://gaz69.ru/
- http://www.gaz.com.tr/ GAZ vehicle Turkish Official Site
- GAZ-66
- Autosoviet: GAZ-VOLGA
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GAZ(RTS:GAZA) or
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Russia, Nizhny Novgorod), translated as Gorky Automobile Plant (), started in
1929 as NNAZ, a cooperation between Ford Motor Company and the Soviet Union. The name changed when the city was renamed after Maxim Gorky. From 1935 to 1956, the official name was augmented with
imeni Molotova (literally,
named after Vyacheslav Molotov).
The factory's first model was the medium-priced
Ford Model A, sold as NAZ A at first, and
Ford Model AA under
GAZ AA marque. "A" production commenced in 1932 and lasted until
1936, during which time over 100,000 examples were built.
The A was succeeded by the more modern
GAZ M1 (based largely on the Ford Model B (1932)), produced from
1936 to
1942. The M letter stands for
Molotovets ('of Molotov's fame'), it was the origin of the car's nickname,
Emka (Эмка).
Experience with the A and the M1 allowed the GAZ engineers to develop their own car model independently of Ford. Called the GAZ 11, this more upscale model entered production in 1942 and remained in limited wartime production until 1946. The M2's bodyshell entered limited production in
1941, mounted on a four-wheel drive chassis and sold in small quantities as the
GAZ-61 (quite possibly the world's first all-wheel drive passenger car).
During the war years, GAZ engineers worked to develop an all-new car model to enter production once hostilities ended. Called the
GAZ-M20 Pobeda (Victory), this affordably-priced sedan with streamlined, fastback styling, entered production in 1946 and was produced by GAZ until 1958. (Licensed production under the name Warszawa (car) continued in Poland Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych until the 1970's). GAZ-72, a four wheel drive version, was produced in low volume.
During the war GAZ also assembled
Chevrolet G7107 and G7117 (G7107 with winch) from parts shipped from the USA according to Lend Lease agreement.
GAZ also made GAZ-12 ZIM, GAZ-21 and GAZ-24
Volga (automobile) and the luxury cars GAZ-13 and GAZ-14
Chaika. GAZ also makes
trucks and Four wheel drive such as the GAZel and the famous
GAZ-69.
2006 and beyond
As
DaimlerChrysler modernized its Sterling Heights Assembly plant in 2006, the old Dodge Stratus assembly line and tooling was sold to GAZ and will be shipped to Nizhny Novgorod in
Russia. GAZ will resume production of the Stratus, and may introduce additional variants in the future, as GAZ has purchased the rights to use the platform in new vehicles., whilst the company originally announced that the
Volga (automobile) will be phased out completely. However, GAZ has recently reversed course. Volga production, initially scheduled to end in 2007, will continue indefinitely and the car will receive a facelift. GAZ will adopt a new marketing tack, attempting to position the 1960's era design as a "retro" vehicle, while the Stratus-based products may also be sold under the Volga brand.
Also in 2006, GAZ made a move on the LDV Limited company based in Birmingham in the
West Midlands (region) and acquired the van maker from the venture capital group
Sun European Partners in July of that year.
GAZ have said that they plan to market the MAXUS (
LDV's new Panel-van, that was released in 2006) into the rest of Europe (it is currently only on sale in Britain and limited areas of Europe) and Asia. GAZ Propose to increase production in the LDV plant in England, while also commencing production of the MAXUS in a new plant in Russia.
Models
- BA-10 (1930s-??)
- GAZ-A passenger car (1932-1936)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_A_%281927%29
- GAZ-AA truck (1932-1942)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_AA
- GAZ-AAA truck (1934-??)
- GAZ-03-30 bus (1933-??)
- GAZ-410 dump truck (1934-??)
- GAZ-MM truck (1934-1950)
- GAZ-M1 passenger car (1936-1942)
- GAZ-415 pickup truck (1936-??)
- GAZ-M2 passenger car (1942-1946)
- T-60 (scout tank) light tank (1935-1940)
- T-70 light tank (1938-1942)
- GAZ-61 Four wheel drive jeep (1941-1944)
- GAZ-51 truck (1946-1976)
- GAZ-M20 Pobeda passenger car (1946-1958)
- GAZ-64 4x4 jeep (1941-1942)
- BA-64 light armoured car (1942–46)
- GAZ-67 4x4 jeep (1944-1953)
- GAZ-63 4x4 truck (1948-1968)
- BTR-40 armored personnel carrier (1948-??)
- GAZ 46 light 4x4 amphibian (1952-??)
- GAZ-69 4x4 jeep (1953-1972)
- GAZ-12 ZIM limousine (1950-1959)
- GAZ-21 Volga (automobile) sedan (1956-1970)
- GAZ-22 Volga station wagon (1962-1970)
- GAZ-72 GAZ-M20 4x4 passenger car (1955-1957)
- GAZ-13 Chaika (car) limousine (1959-1981)
- GAZ-52 truck (1958-?)
- GAZ-62 truck (1958-1960)
- GAZ-53 truck
- BTR-60 armored personnel carrier (1960-1976)
- GAZ-66 4x4 military truck (1964-1998)
- GAZ-14 Chaika limousine (1977-1988)
- GAZ-24 Volga sedan (1968-1985)
- BTR-70 armored personnel carrier (1976-??)
- GAZ-24-05 Volga station wagon (1972-1992)
- GAZ-24-10 Volga sedan (1985-1992)
- GAZ-3102 Volga luxury sedan (1984)
- BTR-80 armored personnel carrier (1984-??)
- GAZ-31029 Volga sedan (1992-1997)
- BTR-90 armored personnel carrier (1994)
- GAZ-31 Volga (automobile) (1997-)
- GAZ-310221 Volga station wagon (1997)
- GAZ-3110 Volga sedan (1997-2004)
- GAZ-3111 Volga sedan (1998-2000)
- GAZ-31105 Volga sedan (2004)
- GAZ-3302 GAZelle pick-up truck (1992)
- GAZ-3221 GAZelle passenger van (1992)
- GAZ-2705 GAZelle cargo van (1992)
- GAZ-2752 Sobol cargo van (1999)
- GAZ-2217 Barguzin passenger van (1999)
- GAZ-22171 Sobol passenger van (2000)
- GAZ-3937 Vodnik amphibious vehicle jeep (1997)
- GAZ-2975 Tiger jeep (2002)
- GAZ-2330 Tiger jeep (2002)
- GAZ5903V Vetluga
Car Gallery
Image:Beroun, DOD Probotrans, Exponát Volha M 21.jpg|GAZ 21 Volga (1956)Image:GAZ 3106.jpg|GAZ 3106 (new)Image:Soviet Union-1971-Stamp-0.10. Volga GAZ-24.jpg|1971
USSR postage stamp depicting Volga GAZ-24 automobileImage:Volga 31105.jpg] GAZ-31105
See also
References
External links
- Official Website of Gaz Group (In Russian)
- GAZ (Czech sales website)
- Oldtimer gallery
- The GAZ Album Page
- GAZ Volga main types pics
- http://gaz21.tut.ru/
- http://gaz21.com/
- http://gaz69.ru/
- http://www.gaz.com.tr/ GAZ vehicle Turkish Official Site
- GAZ-66
- Autosoviet: GAZ-VOLGA