Volga Car
To create the Volga car began in November 1953, when the leading designer of the project Alexander Nevzorov paid on the first line of drawing paper. Design machines developed Lev Eremeev. And in the 1954th year began building prototypes of Volga Car. They were equipped with experimental overhead valve engine with hemispherical combustion chamber and the chain-driven camshafts (he showed himself not so hot as in mass production did not go). For the new car volga has developed two gearbox – automatic and manual. Both were three-way. The main gear was not the first hypoid as on models produced after 1957, and the cone. The volga car had independent front suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers lever. Posterior, common, independent on the longitudinal semi springs. Tires 6,70-15. With the bonnet soared chrome deer. From him the center of hood to the windshield was wide molding. Facing the radiator with 10 vertical holes. Rear lights include marker lights, brake and indicator lamps – three in one red lens and reversing lamp in steel chrome frame. Volga cars were equipped with tri-band radio as standard. The exceptions were the modification of a taxi – “21A” (later “21T”). By taxi instead of whole front sofa set two separate chairs. There was in these modifications and cigarette lighter. Large round clock with an inscription in the half-circle “Made in USSR” were installed on all versions of the car volga.
1955. May 3 began public testing three samples of “ Volga” car – two with automatic transmission and one with a mechanical. The tests were run Moscow-Crimea and back. Journal Ogonyok in July he wrote: “In a few dozen kilometers from Simferopol, in the farm” Path to Communism “, in the thick bushes often lies an abandoned clay lane. It seemed unnatural to see a beautiful, born to a speeding vehicle is wallowing in the deep ruts flimsy mud . throwing columns of water, he jumps bloated ditch, scrambled out of the engulfing sand. “ Volga” car should go there, which hosted the “Victory”, and tests showed that it even surpasses its predecessor on the cross. “
The « Volga» were equipped with a centralized lubrication system (CSS). When you click on a special pedal liquid oil came from a tank on the oil line to 19 lube points front suspension and steering rods hinges. In the countryside, while driving on the track oil pipeline deformed and often break off. And in cities, on landing, “ Volga” left a gift of community services are oil puddles – the inevitable consequences of pumping CSS. From the use of the system was abandoned in 1959 in favor of the traditional rubber bushings and press-greasers.
October 10, 1956 were issued the first three production model GAZ-21 “. They have been set up wasting 2.432 liter pobedovsky nizhneklapanny engine 65 hp This car is known as “21B