GAZ-13 Chaika
History
The limousine of the Soviet elite: ministers, regional party secretaries and generals. The Chaika was never sold privately — it could only be allotted for special service.
The Chaika succeeded the GAZ-12 ZIM and became the emblem of the Soviet establishment of the 1960s and 1970s. Its styling drew on the fin-era American cars of the day, rendered in a distinctly Soviet, monumental key. A 5.5-litre V8, automatic transmission, power steering and electric windows made it as comfortable as anything of its time. Retired Chaikas were handed to registry offices as wedding cars, while others served motorcades and diplomatic missions.
Production
- Production years
- 1959–1981
- Total built
- 3,179 units
- Price
- — (never sold privately) roubles
- Designer
- Boris Lebedev, Vladimir Nikitin
Specifications
- Engine
- 5526 cc, 8 cyl.
- Power
- 195 hp
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- 0–100 km/h
- 20 s
- Gearbox
- 3-speed
- Drive
- Rear
- Weight
- 2560 kg
- Fuel consumption
- 21 l/100 km
Data sheet
- Production period
- from 1959
- Dimensions (L × W × H)
- 5600 × 2000 × 1620 mm
- Seats
- 7
- Kerb weight
- 2100 kg
- Gross weight
- 2625 kg
- Wheelbase
- 3250 mm
- Ground clearance
- 180 mm
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Fuel consumption
- 14 l/100 km
- Engine
- GAZ-13, V-type, carburettor, four-stroke, eight-cylinder, overhead-valve
- Displacement
- 5.52 l
- Compression ratio
- 8.5
- Maximum power
- 195 hp
- Gearbox
- three-speed
- Final drive
- single, hypoid
- Steering gear
- globoid worm and twin-ridge roller
- Tyre size
- 8,20-15
Source: the autoussr.ru reference archive
Never went on open sale
Retired Chaikas became wedding cars at registry offices
V8 and automatic transmission, like the American cars it echoed
The GAZ-13B convertible welcomed returning cosmonauts
Only 3,179 cars were built
