GAZ-13 "Chaika"

GAZ-13 "Chaika" (ГАЗ-13 "Чайка")

GAZ-13 "Chaika" - Soviet representative passenger vehicles produced in small series at the Gorky Automobile Plant c 1959 to 1981. 

 This is one of the most beautiful cars built in the USSR. The car was created from scratch. The samples Speaker 2 car (Packard Caribbean convertible and sedan Packard Patrician, both 1956 model year.)

 In January 1958, an experimental model of "E-2" was sent to the World Expo 58 in Brussels, which took place from April to October. Officially, the GAZ-13 "Chaika" began to go out of the gate Automobile January 16, 1959. In the next few years, the GAZ-13 Chaika were taken to various international automobile and industrial exhibitions - Brno, Budapest, Geneva, New York, Leipzig, and even Mexico.

 In 1961, at the Gorky Automobile Plant on GAZ-13 was manufactured cabriolet variant GAZ-13B. Along with convertible GAZ-13B releasing modifications GAZ-13A - Body Limousine (with a partition in the cabin). It is currently known about the remaining 10 convertible and a limousine with a partition.

 In 1962, the base version GAZ-13 update the technical and externally. Of the notable technical and external changes - a new carburetor instead of K-114 K-113, a new receiver with an additional volume control on the left arm of the sofa back, new rims with other caps. Upholstery material change to the "greatcoat" gray-green color.

 Large comfortable "Chaika" used in ministries and embassies of different countries, both abroad and in the USSR. They served the Soviet embassy in Britain, East Germany, the United States (at least in the U.S. at the moment is aware of two sedans and a convertible).

 In our time, remaining in a different state of Seagulls widely used wedding entrepreneurs. These gulls are usually in a very distant and converted from the original condition. A total of 3,189 cars produced this model.

 Technical characteristics

Engine: GAZ-13, V-shaped, carburetor, 5.52 liter 
Compression ratio: 8.5 
Maximum power: 195 hp 
Transmission: Automatic three-stage 
Maximum speed: 160 km / h 
Fuel consumption on the highway: 15 l/100km 
Length 5600 mm 
Width 2000 mm 
Height 1620 mm 
Capacity 7 
The curb weight is 2100 kg 
Full weight of 2625 kg 
Wheelbase 3250 mm
Minimum ground clearance of 180 mm