Story of the exhibit
Previously used by the Ministry of Communications of the Estonian SSR. Before arriving in Järva-Jaani it stood outdoors for a long time and served as a dog kennel. It became an exhibit in exchange for a GAZ-52-04 truck. In early summer 2009 André Laigna and Jorven Rang worked hard to restore the bus paintwork.
About the model
Production years: 1958–1971
A general-purpose small bus based on the units of the GAZ-51A truck. The bus first went into production at the Gorky Bus Plant (GZA) in 1949. A year later production moved to the newly founded Pavlovo Bus Plant (PAZ), and when the forward-control PAZ-652 went into production, the bonneted model 651 moved to Kurgan. KAvZ-651 buses were built until 1973, when the plant switched entirely to the GAZ-53-based KAvZ-685.
Technical data:
Engine GAZ-51, 3480 cc, 55 kW/75 hp
Gearbox GAZ-51 (4 speeds)
Axles GAZ-51
Body: on a metal and wood frame, two doors (driver's door and front passenger door)
Passenger capacity: 20 seated, 25 including standing
Dimensions (L*W*H): 6170*2380*2750 mm
Kerb weight: 3350 kg
Gross weight: 5300 kg
Top speed: 70 km/h
Reference fuel consumption at 30–50 km/h: 22 litres/100 km
Manufacturer
Kurgan Bus Plant
Курганский автобусный завод · Kurgan region, Russian SFSR, USSR
The plant was founded by decision of the USSR Council of Ministers on 14 January 1958 to build 20,000 small buses (up to 30 seats) a year. As its first model, the plant began building the KAvZ-651 the same year, a bus based on GAZ-51 units that had until then been built at the Pavlovo bus plant.…
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