Story of the exhibit
Tipper truck based on the GAZ-51A. Acquired to create a separate section of the Old Tech Park for GAZ-51-based models. Ivar Kärner improved its appearance in August 2008. The vehicle took part in the harvest day in 2008 and the vintage truck meeting in 2011.
About the model
Production years: 1955–1976
Tipper truck based on the ГАЗ-51А.
Manufacturer
Gorky Automobile Plant
Горьковский автомобильный завод · Russian SFSR, USSR
The decision to build the Gorky Automobile Plant near Nizhny Novgorod was taken by the Supreme Council of the National Economy on 4 March 1929; construction began on 2 May 1930, and in January 1932 production of the GAZ-A car and GAZ-AA truck began there, based on Ford-A and Ford-AA drawings.
Read the manufacturer historyWant to see it in person?Old Tech Park is open 24/7. Ticket €7. · Lai tn 1, Järva-Jaani
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