Story of the exhibit
One of the most common car trailers of its time. The tailgate and left side are home-made. A large number of ZAZ-965/965A spare parts were donated together with the exhibit.
About the model
A car trailer built at the Minsk Automobile Plant. Its wheels, tyres, hubs, shock absorbers, spring leaves and tail lights are shared with the corresponding parts of the "Moskvitch" car, which was meant to offer some advantages when using the trailer with this type of car. The tailgate does not open.
MAZ-8114 "Zubryonok" main technical data:
Payload: 345 kg;
kerb weight: 155 kg;
gross weight: 500 kg.
Overall dimensions:
length: 2390 mm;
width: 1520 mm;
height: 925 mm.
Internal body dimensions:
length: 1600 mm;
width: 1500 mm;
height: 360 mm.
Wheelbase (distance from the axle to the centre of the coupling): 1505 mm;
tyres: 6.45–13;
body floor area: 2.4 m2;
body volume: 0.81 m3;
price (as of 1988): 498 roubles.
Source: magazine "Za Rulyom" no. 5, 1988 (author and title lost in the old database).
Manufacturer
Minsk Automobile Plant
Минский автомобильный завод · Belarus
The Minsk Automobile Plant was established on the basis of former car repair workshops by decree of the State Defence Committee of 9 August 1944. At the end of 1947 the plant delivered its first products – five MAZ-205 tippers; series production began in Minsk the following year, 1948. Production…
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