The GAZ M21 Volga is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilniy Zavod, in English "Gorky automobile factory") from 1956 to 1970. The first car to carry the Volga name, it was developed in the early 1950s.

Originally called the GAZ-M-21, the -M- prefix was a reference to Vyacheslav Molotov, after whom the Volga plant was named. The plant was renamed following the downfall of his career in 1957, and the -M- prefix was gradually removed from the car beginning in 1965.

GAZ M-21 "VOLGA" History The history of this legendary car began in 1953, when the talented (and at that time chief) constructor of car factory named Molotov, Andrey Lipgart, started the drawing of another "bomb" for the USSR motorists.

Клуб является международным, то есть объединяет волговодов и интересующихся ГАЗ-21 и ГАЗ-22 со всего мира.

Want to see the history of GAZ 21 Sedan? Here are all generations with pictures and specs. Learn about 1956 21 and other models produced between 1956 and 1970.

Oct 3, 2019 · Offered as a sedan and a (much rarer) station wagon, the GAZ 21 Volga was effectively the Ford Crown Vic of the USSR of the 1950s and 1960s. If you look at photos of the main streets of Moscow...

Black Volga (Polish: czarna wołga) refers to an urban legend widespread in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Russia, [1] Belarus, Ukraine, Greece and Mongolia, [2] mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. [3][4][5][6] The legend refers to a black (or in some versions red [1]) GAZ-21 or GAZ-24 that was allegedly used to abduct and murder people.

GAZ-21 Volga is a Soviet rear-wheel drive passenger car serving as a middle class sedan bodywork. The model was mass-produced at the automobile plant in Gorky from 1956 to 1970. The prototype was the Ford Mainline.

May 30, 2019 · With an unusual combination of Fifties American car styling and Sixties Russian build quality, today's GAZ-21 has everything the discerning communist motorist needs. Let's talk Volga.

GAZ-M-21/GAZ-21. 1956–70 (prod. 639,478 incl. GAZ 22 estate). 4-door saloon. F/R, 2445 cm³ (I4 SV). Replacement for M-20, conceived under Andrey Lipgart. Larger sidevalve four based on M-20’s, though prototypes had OHV. Three-stage automatic briefly available (prod. 700 approx.), a sensation in the USSR.