GAZ-AAA

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GAZ-AAA
Overview
Manufacturer	GAZ
Production	1936–1943
Body and chassis
Class	Truck
Layout	FR layout
Related	GAZ-AA GAZ-A
Powertrain
Engine	3.3L GAZ-AA I4
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,440 mm (135.4 in)
Length	5,335 mm (210.0 in)
Width	2,040 mm (80.3 in)
Height	1,970 mm (77.6 in)
Curb weight	1,810 kg (3,990 lb)

The GAZ-AAA was a truck produced at the Gorki plant from 1936 to 1943 as the company's first 6-wheeled vehicle, thus turning the vehicle's wheel formula from 4x2 to 6x4.^[1]

History[]

The concept of a six-wheeled vehicle at the Soviet Union had dated back as early as 1920. The Red Army had focused on this type of heavy-duty vehicles, since by that time they were the only world army not to have this type of vehicle, since the French and Central Asians had the Renault MH (based on the Renault NN) and the British and Americans had the Moreland TX6 heavy trucks.^[2]

In 1934 the Soviet Union imported a Moreland TX6, custom-fitted with a Bedford engine for testing. The truck proved to be very reliable and endurable, but it was clear that if a deal was going to be made with these companies for the production of the truck to take place in the Soviet Union, it would cost very much, so it was clear that this type of truck, needed to be made at the basis of the GAZ-AA truck.

Ford was producing a six-wheeled version of the Ford Model AA, in a joint venture with the Timken Company. That truck was discontinued in 1932, in favor of a newer truck, based on the Ford Model B passenger vehicles, but the Soviet Union found the truck to be very reliable and capable, so decided to ask Ford to send them the tooling of these trucks to apply them to the GAZ-AA trucks.^[3]

The result was the GAZ-AAA, the AAA standing for the configuration of the truck. Production started in 1936. Contrary to most people's beliefs, the BA-I armored vehicles, were actually based on the chassis of the original Ford-Timken trucks, instead of the GAZ-AAA, with only the last vehicles made from left-over parts using the Soviet chassis. A bus made on the chassis under the name was also produced.^[4] The GAZ-AAA series of trucks was discontinued in 1943, with around 37,373 units built.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• GAZ-AAA in the Vladivostok Museum of Automotive Antiques Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Машины Победы: ретротест настоящих фронтовых грузовиков
• Приближали как могли: забытые машины Победы
• Šestikolový osobní teréňák? V Rusku na nich pracovali už před válkou
• Ô tô bọc thép của Liên Xô, con quái vật 'khủng' không kém gì xe tăng

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