GAZ-66
The GAZ-66 is a Soviet and Russian 4x4 truck with a 2.0-ton payload and a cab-over-engine design. It was the most widely used all-wheel drive, two-axle truck in the Soviet Army and the Soviet and Russian economies from the 1960s to the 1990s.
The first prototypes of the GAZ-66 were created in 1962 as a further development of the 1.2-ton GAZ-62 truck, produced from 1958 to 1962 (very small numbers were produced), and the successor to the 2-ton GAZ-63 truck, produced from 1948 to 1968. Serial production of the GAZ-66 began in July 1964. In 1968, the truck received a centralized tire pressure regulation system (66-01 and modifications). In 1966, it was awarded a Gold Medal at the "Modern Agricultural Machinery" exhibition in Moscow. In 1967, it was awarded a Gold Medal at the International Agricultural Machinery Fair in Leipzig. In April 1969, the GAZ-66 became the first Soviet vehicle to receive the State Quality Mark. The GAZ-66 was exported to all countries of the socialist bloc.
The GAZ-66 was adopted by the Soviet Army and used in the national economy. After the collapse of the USSR, large numbers of GAZ-66s were used in the Russian Army, primarily in the Airborne Forces and border troops.
In 1995, mass production of the GAZ-66-11 and its modifications ceased. The Gorky Automobile Plant instead began producing the GAZ-3308 "Sadko" model, which was unified with the GAZ-3307. The last GAZ-66-40 rolled off the assembly line on July 1, 1999. A total of 965,941 units were produced. GAZ-66 family.