The GAZ-14 Chaika
[''ГАЗ-14 «Чайка». Руководство по ремонту.'' Avtoexport. Moscow around 1988.] is an
automobile
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manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (
GAZ
GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д, , Gorky Automobile Plant) is a Russian automotive manufacturer located in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky (Го ...
, Gorky Automobile Plant) from 1977 to 1988 as a generation of its
Chaika marque.
History
The vintage 1950s-style GAZ-13 was succeeded by the more modern ''GAZ-14 Chaika'' introduced in 1977 (although production of both versions overlapped by several years). Although visually modern and fitted with the latest electronic luxury features, the GAZ-14 was in fact built around the drivetrain and undercarriage of the older model.
The GAZ-14 engine was a modernized equipped with twin four-barrel carburetors and achieved SAE gross.
[ A seven-seater, with special soundproofing, it measured long overall and weighed in at .][ Thompson, pp. 211-212] A four-door convertible
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, the 14-05, appeared in 1982.[ Thompson, p. 305]
The GAZ-14 Chaika remained in production from 14 October 1977 to 1988,[ when the Chaika limousine brand was discontinued.
Around a hundred GAZ-14 were built each year, with total production (including units assembled in 1989 from spare parts) reaching 1,114.][ On orders from Mikhail Gorbachev, the blueprints and tooling were destroyed as part of his "fighting privileges" campaign under '' perestroika''.][
File:GAZ-14 Chaika at the Car and Communication Museum in Finland.jpg, GAZ-14 "Chaika"
File:GAZ-14 Chaika at the Szocialista Jáműipar Gyöngyszemei 2008 3.jpg, Rear view
File:1405s.JPG, Interior
File:Independence Day parade in Kiev, Ukraine in 2008.jpg, GAZ-14-05 "Chaika"
]
References
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