ZAPOROZHETS ZAZ-968M

Zaporizhia automobile factory was established on the basis of the combine plant “Kommunar” and, apparently, his “rural” origins influenced the design of almost all its cars.

 

The first “Zaporozhets” ZAZ-965, gently popularly referred to as “Brokeback” was released in 1960. This car was developed in the design office MZMA on the basis of the Italian minicar FIAT-600 — and this despite the fact that by the time the US was already developed and tested the original domestic design — in particular, the “PROTEIN” of the famous designer and designer Yuri Dolmatovsky.

 

Nevertheless, 965 became the first in the Soviet Union, a true people’s car. He survived several upgrades and in 1968 it was replaced by a more modern model of “eared” ZAPOROZHETS ZAZ-968, and then the “earless” ZAZ-968M.

 

The latter was already quite solid cars that are comparable in price, size and working volume of the engine with cars in a Vase, radically different from them at the same time, a very mediocre consumer qualities.

 

However, ZAZ-968 m was the most common model Zaza — he had quite a strong and durable body, good permeability through flat bottoms, a good load the rear wheels and large ground clearance. The air-cooled engine was low maintenance and was designed for the use of cheap gasoline A-72. The car was produced until the end of the 90-ies of the last century.

 

ZAPOROZHETS ZAZ-968 m: engine 4-cylinder V-shaped air-cooled displacement 1,198 liters with a power of 42 HP.; gearbox four-speed; front suspension is independent, torsion bar, rear spring; brake drum; a body — carrying, two-door, four-seater; maximum speed 120 km/h.