At full capacity, the Assembly line of the Gorky automobile plant, producing the new cars GAZ-21 “Volga”, earned at the end of April 1957, although the first three machines of this type went with him on 15 October 1956. According to experts, the body “21st” was designed without the influence of the American Ford Minline sample 1953, purchased the Gorky automobile plant to review the design of this machine. However, in the design process, lead designer of the project A. Nevzorov managed to create a generalized image of a modern car, successfully combining achievements of American designers and European schools. It is worth mentioning that in 1958, at the world industrial exhibition in Brussels (Belgium) the most prestigious award “Grand Prix” got it “Volga”.
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