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Russia's Largest Car Manufacturer Celebrates 85 Years of Service

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This year, Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) celebrates 85 years since the start of production in 1932.

During its Soviet period, GAZ produced cars that became the classics of the automotive industry.

Today, GAZ is the largest automobile manufacturer in Russia.

From passenger cars to trucks and armored vehicles, see the golden oldies of the Soviet Union in Sputnik's photo gallery.

© Sputnik / Nikolai DobrovolskyFirst GAZ-A automobiles in the Karakum desert during the Gorky-Pamir-Moscow-Gorky rally.
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First GAZ-A automobiles in the Karakum desert during the Gorky-Pamir-Moscow-Gorky rally.
© SputnikA snowmobile built on the base of a 1933 GAZ-AA truck.
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A snowmobile built on the base of a 1933 GAZ-AA truck.
© Sputnik / Georgij Petrusov An assembly line with GAZ-M-1 cars.
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An assembly line with GAZ-M-1 cars.
© Sputnik / StolyarovA race car capable of moving at a speed of 240 km/h (149 mph).
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A race car capable of moving at a speed of 240 km/h (149 mph).
© SputnikGAZ-M-72, an all-terrain passenger car.
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GAZ-M-72, an all-terrain passenger car.
© Sputnik / Ekaterina ChesnokovaA GAZ-13 "Chaika" car taking part in the Gorkyclassic-2016 retro motor rally on Vasilievsky Slope, Moscow.
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A GAZ-13 "Chaika" car taking part in the Gorkyclassic-2016 retro motor rally on Vasilievsky Slope, Moscow.
© SputnikGAZ-66, an all-terrain passenger car.
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GAZ-66, an all-terrain passenger car.
© Sputnik / V. ZakharovA GAZ-69 car in Uganda.
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A GAZ-69 car in Uganda.
© SputnikA sports car equipped with a GAZ-20 engine and aerodynamic panels.
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A sports car equipped with a GAZ-20 engine and aerodynamic panels.
© Sputnik / Vladimir VyatkinA GAZ "Volga" decorated for a wedding procession, Turkmenistan.
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A GAZ "Volga" decorated for a wedding procession, Turkmenistan.
© Sputnik / Dmitry DebabovGAZ-52 trucks assembly line.
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GAZ-52 trucks assembly line.
© Sputnik / Yuryi AbramochkinGAZ-2309, a pickup car.
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GAZ-2309, a pickup car.
© Sputnik / VladimirovVacationers next to their GAZ-24-02 car.
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Vacationers next to their GAZ-24-02 car.
© Sputnik / V. VeselovskiyA 1977 GAZ-14 "Chaika" seven-seater passenger car.
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A 1977 GAZ-14 "Chaika" seven-seater passenger car.
© Sputnik / D. GermanGAZ-24, a passenger car.
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GAZ-24, a passenger car.
© Sputnik / S. LidovAn assembly line at the GAZ factory.
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An assembly line at the GAZ factory.
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovA truck belonging to the Chief Directorate of Russia's Emergency Ministry in Moscow takes part in the First Moscow parade of city equipment.
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A truck belonging to the Chief Directorate of Russia's Emergency Ministry in Moscow takes part in the First Moscow parade of city equipment.
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovA 1939 GAZ-M-415.
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A 1939 GAZ-M-415.
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovA 1940 model, GAZ-GL-1, is seen here at the opening of the "Heroes of Their Time" motor show in the GUM department store, Moscow.
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A 1940 model, GAZ-GL-1, is seen here at the opening of the "Heroes of Their Time" motor show in the GUM department store, Moscow.
© Sputnik / Valeriy MelnikovA GAZ-21 "Volga" car on show at the "Oldtimer-Gallery" exhibition in Moscow.
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A GAZ-21 "Volga" car on show at the "Oldtimer-Gallery" exhibition in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovA police GAZ-21 "Volga".
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A police GAZ-21 "Volga".
© Sputnik / Pavel LisitsynGAZ AAA, a car model produced in 1935-1943.
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GAZ AAA, a car model produced in 1935-1943.
© Sputnik / Ekaterina ChesnokovaGAZ 46 MAV, a light 4x4 amphibian car, takes part in the "GUM Motor Rally Gorkyclassic-2015" on Red Square, Moscow.
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GAZ 46 MAV, a light 4x4 amphibian car, takes part in the "GUM Motor Rally Gorkyclassic-2015" on Red Square, Moscow.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininA "Volga Siber" on an assembly line at the GAZ factory.
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A "Volga Siber" on an assembly line at the GAZ factory.
© Sputnik / Grigoriy SisoevA GAZon Next car.
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A GAZon Next car.
© Sputnik / Andrey SteninSpecial Police Force officers next to their car.
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Special Police Force officers next to their car.
© Sputnik / Ramil SitdikovThe GAZ emblem seen here on a GAZ-21 car.
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The GAZ emblem seen here on a GAZ-21 car.
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