A Soviet off-road vehicle developed in 1943, drawing on operational experience with Willys Jeeps and Ford GPWs—supplied by the U.S. under the Lend-Lease program—as well as lessons learned from its unsuccessful predecessors, the GAZ-61 and GAZ-64. It was manufactured for 10 years at the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ – Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod), from the second half of 1943 until 1953. By the end of World War II, nearly 5,000 units had been produced, with a total of approximately 93,000 GAZ-67 vehicles manufactured. It was designed to transport 4–6 soldiers or a load of about 400 kg, and it was capable of towing trailers weighing up to 800 kg. It was frequently used as a prime mover for light artillery pieces and mortars.
The “Chapayev” (GAZ-67) also served as the primary light utility/off-road vehicle for the Polish Armed Forces until the introduction of the GAZ-69.
Technical specifications:
Length / width / height: 3.35 / 1.69 / 1.7 m
Curb weight: 1,320 kg
Payload: 400 kg
Propulsion: 4-cylinder, side-valve gasoline engine with a displacement of 3,285 cc and an output of 54 hp
Maximum speed: 90 km/h
