1949 GAZ M-20 "POBEDA" CONVERTIBLE G90

The car is located in Sochi. Russia.

This is a 100% original. rare 1949 GAZ M-20 Pobeda convertible. The car was completely restored in 2014 and was exhibited in the auto-gallery.

The GAZ-M20 "Pobeda" was a passenger car produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ from 1946 until 1958.

In 1949-53. 14. 22 M-20s were built with 4-door convertible body (of 'cabrio coach' type). but sales were poor and the GAZ never returned to the idea of mass-producing a convertible. The only reason to create a cabriolet. less practical in Soviet climate. were low production capabilities of sheet metal. due to war damage.

The Pobeda has 2. 1 litre sidevalve straight-4 engine producing 50 hp (37 kW) and top speed of 105 km/h (65 mph).

Dimensions

Wheelbase

2. 00 mm (106. 3 in)

Length

4. 65 mm (183. 7 in)

Width

1. 95 mm (66. 7 in)

Height

1. 90 mm (62. 6 in)

Curb weight

1490 kg

History

The first sketches of similar-looking cars were completed by Valentin Brodsky in 1938 and by Vladimir Aryamov in 1940. which revealed a growing tendency towards streamline car design in the Soviet Union. Aryamov's two-door coupe GAZ-11-80 greatly resembled the later Pobeda. The first Pobeda was developed in the Soviet Union under chief engineer Andrei A. Liphart. Originally intended to be called "Rodina" (Homeland). the name "Pobeda" (Victory) was a back-up. but was preferred by Joseph Stalin. The name was chosen because the works started in 1943 at Gorky Avto Zavod (GAZ. "Gorky Car Plant"). when victory in World War II began to seem likely. and the car was to be a model for post-war times. The plant was later heavily bombarded. but work was unaffected. Styling was done by "the imaginative and talented Veniamin Samoilov". The GAZ-M20 Pobeda was one of the first Soviet cars of original design and moreover introduced a new vogue in automobile design; only the front suspension and. partially. the unitized body were influenced by the 1938 Opel Kapitän. It was one of the first cars to introduce ponton styling with slab sides. preceding many Western manufacturers. The M20 was the first Soviet car using entirely domestic body dies; it was designed against wooden bucks. which suffered warping. requiring last-minute tuning by GAZ factory employees. The first prototype was ready on November 6. 1944 (for an anniversary of the October Revolution). The first production model rolled off the assembly line on June 21. 1946. It was also the first Soviet automobile to have turn signals. two electric windshield wipers (rather than mechanical- or vacuum-operated ones). four-wheel hydraulic brakes. an electric heater. and a factory-installed AM radio. The car came to be a symbol of postwar Soviet life and is today a popular collector's item.

Shipping

We can arrange the shipment of this car to the doors of your house. or in any place you specify.
The shipment service includes:
1. Customs clearance when exporting car from Russia
2. Shipping to your country
3. Customs clearance when importing car to your country
4. Domestic shipment to the place you specify

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Payment

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You pay only the cost of the car and shipping. we pay all Escrow fees.
We receive money only after you receive the car and confirm it.
After receiving the car you will have three days inspection period.

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