AMilitary transport & logistics
GAZ-53
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AMilitary transport & logistics
BMilitary transport & logistics
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | GAZ-53 | Jeep CJ |
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| Manufacturer | GAZ[source] | Willys-Overland (1944–1953) Willys Motors (1953–1963) Kaiser Jeep (1963–1970) American Motors Corporation ( Jeep ) (1970–1986)[source] |
| Also called | GAZ-52[source] | — |
| Production | 1961–1993[source] | 1944–1986 More than 1.5 million[source] |
| Assembly | Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)[source] | United States: Toledo, Ohio ( Toledo Complex ) United States: Maywood, California Argentina: Santa Isabel ( IKA ) Australia: Rocklea, Queensland Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo , São Paulo (Willys Overland do Brasil S.A, later Ford Brasil ) Canada: Brampton , Ontario ( Brampton Assembly ) Egypt: Cairo (AAV) Israel: Haifa Israel: Nof HaGalil ( AIL ) Iran: Tehran ( Pars Khodro ) Mexico: Toluca (Willys Mexicana, later VAM ) Spain: Zaragoza ( VIASA ) Turkey: Istanbul (Türk-Willys Overland) |
Width
Single source2,379 mm (93.7 in)[source]
Height
Single source2,190–2,219 mm (86.2–87.4 in)[source]
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| Class | Truck[source] | Compact sport utility vehicle[source] |
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| Body style | 2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)[source] | doorless / 2-door SUV doorless / 2-door convertible 2-door pickup truck[source] |
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| Layout | Front engine layout[source] | Front engine , rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive[source] |
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| Engine | 3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (145.7 in)[source] | — |
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| Curb weight | 2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | GAZ-51[source] | Willys MB (For World War II) Jeep Commando (For pickup version)[source] |
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| Successor | GAZ-3307[source] | — |
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| Related | — | Willys MB[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 4, cell 4; revision 1342029330; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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