![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since the OHV engine was not ready in time, production M21s had a 65 hp (48 kW 66 PS) 2,432 cc (148.4 cu in) sidevalve four, based on the GAZ-20's. The prototype appeared in the first quarter of 1954, powered by an inline four with overhead camshaft (driven by chain) and cross-flow hemihead. The designer Lev Eremeyev decided to follow the fashion set by the Chevrolet Bel Air, Plymouth Savoy, and Ford Mainline the finished product bears a resemblance to the 1955 Mainline, although according to archive documents the latter was purchased for comparison and onroad testing by GAZ only in the mid-1954, after the prototypes of the GAZ-21 had already been built and tested. Alexander Nevzorov, head of the design team, was given a free hand to develop whatever he wanted to reach the objective of competing with American automobiles. The design process leading to the GAZ 21 began in November 1953. ![]()
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