Born in 1957, this truck was considered secret.
Although the MAZ-532 was formally suitable for the function of a timber transporter, it was clear that if necessary, it would immediately throw off its “citizen” and turn it into an artillery tractor, which it actually was.
The mass of the tractor is 12.5 tons, the power of the seven-liter diesel “six” is 165 liters. Of. The engine is located in the front, above it is a cabin with a three-part windshield.
Wheels with low pressure tires were mounted on planetary reduction gears. The speed along the “intersection” is up to 20 km / h, and along the highway – up to 45 km / h.
The car successfully passed the tests, but did not make it to the series, as the design office began to develop new models, applying similar developments.
Mikhail Kolodochkin has been collecting unusual facts from the history of technology for many years. Did you know, for example, that an all-terrain vehicle was designed at GAZ in the 1960s that can both fly and swim?
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