Opel Kapitan B.
West German middle class car, produced from 1939 to 1970. Was the European flagship of the GM corporation.
Buick Cpecial (USA) 1954. The car presented at the exhibition once belonged to Joseph Broz Tito. In 1974 he was bought by a Soviet diplomat and transported to the USSR.
Jeep Willys-MB.
World War II American army off-road vehicle. Serial production began in 1941. It is considered the ancestor of SUVs.
Mercedes-Benz 500K (replica). 1991 onwards Power - 85 HP
Maximum speed- 130 km / h.
Willys knight 1931 (USA).
GAZ-M1 "Emka" (USSR).
Years of release - 1936-1948.
The first prototypes of the GAZ-M-1 appeared in February 1935. In mass production, the car replaced the GAZ-A in 1936. On March 16, the first two production cars rolled off the assembly line of the Gorky Automobile Plant, and on May 20, their mass production began, amounting to 2524 cars by the end of the year.
The popular american car Ford model B sample of 1934 (it is also produced in Germany by Ford Rheinland). The documentation for the car was transferred to GAZ by the American side under the terms of the contract.
Ford Model A (USA) 1927.
The model was equipped with a 4-cylinder engine liquid cooling working volume of 3.28 liters, developing 40 horsepower. Model A 1927 model year was the first ford modelwhich used standard set controls with conventional clutch and brake and accelerator pedals and gearshift lever as opposed to previous models Ford.
The fuel tank is located in the dash, between engine compartment and the instrument panel. It had an optical fuel gauge, fuel flowed into the carburetor by gravity.
The model was the first car to have safety glass in windshield... Ford Model A used mechanical drum brakes on all wheels. In 1930, the radiator grille and headlight surround are made of stainless steel.
Opel kadett K-38 (Germany) 1940.
Heavy motorcycle Zundapp RS 750 1938-1944 in (Germany).
The Zundapp KS 750, and another motorcycle, the BMW R-75, were specially designed for the German Wehrmacht. About 70% of their parts were interchangeable, which made it very easy to supply troops with spare parts for motorcycles. A total of 18,695 Zundapp KS 750 Wehrmachtsgespann were produced.
It was intended for driving on heavy off-road and possessed increased cross-country ability and maneuverability.
The motorcycle had a system for adjusting the wheel suspension depending on the condition of the soil, a system of "economic running" without overheating the engine (at a speed of 3.5 km / h in viscous mud), ignition from a magneto and a backup filter of the gas tank (allowed to continue driving with a punctured tank) ...
He could also overcome small water barriers with a submerged engine.
Heavy motorcycle M-72 1941-1960 (THE USSR).
This is the first car produced by the Irbit Motorcycle Plant and perhaps the most legendary. The production of M-72 motorcycles began in 1941 with the equipment of the motorcycle units of the Red Army. The image for the creation was the German BMW-R71 motorcycle, which has proven itself in the Wehrmacht units.
The M-72 enjoyed an excellent reputation. It had a well-soft wheel suspension, a balanced engine, and high reliability. This car was desired by many motorcyclists in our country, but unfortunately not available. These motorcycles were supplied to the army and the police, and only since 1954 they began to go on sale.
The plant also produced in small batches the M-72K motocross motorcycle created especially for sports clubs: lightweight, with a forced engine. The characteristic features of the model were tires with a cross tread, brought to the level with the upper pipes of the muffler frame, a front fork without a headlight, and sealed electrical systems.
Armored car "Garford-Putilovets" (Russia).
"Garford-Putilov" (also "Garford-Putilovets", "Putilov-Garford" or simply "Garford").
The machine was intended for high-quality reinforcement on the battlefield of machine-gun armored vehicles. The base for the armored car was a 4-ton truck of the American company "Garford". So that the BA could move to position at full speed both forward and backward, a special transfer clutch was installed, controlled by a lever from the driver's seat.
September 2, 1915, when production ended last cars for machine-gun car platoons, the Putilov plant received an order from the Naval Department for another 18 machines of this type. When building the vehicles of this order, the chassis of a 5-ton vehicle with a larger base was used. The design of the hull remained unchanged, the thickness of the armor of the hull and turret was increased. The ammunition load and combat weight have increased. The BA took part in the battles of the 12th Army near Riga as part of the Armored Artillery Division of the Land Front of the Sea Fortress of Peter the Great. Combat losses of "Garfords" at the end of 1917 reached 15%. In the winter of 1918, the Germans captured several vehicles. The Garfords that remained on the territory of Russia after WWI subsequently took part in battles on all fronts of the Civil War. In 1923, due to the wear of the undercarriage, it was decided to transfer them to the railway course, and in 1931 the vehicles were withdrawn from service.
years of manufacture 1915-1916
combat weight 8.6 t
(11 t marine version)
wheel arrangement 4CH2
carburetor engine, air cooling, 4-cylinder
max. power 30 HP
max. speed 18 km / h
power reserve 120 km
armoring 6.5 mm
(7-13 mm marine version)
armament
76.2 mm anti-assault gun mod. 1910 g.
7.62 mm machine gun "Maxim" - 3 pcs.
ammunition
shots 44 (60)
cartridges 5000 (9000)
no means of communication
crew of 8-9 people
released 48 units.
LuAZ-967M (USSR).
Front End Conveyor (TPK), civil designation LuAZ-967 - four-wheel drive amphibious vehicle-conveyor of especially low carrying capacity.
It was created by order of the Airborne Forces for the evacuation of the wounded, the supply of ammunition and military-technical property, towing, as well as the installation of certain types of weapons.
In serial production since 1961 at the Lutsk Automobile Plant.
On the basis of TPK, civilian off-road vehicles LuAZ-969, LuAZ-969M, LuAZ-1302 and their modifications were created.
The conveyor, which is very small in size, has a waterproof case, in the front of which there is a MeMZ-967 engine. Characteristic feature the car is folding steering column, mounted, like the driver's seat, in the center of the car. This design of the steering column allows the driver, if necessary, to drive the car in a semi-recumbent position.
GAZ-67 1943 in "Ivan-Willis" (USSR).
GAZ-67 1943 in (USSR).
At the final stage of World War II and later the Korean War, the GAZ-67B was widely used as a headquarters and reconnaissance vehicle, a carrier of infantry and wounded, and also as a light artillery tractor. In the Red Army, these machines were called "goat", "goat", "pygmy", "flea warrior" and "Ivan-Willis". In Poland, there were the names "gazik" or "Chapaev". The production volumes of the GAZ-67 and GAZ-67B during the war years were relatively small - 4851 units, which was less than 1/10 of the supplies to the USSR of Lend-Lease Willys MB and Ford GPW, since the main attention was paid to the production of the BA-64B armored car, with which the jeeps were unified on the chassis. The volume of production of the GAZ-67 was 3137 units, the GAZ-67B until the end of the war, 1714 units were produced, and in total until the end of production in 1953 - 92 843 units. After the war, the GAZ-67B was actively used not only in the army, but also in the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, geological exploration, forestry and agriculture, etc. On its basis, a drilling and crane hydraulic machine BKGM-AN was produced, as well as snow plows.
ZIS-5 1938 "Three-ton" (USSR).
Soviet freight car with a lifting capacity of 3 tons; the second largest (after the GAZ-AA) truck of the 1930-40s, one of the main transport vehicles Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. Produced from 1933 to 1948 on Automotive factory named after I.V. Stalin. During the war, simplified military modification ZIS-5V (symbolic designation) was produced by the factories ZiS (1942-1946), UlZiS (1942-1944) and UralZiS (1944-1947). In 1934-1948. ZiS alone produced 571,199 ZiS-5 vehicles with modifications, plus in 1947-1948. 13 896 dmg. transitional to the ZIS-150 model ZIS-50.
ZIS-5V 1943 (THE USSR).
"Three-ton" in a simplified version of wartime, when all materials are scarce, and the life of the car is short, has become much simpler than the base model. The wooden frame of the cockpit was sheathed with wooden slats instead of tin; beautifully shaped round wings gave way to flat ones welded from steel sheet; steering wheel received a wooden lining, instead of two headlights, only the left one remained, and the mechanical brakes now acted only on rear wheels... The body began to be made with only one - the rear - tailgate.
The ZIS-5V was without shock absorbers in the suspension, without heating the cabin, ventilation was carried out through a slightly open windshield or lowered side windows... Therefore, it was cold in the cockpit in winter, hot and dusty in summer. Mechanical brakes required a lot of effort, and their efficiency left much to be desired. A very important quality of the design was that most of the 4.5 thousand of its parts had such proportions that they could be broken only with very rough and inept handling. Moreover, the “three-ton” design allowed the machine to be disassembled with a minimum of tools. Therefore, such stories of old drivers are quite real: “I remember that in winter near Stalingrad, in a night raid, my car came across a tree cut off by a shell, and the frame was deformed. We took off the body, cab, engine and other units from it and transferred it to another. They worked in forty-degree frost for two to three hours a day and within a week they put the ZIS on the move. Try now during this period in such conditions to disassemble the car for parts, and then assemble it! .. "
Studebeker US-6 (USA).
"Studebaker" model US6 (English Studebaker, in the USSR and then in Russia the pronunciation "Studebaker" or "Studebaker", sometimes just "Studer") is a three-axle truck of the Studebaker Corporation, produced from 1941 to 1945. Was the most massive vehicle, supplied to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. It was distinguished by its increased cross-country ability and carrying capacity (in comparison with domestic trucks). Also, unlike soviet truckshad four-wheel drive - on all three axes. Besides all-wheel drive model US6x6 was supplied to the Red Army by the US6x4 with a 6x4 wheel arrangement.
In total, about 197 thousand trucks were produced (of which more than 20 thousand US6x4 modifications with a non-driving front axle). Approximately 100 thousand of them were delivered to the USSR during the Second World War, under the Lend-Lease agreement; the rest went to other allies, mainly France and Great Britain.
Tractor "Universal-2" (1944-1955).
VTZ - Vladimir Tractor Plant.
ZAZ-965 "Humpbacked" 1968 (USSR).
Soviet minicar manufactured from 1960 to 1963.
ZAZ-965A - modification with a 27 hp engine, produced from November 1962 to 1969.
A total of 322166 cars of all modifications were produced.
An amazing creation, the result of the "creative torment" of our designers. It is known that the prototype of the "humpback" was the Italian fIAT car 600. The Zaporozhye combine plant "Kommunar" was transformed into an automobile plant, and the Melitopol Motor Plant became the place for the production of engines.
Motorcycle Zundapp RS 750 1938-1944 in (Germany).
Combat motorcycle units of Nazi Germany were actively used on all fronts of the Second World War. Motorcycles with a sidecar were used as an independent combat vehicle, which served for reconnaissance, transportation of personnel, and evacuation of the wounded. The Zundapp motorcycle with a 750 cubic centimeters engine was developed in the late 1930s. and was adopted by the Wehrmacht under the brand name KS 750.
Harley Davidson WLA-42 motorcycle (Harley-Davidson WLA-42) (USA).
A powerful and reliable motorcycle, supplied to the USSR under Lend-Lease and well-proven during the Great Patriotic War.
During the war, 26,000 units were delivered to our country. Often our craftsmen installed M72 strollers and a rear passenger seat on the WLA. First, the carriages were put right on the spot, in the field workshops, and then in factories. But this was not enough for our army - the motorcycle often dragged behind it some kind of load, like mortars.
"Tatra" T87 (Czechoslovakia).
The three-eyed T87 was created in 1937. This model has undergone major improvements compared to its predecessor, which has improved its operational characteristics.
The car was made shorter and lighter (the weight of the car was reduced by 400 kg!). A new and improved V8 engine with smaller displacement aluminum cylinder heads was adopted; 2.97 liters with the same 75 horsepower. The introduction of managed rear wheelsthat steered the car a little when cornering. And this is half a century before modern analogues: Mitsubishi 3000 GT and Honda Prelude!
The speed of the car increased to 160 km / h, and the fuel consumption was about 12 liters / 100 km. The T87 was started using the starter button.
This car has been in serial production for almost 20 years.
Opel Admiral 1939 (Germany).
4-6-seater frame car of classic layout. Comfort car with powerful engine - top lineup Opel of those years. The beginning of production is 1937. From the very beginning, the car was produced with one body type - a 4-door limousine (the most common, 3500 units were produced). A year later, 4-door and 2-door convertibles appeared (a two-door is very rare model with bodies from Glaeser and Hebmüller (80 of them were produced in total) and bodies from Baur and Opel (590 pieces). In addition, quite exotic Admirals with bodies were produced: a 4-door convertible limousine and a 2-door limousine. These cars can be safely attributed to the category of rarities.
Packard Six De Luxe 1938 (USA).
Hanomag Rekord 1938 (Germany).
London double decker bus.
Recently visited the museum automotive engineering Horsepower. I learned about this museum last year when I noticed a plaque on the lunar rover, which was at that time on display in the Peter and Paul Fortress.
As far as I understood from the plates, the presented technique belongs to various collectors. That is why the exposition of the museum changes frequently. Looking through various photo reports in LiveJournal about this museum for the past or this year I saw a big difference in technique compared to what I saw myself. But despite such a turnover of exhibits, there are a lot of cars, there are even more motorcycles, the vast majority of equipment is on the move.
It all starts with horse carriages and carts.
There is an armored car of revolutionary times.
1937 Studebaker Dictator. Due to the coming to power of the Nazis in Italy and Germany, the company renamed this model to Commander.
Motocross bikes and a stand dedicated to motocross athletes.
Izh-350 produced in 1947.
L (Leningrad) 8 1941 release.
Belt drive DKW E206 (1926). I've never seen this, I wonder what resource the belt had.
DKW RT-125 1944.
As far as I remember, this is a forged motorcycle.
1939 Harley Davidson WL-38.
NSU motorcycles (the abbreviation comes from the names of the Neckar and Sulm rivers, near which the plant was located). By the way, the car of this company Prinz IV is very similar to our eared Zaporozhets. More precisely, on the contrary - the German car came out earlier. Our team again decided not to invent anything, but just copy the car with minor changes. Apparently, it was really bad with design in the USSR.
Ford-T, Tin Lizzy. Already looking through the photos I remembered the famous phrase of Henry Ford: you can get a Ford-T in any color, as long as that color is black.
In the foreground is the Opel Olympia Rekord.
Another armored vehicle, but during the Patriotic War.
Handsome Ford Mustang.
I don’t know how to relate to such a restoration - in those days cars did not leave the assembly line in such painting, too high quality. It looks beautiful, but not always out of place. Once I saw a lorry from the times of the war, which, after restoration, all shone with varnish. The historical plausibility is somehow violated - on the one hand, restorers are chasing original spare parts, and on the other hand, they sometimes paint almost a metallic 50-year-old car.
This vAZ seven allegedly belonged to the current President Medvedev.
GAZ M20 "Victory".
Opel Kadett K-38 1940 release. Future Muscovite. The car is on sale.
S-1L. Tricycle car for disabled people. 3 wheels, 1 cylinder, 4 horsepower.
Having checked the search on the site, I did not find a similar post. And in vain, I think. Motorcyclists are interested not only in their motorcycles, but also in everything related to motorcycle topics, including history, right?) Therefore, I will take on the "cultural enlightenment" in the St. Petersburg region :)
The museum is located in the very center of the city, on Konyushennaya Square, a stone's throw from Nevsky, in the building of the main imperial stables. We went into it late one evening. By the way, one of the advantages of this place is round-the-clock work, which, you see, will add variety to your nighttime pastime on weekends, otherwise it's not all the same to relax in cafes after pokatushki). We learned from the kind employee that the museum became the first motorcycle museum in Russia, which is supported mostly on a non-profit basis by enthusiastic collectors and interested ones; bought a ticket and went to view the exposition.
It contains about 150 units of auto and motorcycle equipment. Some of the devices in the museum's collection were known to the Soviet leaders and generals of the Wehrmacht. Hmm, but this one was apparently dug out of the ground by archaeologists)
Yes, you can learn a lot of interesting and tasty things if you walk slowly around one large hall, reading the tablets near the exhibits.
Some devices are very young, for example, any custom and tuning like a motorcycle "for Gzhel".
In addition to bikes, there are also highly deserved representatives of the four-wheeled class, from those that are horse-drawn and older.
There is a kind of "wall of fame" that will acquaint you with the history of Russian motorsport and its outstanding names.
It was then that I found my namesake among the Soviet motocross champions, or maybe ..? Considering my sudden passion for motorcycles ... from a relative? what the hell is not joking :) eh, handsome man)
And then we sat down on an exhibit, a German military motorcycle. Yes, you can sit on some of them.
I almost forgot: there is still a real moon rover.
The building itself deserves special attention. This is the former imperial stable yard, an outstanding architectural monument, despite the deplorable state of emergency. Interior decoration (it is the decoration, this is not just a stable, but a building with crystal chandeliers, stucco and marble floors), in some places it is preserved, you can enjoy. As a fan of horseback riding, I was impressed by the presence of huge photographs of horses as a decoration for the ascetic interior of the exhibition hall.
It's not all about transport. On the ground floor, in a chic basement, reminiscent of low vaulted ceilings and the smell of damp old dungeons or catacombs, there is an exhibition of cold weapons. For lovers of an active lifestyle, one more "bun": a knife shooting range is based here, competitions and trainings are held. In general, everything I like.
I will not go into details other than motorcycles. You can ask me more about historical and other cultural moments in the comments.
I think to visit the museum once more (they write that the motorcycle exposition is sometimes updated), if you wish, join.
P.s. photos from the phone, not very high quality, two - from the group of the museum "VKontakte", I hope they will not be offended, not for the sake of self-interest)
The museum was opened on December 18, 2009 in St. Petersburg at 1 Konyushennaya Square under the name "Horse Power".
All exhibits were provided by private collectors and St. Petersburg biker clubs.
Soviet executive limousine ZIS-110 B (phaeton) 1957
The presented car was at one time assigned to the Leningrad Regional Party Committee. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Lenfilm film studio.
Soviet executive limousine ZiS-110 B (phaeton) 1957
Motorcycle Victoria KR 9 1936-1937 (Germany)
The history of the Victoria motorcycle company began in 1901. Then two tesques and avid cyclists, Max Ottenstein and Max Frankenburger, decided to make a business out of their hobby. So in 1886 the Victoria firm was established, which was engaged in the sale of bicycles and spare parts.
In 1901, the owners of the company decide to supplement the bicycle business with motorcycles. The very first model of the company was a motorcycle with a purchased Fafnir engine, with a capacity of 1.75 hp.
Later, like many other motorcycle companies, Victoria was engaged in the supply of motor vehicles to the army.
The main models were the KR 25S Aero and KR35 SS "Pionier".
In 1919, the company resumes the production of motorcycles, suspended during the 1st World War.
The Victoria KR 9 motorcycle did not become popular. With a mass of 175 kg and a power of 15 hp. his engine was overheating.
The company tried to eliminate this shortcoming, but without much results, and in 1937 the motorcycle was considered unsuccessful and was discontinued.
Carriage for transporting prisoners (Russian Empire of the XIX century)
Engine 4-stroke overhead valve 1000 cc
Power 20 HP
The maximum speed is 161 km / h.
INLDIAN 8 VALVE-RACER motorcycle of 1913 release. (USA)
VAZ-2102 (USSR)
Singer sewing machine
Singer sewing machine
Drawings of the prototype sewing machine appeared at the beginning of the 17th century. Two hundred years later, the American mechanic Elias Howe managed to create the first working unit, which allowed making no more than ten stitches in a row.
The inventor of the prototype of the modern sewing machine Isaac Merritt Singer is indisputably considered.
Singer entered our market back in the 1860s.
In 1897 the joint-stock company "Singer Manufacturing Company" was founded.
In 1902, a plant was opened in Podolsk, producing cars with the Russified Singer logo (to which the then “quality mark” was soon added - the inscription “Supplier to the Court of His Imperial Majesty”). These machines not only widely dispersed across Russia, but were also exported to Turkey and the Balkans, as well as to Persia, Japan and China. By the beginning of the First World War, the plant produced 600 million cars annually. They were sold directly to 3,000 branded stores, as well as through the "goods by mail" system.
Of course, the Bolsheviks took the Podolsk factory away from the Singer Company in 1918. The Podolsk brand, created in the USSR, has been quite popular in the country for several decades. Singer in the USSR was one of the few popular brands of foreign origin. Every uneducated grandmother remembered this logo by heart, albeit written in someone else's Latin letters.
Singer sewing machine
Singer sewing machine
Delaunay Belleville 1916 car. (France)
Delaunay Belleville 1916 car. (France)
Power - 70 HP
The maximum speed is 100 km / h.
A car from the Lenfilm collection.
Delaunay Belleville 1916 car. (France)
Opel Olympia Rekord 1956 release. (Germany)
Ford Mustang Fastback 1964-1973 (USA)
Ford Mustang Fastback 1964-1973 (USA)
Ford Mustang Fastback 1964-1973 (USA)
Armored car "Garford-Putilovets". (Russia)
Armored car "Garford-Putilovets". (Russia)
The machine was intended for high-quality reinforcement on the battlefield of machine-gun armored vehicles. The base for the armored car was a 4-ton truck of the American firm "Garford". So that the BA could move to position at full speed both forward and backward, a special transfer clutch was installed, controlled by a lever from the driver's seat.
On September 2, 1915, when the production of the last machines for machine-gun car platoons was ending, the Putilov plant received an order from the Naval Department for another 18 machines of this type. When building the vehicles of this order, the chassis of a 5-ton vehicle with a larger base was used. The design of the armored hull remained unchanged, the thickness of the armor of the hull and turret was increased. The ammunition load and combat weight have increased. The BA took part in the battles of the 12th Army near Riga as part of the Armored Artillery Division of the land Front of the Peter the Great Sea Fortress. Combat losses of "Garfords" at the end of 1917 reached 15%. In the winter of 1918, the Germans captured several vehicles. The Garfords that remained on the territory of Russia after WWI subsequently took part in battles on all fronts of the Civil War. In 1923, due to the wear of the undercarriage, it was decided to transfer them to the railway course, and in 1931 the vehicles were withdrawn from service.
