Initially, my grandfather had the car, they gave it to me as the first car, but it was delayed for 2 years already in my life. I live in Moscow, so there is no respect for this car on the road, every budget car considers it its duty to cut me off or climb in front of me. It is rather difficult to leave the traffic light at the start, it hesitated a little at the start and 9s honk ... but there are also people who say that the car looks great, thank you that the car looks like from a factory, and the numbers on it, by the way , even Soviet ones with 4 digits, but this is where the pluses end.

This summer (hot) I sweated like a construction worker in the heat, working 8 hours, driving 30 minutes in the car, though over the summer the car never overheated, adding a little gas while standing in a traffic jam, and the fan cooled the car. Seating is a separate topic. The rear ones are nothing, there is a lot of space for a large sofa, but the front ones ... I have a height of 183 cm, the seat back constantly presses on the back, and the headrest is at the level of the cervical vertebrae. It feels like in Soviet times people were under 150 cm tall, or their backs were very short, so a trip of 100 km turns into an inconvenience.

At a speed of up to 70 km / h in fourth gear, the noise is not particularly disturbing, but as soon as you accelerate to 100, you can no longer hear the music, you raise the volume control higher, and when the traffic light is red, you are surprised at how loud the stereo sounds. I have drum brakes, and for some reason the car starts to move to the right when braking. In a car service (which repairs GAZ ambulances and so on services), the brakes were changed completely, but the car again pulls to the right. It was not possible to go through the MOT, everything showed in red, although I follow the car and repair it.

Gasoline consumption (AI-80) in the region of 15 liters, with passport data, the maximum speed is 140 km / h, using a satellite on the phone, the speed was measured, further 125 with a terrible engine speed, it got to 130 and that's it, I never drove 130 with feeling, just a little more and the engine will explode. Sitting in the car of friends (foreign cars), you are amazed at the comfort and convenience that they do not appreciate. Having traveled in my father's car (сamry) after the Volga, my father was shocked that I was driving well and confidently. Yes, the Volga gave an excellent driving experience, it was difficult to drive it, the steering wheel is tight, it is difficult to turn around on the spot, and if the wheels are also hooked, then this is a Kamaz without hydro)))

As for the repair, it was carried out in the service described above, I myself changed the max candles, since they are very easy to replace, the generator belt. It is always easy to fix it: you open the hood and kilometers of space in front of you. A big plus can be attributed to the fact that it is not slowed down by traffic police officers, in three years 1 stop and a banal document check and shock at the sight of a Soviet vehicle registration certificate.

It is difficult to drive a car, a 4-speed gearbox sometimes flatly refuses to engage reverse gear the first time. In the dark, the stove can be turned on by touch, only the dashboard is illuminated. The trunk is large, but flat, if something is at the end of the trunk, then you won't be able to get it without getting dirty, and the spare wheel eats up 40% of the space. And the main thing is the price - no matter how much money is invested, no matter how it looks, it is not a rarity. On the ******** site people try to sell them from 300,000 rubles to 1,500,000 rubles, but in reality the ceiling is 60,000 in excellent condition, or 75,000, no reasonable person will give more for this.

This is not a collection car, but consumer goods, and let them say that big bumps drove them, but they only drove on the 24th Volga, and 24-10 is a transitional cheaper version, where everything is hard plastic, and 24 even better, but not worth the crazy prices, 100,000 is the maximum price of the issue. In every yard there is such a Volga, rusty or slightly in shape. And it's stupid to rate it as an expensive car, it's not a legend. 21 can and can claim this, but only as a legend of the USSR, not the world, but not 24. So owners of 24 and 2410, go down to earth ... for 500,000 you will only sell it if the money is depreciated again.

On the market

GAZ-24-10 "Volga" - Soviet and Russian middle class passenger car, produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant, was produced from the end of 1985 to the spring of 1992. The V8 modification (GAZ-24-34) continued to be produced until 1993-1994. The predecessor is the Volga GAZ-24 (1970-1985).

GAZ-24-10 was a variant of a deep modernization of the previous model using a number of design solutions of the GAZ-3102 model (in series since 1982).

History

After the start of production of the Volga GAZ-3102 - a new car, although based on the GAZ-24, but very different from it, GAZ thought about a serious update and the base model - the "twenty-fourth" "Volga".

The car itself by this time looked far from the best in the background of foreign cars of that time, both in terms of design and in terms of the internal structure.

Nevertheless, for economic reasons, as well as in view of the expected at that time the imminent entry into production of a fundamentally new Volg family based on the GAZ-3105, the volume of changes was relatively small in the end, and was mainly reduced to partial unification with the GAZ-3102 and cheaper.

In particular, the car received new doors, with “safe” recessed handles with flat “blades” instead of buttons, and also lost vents for the sake of fashion (which negatively affected the interior ventilation and significantly increased the effort on the window regulator handle); a heavily modified interior with a new dashboard made of rigid thermoplastic (the so-called "low" panel), in contrast to the "high" one in the GAZ-3102; in form and design, it was somewhat similar to the GAZ-3102 panel and had the same "stuffing", in particular a combination of devices with three "wells", but was made of cheaper material; probably some of the cars, produced in a higher configuration, had a "high" panel, new seats, door trim panels, and so on. The changes in appearance were mainly aimed at reducing the production cost, which was reflected, in particular, in the removal of almost all shiny elements from the body surface. The mechanical component has also been updated.

The entire modernization was carried out gradually, in several stages, and eventually took several years: from the appearance in 1984 of a plastic radiator grill on export cars, to the renovation of the station wagon in 1987.

In 1985, cars of "transitional" series were produced, which are sometimes referred to as GAZ-24M (which is not entirely correct - this designation was not officially used). These cars had mechanical stuffing from 24-10, but in general they retained the appearance and interior of the previous version, and even on machines of this period that completely retained the factory equipment, a variety of combinations of various elements of the GAZ-24 and 24-10 are possible. In part, however, this also applies to the full-fledged GAZ-24-10, which actually began to roll off the assembly line only in 1986; for example, even in the factory operating manual it is mentioned that the radiator grill can be either plastic, a new sample, or metal chrome, like that of the GAZ-24.

Salon GAZ-24-10 (99% original, no native receiver)

Description

The interior of the car was completely renewed and looked quite modern by the standards of the eighties. The main technical innovation was the 100-horsepower (according to other information 98 hp) ZMZ-402 engine, which exists in a slightly modified form until now, although it was only an upgraded version of the 24D (improved carburetion due to the new K- 151C, improved release, cooling, and other minor changes).

In the suspension, the changes were aimed at improving directional stability, plus it became possible to use wide wheels, improved the brake system (fully dual-circuit brakes with a vacuum booster and a regulator in the rear wheel brakes), introduced new wheels with a wider rim, radial tubeless tires and plastic " aerodynamic "caps, modified the wiper - increased the trapezium resource, improved rear window heating - replaced the blower with electric heating, the front door glazing - without vents, the front parking lights were transferred to the headlights, the rear axle - with the main gear ratio of 3.9, the hand brake lever moved from under the dashboard to the usual place between the front seats. Some of the cars were equipped with disc front brakes from the GAZ-3102.

The GAZ-24-10 was a significant step forward in the field of ergonomics - the location and principle of operation of the controls on it, compared to the previous model, more or less corresponded to the modern ideas about it at that time, despite the preservation of some archaic elements, such as an exhaust central light switch ; the seats with head restraints and, in higher configurations, velor upholstery were quite comfortable, and the front ones even had height adjustment (the so-called "garage" - the adjustment required the use of a tool).

Outside, the car has lost a significant part of the chrome and stainless steel decor (chrome "Volga" nameplates on the front fenders and rear panel, molding on the bottom of the trunk lid, and other elements; the outside rearview mirror remained the same, but turned black). The bumpers lost their "fangs", that is, they returned to the sample in shape until 1977 (while the stampings for the "fangs" remained on them), the parking lights on the interior ventilation deflectors, the area for the license plate under the front bumper disappeared. The stainless steel wheel caps were replaced by simple plastic ones that covered the entire wheel, and not just the disc hub, and were called "aerodynamic" in the operating instructions - they were notable for the fact that they had an original reliable fastening system with a figured central nut preventing spontaneous separation caps from the wheel rim in motion.

In this form, the car received the name GAZ-24-10 (they also write 2410, but officially it is the index "24-10", since 2410 according to the industry standard means a completely different class of cars), the Wagon was accordingly renamed 24-12 ( 2412), which replaced the previous one only by 1987. The rest of the modifications were renamed in the same way, including the number of the version for the special services with the eight-cylinder GAZ-24-24 engine added to the top ten, and it became GAZ-24-34.

Project evaluation

GAZ-24M ("transition")

The GAZ-24-10 was the first model of the Volga that went on retail in large enough quantities - although the queues remained, and the price of the car was very high, in comparison with the previous models of passenger cars GAZ, it still became significantly more affordable for a private trader.

Nevertheless, at the same time the development of GAZ-24-10 was marked by a significant drop in quality compared to the earlier products of the plant.

It is the relatively low build quality, and in particular - poor anti-corrosion treatment and low-quality body painting, often using a "simplified" technology, as well as poorly maintained as a result of wear of stamping molds geometry of body panels and deteriorated quality of chrome coating of those parts that had it, were probably the main problem of the GAZ-24-10, especially the late, already Russian release.

There are also known problems with the heating system, associated with both low workmanship (large gaps in the heater pipes), and assembly defects, and with a gearbox, in which the inclusion of the second gear on the move could be accompanied by great efforts. In addition, changing the tire size (from diagonal 7.35-14 to radial 205/70 R14) and reducing the diameter of the steering wheel while maintaining the same steering ratio made the steering process more difficult.

The rest of the 24-10 model inherited the simplicity and reliability of its predecessor. Subsequently, it was on the basis of the GAZ-24-10 units, crossed with the modified (restyled) GAZ-3102 body, that the first post-restructuring passenger model of the plant was created - the Volga GAZ-31029, which was subsequently replaced by the Volga model of a deep modernization of GAZ 3110, which, in turn, was later restyled and produced until 2009 as GAZ-31105.

Currently, a large number of GAZ-24-10 vehicles, which initially fell into the hands of private owners, are still in operation.

GAZ-24-10 in the cinema

• Assa (taxi, appears briefly in the frame)
• One in a million
• Streets of Broken Lights (Season 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9)
• Russian double
• Stamp (operative car, appears briefly in the frame)
• clip "Little sky" of the Belarusian group J: Morse
• Opera. Slaughter Department Chronicles 3. Courier
• Barkhan
• Seven days with a Russian beauty (appears briefly in the frame, but is a blooper: in fact, Furich drives a GAZ-24)
• Voroniny (Nikolay Voronin's car)
• Hagi-Tragger
• ZETA Group

In the gaming and souvenir industry

On December 7, 2010, the DeAgostini publishing house, within the framework of the USSR Auto Legends series, released a light gray model of the GAZ-24-10 Volga car in a scale of 1:43.

Links

• Repair and maintenance manuals for GAZ-24-10 "Volga"

see also

GAZ 24 is a Soviet middle class passenger car, which was serially produced at an enterprise in the city of Gorky in the period from 1969 to 1992.

The Soviet passenger car was considered a symbol of the era of its years, and it was also a prestigious model on which officials and representatives of state institutions moved.

Most "ordinary people" only dreamed of such a model, since there were no competitors with such dimensions in the USSR. The entire GAZ range.

Car history

Before the beginning of the 60s of the twentieth century, which was mass-produced in the city of Gorky, had already been produced for some time and was rather outdated, especially when it comes to the design component.

Initially, the design staff made their debut attempt to develop a car that could replace the 21st Wave already in 1960. In those days, the design team was influenced by American-made models that were shown at the 1959 Moscow exhibition.

Based on this, one should not be very surprised due to the fact that the project of the future car of the 2nd family, designed by a group of specialists, had the lines of most foreign vehicles of those years. Although, a little "Volga" looked like a certain car, which was a 1959 Ford. However, all the same, it cannot be called copying.

And now, two years later, in 1961, the design department, headed by General Designer Alexander Nevzorov and designers Leonid Tsikolenko and Nikolai Kireev, began work on designing a machine that could replace the already familiar Volga-2121.

Serial production was planned to begin by the 50th anniversary of the Great October Revolution, which was celebrated in 1967, but due to the unfavorable economic situation, the plans were disrupted. One of the reasons why the release of the 24th model was delayed, it was only the Volzhsky Automobile Plant under construction in Togliatti.

But the state structures could no longer deduct so many subsidies to the employees of the enterprise. In addition, the Gorky Automobile Plant was instructed to establish the production and development of military vehicles, for example, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, due to the aggravation of the political situation in the world.

In the period from 1962 to 1965, about 6 search layouts were built from plasticine, which seriously differed from each other in appearance. By the time of the onset of 1965, the appearance of the machine had already taken shape, all that remained was to complete the development of the aggregate parts.

The debut sketches for the 24th model featured fashionable fins, curved panoramic front and rear windows and a two-tone body paint. This was influenced by American fashion, which was quite popular at that time, as well as the fact that some of the design specialists of the Gorky Automobile Plant were trained in the United States of America.

And we cannot say that this moment somehow negatively influenced the automotive industry of the domestic car. While tracking all the world's cars of those times, the specialists of the Gorky enterprise saw that the aerodynamic component of their cars was seriously inferior to the restrained styles that they produced.

This led to the abandonment of the younger sister "Chaika" - her design solution was not applied to the novelty. It cannot be said that the GAZ-24 car began to be produced quickly. There were problems with the start of serial production, which depended not only on the Gorky Automobile Plant. It took years, but the effort was worth it.

It is very curious that initially, similar to the Japanese, rear-view mirrors were installed on the hood on cars, but in Japan this decision was made in order to detect cyclists in a timely manner. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics simply copied this implementation.

However, later mirrors were placed in their standard area - and only the driver's door had a mirror. 1965 was the first year when incomprehensible "foreign cars" began to roll - prototypes of the 24th model, which had the Super nameplate. They made it possible to test various variations of power units and gearboxes.

This model drove around the entire USSR, along with American cars. And it cannot be said that the tests were insignificant, they had national significance. The test result showed that GAZ-24 is not inferior to foreign counterparts.

Despite the decrease (by 10 mm) in ground clearance, compared to the previous GAZ-21, the car was not inferior in functionality on a bad road. A little later, the car was checked in a taxi company, initially for what purpose it was created.

In 1966, the Soviet government allocated about 125 million rubles for a large-scale reconstruction, which in those days was just a huge figure. What for? Everything is very simple - the GAZ-24, when compared with the GAZ-21, became much more complicated from a technical point of view, therefore, the introduction of new equipment was required.

It will not be superfluous to recall that the Zavolzhsky Motor Plant (ZMZ), which produced the power unit for the 24th model, was the first in the world to develop and apply a high-performance technology for casting aluminum engine blocks under pressure.

The first experimental batch, for a full-fledged 1968, the conveyor was only 31 units marked GAZ 24. The middle of 1970 provided for a complete cessation of the construction of the last 21st Volga, therefore the Gorky passenger car enterprise began to fully work on the fresh model. It is interesting that the car even acquired imported equipment.

Exterior

Despite the long development time, the appearance of the GAZ-24 sedan has hardly undergone any changes, although the design staff sometimes slightly altered the radiator grille, supplied the car with a pair or 4 headlights.

But it was decided to take the body with a pair of headlights and a picket fence of the famous "whalebone" in vertical design. It is worth noting that a similar solution has already been applied on the previous family of vehicles of the Gorky Automobile Plant.

In addition, the 24th Volga with a similar appearance will exist until 1984, and in fact - until the end of production. The front of the car has become much better and immediately liked many motorists. Here it was no longer possible to find those large and prominent elements of the headlights, the massive radiator grille.

The last part became a little narrower and longer, and a couple of headlights crowned it on the sides. The front bumper did not receive fangs in the "first series" of the 24 sedan, but there were chrome license plate sidewalls under the bumper.

The hood is long and almost flat, with the exception of a small stamping in the middle. The windshield has become more modern and increased the aerodynamic performance of the car as a whole. Most, if not all, fell in love with the GAZ-24 Volga and simply dreamed of buying it for themselves.

The side part showed the longest sedan among all domestic cars produced at that time. Perhaps this is what became the GAZ-24's trump card before the same. The front side part had an inscription above the "Volga" wheel, although it is difficult to imagine that there were such people who could confuse it, say, with a Zhigul.

The design staff could not immediately decide on the wheel caps. Some experimental cars were supplied with wheel covers that covered the entire rim. The right side of the sedan had a filling section, which was opened with a key. The door handles were given a metallic color and the door could be opened by pressing a button.

Initially, on the side there were flashlights on the "combs" of the ventilation deflectors, but later the GAZ-24-10 model no longer had flashlights. The aft part of the GAZ-24 also turned out to be radically new. The cars of the "first series" received a rear bumper without fangs, but they had reflectors separate from the taillights, which could be found on the rear body panel.

It was hard not to notice the simply huge size of the tailgate, which was opened with a key and a swing mechanism, which was installed around the slot of the lock itself.

The last decision seems to be very successful and unusual, which clearly distinguished the sedan from its other competitors, which, in fact, did not exist. The exhaust pipe was on the traditional lower right side.

Interior

After getting into the Volga GAZ-24 salon, it is immediately noticeable that there really was more free space, despite the almost unchanged dimensions. However, the interior trim on the sedan was not distinguished by sophistication, despite the last century of production. The seats turned out to be quite comfortable, which slightly smoothed out the first sensations from visiting the salon.

The debut editions of the car received an armrest, which was installed between the front seats. A little later, it was no longer used in the interior. The interior of the GAZ-24-10 model has been fully updated, which made it possible to have comfortable headrests and full-fledged fabric upholstery.

The dashboard is not luxurious. The front part was glued with a film under the tree. The glove compartment looked simple, there was no decoration. The bottom of the panel is of iron type, and the steering wheel is large enough with a thin rim.

After 1985, the improvement was noticeably reflected in these parts, where the steering wheel was reduced in diameter, and its rim increased in width. The dashboard had fundamentally changed, now there were much more plastic parts.

The upholstery of the interior was not particularly discordant. The upholstery was made of leatherette, and the colors were divided into brown, gray and red. A little later, the tape-type speedometer was replaced with a standard pointer, which was more efficient and did not fail so quickly.

Also, the car received finishing door panels with a horizontal pattern, the presence of static seat belts for those sitting in front and behind appeared, which is why, just, the front armrest was removed, new seat upholstery and other changes.

Specifications

Power unit

During the design of the 24th model, at first they thought about installing three types of power units - the presence of a six-cylinder, four-cylinder and V-shaped eight-cylinder was provided.

The six-cylinder model was immediately removed, and 8-cylinder engines were most often used for special services and cars, which are in government agencies. "Eight" was in most cases for special services, where a powerful engine and good dynamic characteristics were required.

Based on this, it is not difficult to guess that a 4-cylinder engine with an overhead valve was used as the base power unit. Its volume was 2.445 liters. Fuel consumption per 100 km was about 15 liters (according to the passport 12).

The model with a 4-cylinder engine came in a couple of variations - 95 (AI-93) and 85 (A-76) horsepower. All the differences between the power units were in the cylinder head. The engine, which was made for the 76th gasoline, the head was higher, which was reflected in the enlarged combustion chamber.

The four-cylinder engine was produced for the GAZ-24 until 1985, when the ZMZ 402/4021 began to be installed on the cars. New models of power units received a modified cylinder block and cylinder head. The modernization hardly touched its core, they just started to use the presence of the modernized high-performance oil pump.

Transmission

The cars that came with the eight-cylinder powertrain were synchronized with an automatic three-speed gearbox. However, she was rarely seen on the 24th Volga.

More often, one could find a mechanical four-speed gearbox with synchronizers at all forward speeds. The clutch is a dry single-disc clutch. Clutch type - hydraulic.

Suspension

The front suspension was of the pivot type. She stood on wishbones and had coil springs. And the rear one was dependent with springs. The shock absorbers were of hydraulic telescopic type with double-acting action.

Steering

The steering mechanism represented the presence of a globoid worm with a three-ridge roller. There was an anti-theft device and a safety clutch.

Brake system

The service brake system included drum mechanisms on all wheels with a hydraulic drive and booster, a separator and a signaling device about the failure of one of the circuits. The parking brake system included a mechanical drive for the rear wheel brakes.

External upgrades

The car has undergone some upgrades quite often. For example, until 1975, they changed the shape of the external rear-view mirrors, installed a fresher, more convenient and reliable luggage compartment lock, the rear roof pillars had parking lights, which were lit when people disembarked.

The car has always improved. Initially, they decided to remove the rear-view mirror from the right front wing. In turn, the left one was moved to the windshield pillar. During 1976-1978, they made their debut thorough modernization of the Volga.

Many call this the start of production of the second generation GAZ 24. These years allowed the car to get "fangs" on the bumper, where there were rubber inserts, there was also the presence of fog lights, which were located on the bumper installed in front.

The rear lights have built-in reflectors. The mid-80s allowed specialists to subject the car to new improvements, which became more significant and radical.

As a result, the GAZ-24-10 car was born, which is often called the 3rd family of the 24th Volga. In the car, there were no flashlights on the vents of the ventilation system, the grille was changed from chrome to regular black plastic. The presence of new plastic caps began to be installed on the wheels.

It is very important that the glasses installed at the back, instead of blowing warm air, acquired electric heating. However, all the changes were not made at the same time. Since 1986, there was already the presence of recessed door handles, which were mounted in the body plane. On the windows of the front doors, the vents were removed, and simple bumpers without fangs appeared. The sidelights were removed, headlights began to perform their option.

The cost

Buy a new GAZ-24 will no longer work. But the secondary car market offers a decent selection of equipment, the cost starts from about 150,000 rubles. The more expensive the price, the "younger" the sedan and the better quality it is. If the car was able to survive well, then it is logical to expect that the owner will ask more for it.

Pros and cons

Pros of the car

• High-quality Volga body;
• Low pricing policy and ease of interchangeability of spare parts and parts;
• Nice and stylish appearance (for those years);
• Improved aerodynamic component compared to previous models (GAZ-21);
• Good powertrains;
• A rather large ground clearance height;
• Good luggage space;
• Comfortable seating with armrests;
• Good dynamic performance;
• Soft suspension that allows you to swallow most bumps and holes;
• Lots of modifications;
• Not afraid of stress;
• Small turning radius of the car, despite its large dimensions;
• Clear dashboard;
• Fuel-unpretentious car;
• There are seat belts;
• Large luggage compartment volume;
• The body height has become lower;
• The quality of the hand brake design has been improved;
• The front suspension beam has become more durable and reliable;
• Improved the quality of body paint and body parts;
• Good visibility inside the car;
• The interior has become lighter.

Immediately after the start of production of the GAZ-21, Gorky residents attempted to create a car that could replace the rapidly aging (primarily in terms of design) model of the original embodiment - so in 1958 the development of the GAZ-24, the next generation of the Volga, began.

The machine, which from a technical point of view became a real breakthrough (compared to its predecessor), was officially presented in 1966, and got on the conveyor in 1969 (for a short time it was produced in parallel with the "21st").

In the period from 1972 to 1978, a planned update of the car followed (which marked the beginning of the so-called "second series"), as a result of which the exterior, interior and mechanical "filling" underwent modifications.

In 1985, the "third incarnation" of the model was born, called the GAZ-24-10 - it changed significantly, especially in terms of technology. In the production program of "GAZ" the sedan lasted until 1992, when it was replaced by the GAZ-31029.

Outside, the GAZ-24 demonstrates simple, canonical forms, which lack bright details - you cannot call a car beautiful, but at the same time it has an elegant, stylish, moderately solid and even classic look. Well, at one time the car generally outwardly surpassed many foreign competitors, however, technically inferior to them.

"24th Volga" is a representative of the D-class according to the European classification: 4735 mm in length, 1490 mm in height and 1800 mm in width. The wheelbase of the car is 2800 mm long, and its ground clearance is quite solid 174 mm. In "combat" form, the four-door weighs from 1420 to 1820 kg, depending on the version.

By today's standards, the interior of the GAZ-24 sedan looks primitive, but it does not hold attractiveness - a two-spoke steering wheel with a thin rim and a large diameter, a simple "toolkit" that provides only the most necessary information, and a laconic front panel, crowned in the central part with a radio receiver and "sliders »Heater.

In the modernized GAZ-24-10, the design of the "front part of the cabin" is not so "ascetic" - it is noticeably more convenient and modern, but it also "does not spoil" with "excesses".

Inside, the four-door can boast of solid finishing materials and decent build quality.

GAZ-24 "Volga" has a spacious interior - on both rows riders are provided with a large supply of free space. But the seats themselves, despite the soft filling, do not shine with convenience: the wide front seats are completely devoid of any hint of lateral support, and the rear sofa is endowed with a flat profile (albeit with an armrest in the middle).

The three-volume is no problem with practicality - the "hold" of the car holds 500 liters of luggage. True, the impressive volume is not supported by the correct shape of the cargo compartment, and a full-fledged "spare" (if available) takes up a lot of space.

Specifications. The engine compartment of the GAZ-24 Volga is occupied by a 2.4-liter (2445 cubic centimeters) four-cylinder petrol engine equipped with an aluminum block, an 8-valve timing belt, a carburetor "power supply" system and liquid cooling. Depending on the modification, the engine produces 90-100 horsepower at 4500 rpm and 173-182 Nm of torque at 2600 rpm.
The entire power reserve from the engine goes to the wheels of the rear axle through a four-speed manual gearbox.

The first "hundred" obeys this car after 20-22 seconds, the peak of its capabilities falls on 140-150 km / h, and the fuel "appetite" fits into 12.5 liters in mixed mode per 100 km.

At the heart of the GAZ-24 "Volga" is a rear-wheel drive platform, which implies the presence of an all-metal body of the supporting type and longitudinally located in the front of the power unit.

The front suspension of the three-volume system is independent (pivot) on two forged levers with coil springs and a torsion bar stabilizer, and the rear suspension is dependent with a rigid axle on semi-elliptical springs.
Drum brakes with a diameter of 280 mm are installed on both axles of the vehicle. The sedan's steering system is a "globoidal worm" with a 2 ridge roller.

"24th", in addition to the basic four-door version, was produced in other versions:

• GAZ-24-01 - a car that was intended to work in a taxi. Its distinctive features are a derated engine, special body markings, a green light "free", and an interior trimmed with leatherette.
• GAZ-24-02 (GAZ-24-12) - a five-door station wagon (produced from 1972 to 1992), which "flaunts" a five- or seven-seater convertible saloon (except for the body type, it is completely identical to the sedan).

• GAZ-24-95 - four-wheel drive modification of the sedan, created with the use of GAZ-69 units, which was used by the "highest elite of the country" for hunting and other outdoor activities (in total, five similar "24-oks" saw the light).

• GAZ-24-24 (GAZ-24-34) Is a version for the special services, which played the role of "catch-up" or "escort vehicle". The peculiarities of such a four-door are a 5.5-liter V8 engine from "Chaika" under the hood, which develops 195 "stallions", a 3-band "automatic", more durable technology and the presence of a power steering.

In essence, the "second Volga" is a sturdy and reliable car with a classic appearance, high-quality and spacious interior, large trunk, excellent ride quality, energy-intensive suspension, high maintainability and a bunch of other advantages.
Although there are also disadvantages to its asset: weak dynamics, difficult control, ill-conceived ergonomics, high fuel consumption, and low safety level.

Prices. GAZ-24 "Volga" in the secondary market of Russia in 2017 can be bought at a price of 40-50 thousand rubles, but the most "fresh" cars cost much more than half a million rubles.

The Soviet passenger car "Volga" GAZ 24 is a symbol of the era of its time. "Volga" was considered a very prestigious brand; officials and representatives of state authorities drove such cars.

An example of the classic Volga GAZ 24

The black "twenty-fourth model" in Soviet times was the ultimate dream of many citizens, and it was almost impossible to buy it for personal use. At that time, no other passenger cars of such impressive dimensions were produced in the Soviet Union, so GAZ 24 was out of competition.

Back in the early sixties of the twentieth century, the design of the Volga GAZ 21 began to become outdated, and the designers decided to start developing a new model. In 1965, the first prototypes of the car appeared on the streets of Gorky. In total, twelve samples were created by July. In the autumn of the same year, he was ready to start the serial production of GAZ 24.

Serial production was planned to be established for the fiftieth anniversary of the Great October Revolution, which was celebrated in 1967, but a combination of unfavorable economic circumstances prevented the plans from taking place.
The main reason for the delay in the launch of the Volga in the series was the beginning construction of the Volga Automobile Plant in Togliatti, the state could no longer allocate so many subsidies to the residents of Gorky. In addition, in connection with the aggravation of the political situation in the world, GAZ had to intensively engage in the production and development of military equipment, in particular, the BTR 60 and BTR 70 models.

As a result, for the entire next 1968, 31 GAZ 24 cars left the assembly line of the automobile giant. But from mid-July 1970, the production stopped altogether, and the line of the Gorky Automobile Plant for the production of passenger cars was completely given to the new model.

Advantages and disadvantages of GA3 24

Unlike its predecessor, the "twenty-first" Volga, GAZ 24 had a number of significant advantages:

In addition to the positive aspects, GAZ 24 also revealed some shortcomings:

Various options for GAZ 24 models

Modernization of GAZ 24

Over the entire period of its existence, the "twenty-fourth" Volga has twice undergone serious constructive changes. The production of GAZ 24 and all modifications ceased in 1992, and more than one million four hundred thousand copies were produced for all the time.

Most of the changes in the Volga did not occur immediately. The first series of upgrades fell on the period from 1972 to 1978. During this time, the upholstery on the seats in the Volga has changed, fangs appeared on both bumpers, and the rear lights have changed. The strip speedometer was abandoned due to its frequent failures, instead a pointer, more reliable device appeared.

Volga Gaz 24 rear view

From 1985 to 1987, a number of new improvements followed, and from 1985 the updated base model became known as.

In this car, the "fangs" on the bumpers have disappeared again, new exterior door handles have appeared, and the four-cylinder engine has undergone modernization. The new seats are more comfortable and softer.

GAZ 24-10 was very popular, and this was the last model that existed in the entire "twenty-fourth" series. In January 1992, the GAZ 24 10 was replaced, it differed from the previous version of the "Volga" by the body, all the units and many elements of the interior remained the same, and the changes took place as gradually as in the "twenty-fourth".

GAZ 24 modifications

The Volga has a lot of modifications. It should be noted that GA3 24 was mainly produced with two body types - sedan and station wagon.

An example of a Volga 24 with a station wagon

Cars of the Gorky Automobile Plant were made for export, a number of cars were intended for taxis. There were special cars for ambulances and special services.

Modifications:

Internal combustion engine GAZ 24

When designing the Volga, it was initially thought to install three types of internal combustion engines (ICE) on it: six-cylinder, four-cylinder and V-shaped eight-cylinder.
The 6-cylinder internal combustion engine was immediately abandoned, and the 8-cylinder engine was mainly equipped with special service vehicles and vehicles that were in the department of high-ranking officials.

The "eight" was mainly equipped with special services vehicles, where high power and high speed were needed (GAZ 24 24 and GAZ 24 34). Therefore, the main internal combustion engine on the GAZ 24 was a four-cylinder engine with an overhead valve with a volume of 2.445 liters.

The 4-cylinder power unit was produced in two versions: 95 hp. with the expectation of gasoline AI-93 (now it is AI-92), and 85 hp. for gasoline A-76. All the difference in the internal combustion engine was in the cylinder head (cylinder head).

It looks like a cylinder head GAZ 24

The version of the engine under the "seventy-sixth" cylinder head gasoline was higher, respectively, a larger combustion chamber.

The 4-cylinder unit remained unchanged until 1985, when on the transitional models of GAZ 24M cars, steel (AI-93 gasoline) and ZMZ 4021 (A-76) became. New engine models have changed the cylinder block and cylinder head.

The insides of the engine were practically not affected by the changes, except that they began to use a modernized high-performance oil pump. These ICEs were later used both on Gazelles and on subsequent modifications of the Volga (GAZ 31029,).

Salon GAZ 24

The interior trim on the GAZ 24 was very modest even by the standards of the 70s of the last century. But the large volume of interior space and rather comfortable seats smoothed out the first impressions of the interior. In the first releases of the Volga, an armrest was installed between the front seats. Later it was abolished. On GAZ 24 10 models, the seats have been completely updated.

Now they were with comfortable headrests and fully fabric upholstery.

At one time, many owners of pre-styling "Volgas" sought to change their old seats for new "ten" ones. It was cool to have such "seats" on the old "Volga".

The dashboard did not differ in its exquisite design, the front part was mainly pasted over with a wood-like film. The glove compartment looked simple, without any decoration. The bottom of the panel was iron, the steering wheel was rather large with a thin rim.

One of the options for the GAZ 24 interior

Since 1985, the modernization has noticeably affected these elements - the steering wheel has become smaller in diameter, and the rim is significantly thicker. The dashboard has completely changed, it now contained significantly more plastic elements.

The upholstery was not very diverse. They were made of leatherette, according to the colors they were divided into brown, gray and red. The color of the skins did not depend on the color of the car; at the factory, the cars were completed with what came to hand (if it was not a special order).

An example of a salon 24 Volga and a tree