The GAZ-14 Chaika''ГАЗ-14 «Чайка». Руководство по ремонту.'' Avtoexport. Moscow around 1988. is an

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manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (

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, Gorky Automobile Plant) from 1977 to 1988 as a generation of its Chaika marque.

History

The vintage 1950s-style GAZ-13 was succeeded by the more modern ''GAZ-14 Chaika'' introduced in 1977 (although production of both versions overlapped by several years). Although visually modern and fitted with the latest electronic luxury features, the GAZ-14 was in fact built around the drivetrain and undercarriage of the older model. The GAZ-14 engine was a modernized equipped with twin four-barrel carburetors and achieved SAE gross. A seven-seater, with special soundproofing, it measured long overall and weighed in at .

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, pp. 211-212 A four-door

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, the 14-05, appeared in 1982.

, p. 305 The GAZ-14 Chaika remained in production from 14 October 1977 to 1988, when the Chaika limousine brand was discontinued. Around a hundred GAZ-14 were built each year, with total production (including units assembled in 1989 from spare parts) reaching 1,114. On orders from

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, the blueprints and tooling were destroyed as part of his "fighting privileges" campaign under ''

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References

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