MAZ-200 was a

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truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. It was the first Soviet truck powered by a

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. The MAZ-200 was initially produced by YaAZ (Yaroslavl Automobile Plant) between 1947 and 1950, after which the production was moved to

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. In 1962, it was re-engined with the YaMZ-236 V6 diesel.

Variants

*MAZ-200: Standard production version. **MAZ-200D: Cab-chassis version. **MAZ-200G: Troop transport version. Produced 1951-1958. **MAZ-200P: As MAZ-200 except equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine. **MAZ-200V: Tractor-trailer version. Produced 1952-1966. ***MAZ-200M: As MAZ-200V except equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine. ***MAZ-200R: MAZ-200V with hydraulic systems to control tipper trailers. *MAZ-205: Dump truck version. Produced 1947-1965. *MAZ-501: Logging truck version. Produced 1955-1965. **MAZ-501B: MAZ-501 equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine. **MAZ-501V: Tractor-trailer version of MAZ-501. *MAZ-502: Four-wheel-drive version. Produced 1957-1965. **MAZ-502V: Tractor-trailer version of MAZ-502. *NAMI-020: Prototype 6×6 modification of MAZ-200. Later built as Ural-375. *NAMI-021: Prototype 6×6 modification of MAZ-200. Later built as Ural-375H. MAZ - 502 front

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