GAZ-93

The GAZ-93 was a Soviet two-tonne dump truck built on the chassis of the GAZ-51, using the special GAZ-51D dump chassis, and the replacement for the earlier GAZ-410. Its development was carried out at the new Ural Automobile Plant in Miass rather than in Gorky. It had an all-metal body of 1.65 cubic metres with a drop tailgate and a hydraulic hoist worked from the cab. Series production began in December 1948 at the Odessa assembly plant and moved in 1959 to the new Saransk dump truck plant, where it continued until February 1976, when the stock of GAZ-51D chassis ran out. Variants included the GAZ-93D with a wood and metal body, the GAZ-93A for construction and the GAZ-93B for farm work, which had a 3.2 cubic metre body and a load of 2.25 tonnes. It was among the most numerous Soviet dump trucks, behind only the ZIS-MMZ.