GAZ-12 ZIM

ZIM-12
Overview
Manufacturer	GAZ
Also called	GAZ-12 (1958–1960)
Production	1950–1960
Assembly	Soviet Union: Gorky
Designer	Andrey Lipgart
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car
Body style	Sedan, phaeton and ambulance
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	3.5L GAZ-12 I6
Transmission	3-speed manual with a hydrodynamic fluid coupling
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,200 mm (126.0 in)
Length	5,530 mm (217.7 in)
Width	1,900 mm (74.8 in)
Height	1,660 mm (65.4 in)
Curb weight	3,800–4,200 lb (1,700–1,900 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	GAZ-11-73
Successor	GAZ-13 Chaika

The ZIM-12 (Russian: ЗИМ-12) was a Soviet full-size luxury car produced by the Gorky Automotive Plant (GAZ) from 1950 until 1960. It was the first executive car produced by GAZ and the first one to have the famous leaping gazelle hood ornament.^[1][2] The car was built to serve high and medium rank Soviet nomenklatura, but was also readily available as a taxi and ambulance. Unlike its successors, ZIM was the only Soviet executive class full-size car that was actually made available for private ownership.^[1] A total of 21,527 examples were built.^[1]