Moskvitch G1
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Moskvitch G1 was a sports car
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produced in 1951 by the engineer I. Gladilin. It was the first Moskvitch specially developed for racing. It had aluminium coachwork and was powered by a 1100 cc engine giving 70 hp and a top speed of 190 kilometre per hour. The engine was derived from the engine used in the Moskvitch 405, but was later replaced with an engine based on the engine in the newer Moskvitch 407. To increase the power it was fitted with four carburettors from the motorcycle Izh-49. The total weight was 670 kg (1,477 lb). The G1 would be the base for later racing cars such as the Moskvitch G2
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Sports car
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Moskvitch
Moskvitch was an automobile brand from Russia produced by AZLK from 1945 to 1991 and by OAO Moskvitch from 1991 to 2002...
produced in 1951 by the engineer I. Gladilin. It was the first Moskvitch specially developed for racing. It had aluminium coachwork and was powered by a 1100 cc engine giving 70 hp and a top speed of 190 kilometre per hour. The engine was derived from the engine used in the Moskvitch 405, but was later replaced with an engine based on the engine in the newer Moskvitch 407. To increase the power it was fitted with four carburettors from the motorcycle Izh-49. The total weight was 670 kg (1,477 lb). The G1 would be the base for later racing cars such as the Moskvitch G2
Moskvitch G2
Moskvitch G2 was a sports car from Moskvitch based on the earlier Moskvitch G1. Instead of an open wheel car it was now fitted with an aerodynamic body and was capable of a top speed of . The G2 car broke several speed records in the USSR....
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