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The LuAZ-967 (''(ウクライナ語:ЛуАЗ-967)'') was the Transporter of the Front Line, a small Soviet four-wheel drive amphibious vehicle. Light enough to be air transportable, it had a payload over most terrain. ==History== The design originated after the Korean War, when the Soviets saw a need for small off-road vehicles comparable to the American Jeep, to supplement the overly-large and -heavy GAZ-69s then in service.〔Thompson, Andy. ''Cars of the Soviet Union'' (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.93.〕 It was to serve for casualty evacuation, munition supply and the carriage of light armaments, to be used by Russian Airborne Troops (''VDV''). Developed at ''NAMI'' (the National Automobile Institute), the prototype, known as ''NAMI 049'', was completed in 1958.〔Thompson, p.93.〕 Unlike the Jeep, it had a Fibreglass body, four-wheel torsion bar independent suspension, and permanent four-wheel drive with locking hubs.〔Thompson, p.93.〕 It had a wheelbase of , a ground clearance of , and was powered by a MD-65 motorcycle engine (copied from an Orbita motorcycle).〔Thompson, p.93.〕 Trials proved it underpowered, and the body too fragile.〔Thompson, p.93.〕 A second prototype, the ''NAMI'' 049A, had a V4 MeMZ 965 engine (selected for use in the ZAZ-965), steel body, and rear wheel drive (with optional drive to the front wheels).〔Thompson, p.93.〕 The torsion bars were replaced with a coil spring setup.〔Thompson, p.93.〕 It weighed , with a MeMZ 967A engine, and was able to pull a trailer; it could cross a 58° gradient, and top speed was .〔Thompson, p.93.〕 It was produced between 1961-1975 at Lutsk automobile plant - LuAZ. It was succeeded by the ''LuAZ-969В'', ''LuAZ-969'', ''LuAZ-969М'' and the ''LuAZ-1302''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LuAZ-967」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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