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Recreated racing GAZ GL-1
On February 26 in Moscow museum "Autoville" hosted a presentation of the pre-war racing car GAZ GL-1, which recreates the "Body textiles Alexander Bushueva."
The original version of the GL-1 was built by GAZ in 1938 on the basis of serial GAZ M-1. The design of the machine was unique for its time - the shape and the color of the car was like ocean fish: a flattened tail, transparent bubble dome over the driver's seat, round grille, streamlined wingless body.
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The debut of the GL-1 was held in 1938 at the competition in Kiev, which was the chief judge Valery Chkalov. The new racing car presented its pilot - test techniques GAZ Arkady Nikolaev. In 1940, under the leadership of Agitova it was built GL-1 of the second generation.
September 22, 1940 Arkady Nikolaev set for GL-1 of the second-generation national record speed - 161, 9 km / h. It passed 1,000 meters from standstill in 35 seconds 5. GL-1, the second generation has become the vanguard of the development of the factory, the fastest car of the Soviet Union.
The two-generation GL-1 died under mysterious circumstances. According to one version, they were cut at the plant, as well as many machines did not follow in the series. On the other - destroyed during the bombing of one of the gas.
After the war, Arkady Nikolaev sold himself as a scientist. He took part in many secret government projects, the most striking of which - a successful expedition to the Antarctic Pole of Inaccessibility. The fate of Eugene Agitova was tragic. Projects he worked on were "frozen" in time of war, and the designer committed suicide.
But in the 70s theme missing the GL-1 suddenly got a new sound. Artist Alexander Zakharov was founded her first feature color image detail recreated from photographs. Drawing a red racing car has been published on the last page of the magazine "At the wheel».
In 2010, the GL-1, the second generation has been restored. On the basis of the figure of Alexander Zakharov and drawings reproduced on the surviving photographs, it was re-built "Body textiles Alexander Bushueva." Work on the GL-1, lasted more than three years and ended exactly seventy years after the appearance of the car to light.
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The original version of the GL-1 was built by GAZ in 1938 on the basis of serial GAZ M-1. The design of the machine was unique for its time - the shape and the color of the car was like ocean fish: a flattened tail, transparent bubble dome over the driver's seat, round grille, streamlined wingless body.
www.cardesign.ru
8 fot text "Autoville»
The debut of the GL-1 was held in 1938 at the competition in Kiev, which was the chief judge Valery Chkalov. The new racing car presented its pilot - test techniques GAZ Arkady Nikolaev. In 1940, under the leadership of Agitova it was built GL-1 of the second generation.
September 22, 1940 Arkady Nikolaev set for GL-1 of the second-generation national record speed - 161, 9 km / h. It passed 1,000 meters from standstill in 35 seconds 5. GL-1, the second generation has become the vanguard of the development of the factory, the fastest car of the Soviet Union.
The two-generation GL-1 died under mysterious circumstances. According to one version, they were cut at the plant, as well as many machines did not follow in the series. On the other - destroyed during the bombing of one of the gas.
After the war, Arkady Nikolaev sold himself as a scientist. He took part in many secret government projects, the most striking of which - a successful expedition to the Antarctic Pole of Inaccessibility. The fate of Eugene Agitova was tragic. Projects he worked on were "frozen" in time of war, and the designer committed suicide.
But in the 70s theme missing the GL-1 suddenly got a new sound. Artist Alexander Zakharov was founded her first feature color image detail recreated from photographs. Drawing a red racing car has been published on the last page of the magazine "At the wheel».
In 2010, the GL-1, the second generation has been restored. On the basis of the figure of Alexander Zakharov and drawings reproduced on the surviving photographs, it was re-built "Body textiles Alexander Bushueva." Work on the GL-1, lasted more than three years and ended exactly seventy years after the appearance of the car to light.
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