Editing GAZ Chaika (section)

== GAZ-13 Chaika ==
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The GAZ-13 Chaika<ref>Автомобиль Чайка. Руководство по эксплуатации. Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod. 16. edition, Gorki 1975.</ref> debuted in 1958 and was exhibited internationally at the Brussels motor show.<ref>Thompson, Andy. ''Cars of the Soviet Union'' (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.69.</ref> It was produced from 1959 to 1981, with a total of 3,179 built.<ref name="Thompson, p.70">Thompson, p.70.</ref> The GAZ-13 was powered by a 195-hp SAE gross 5.5 L [[V8 engine|V8]] and driven through a push-button [[automatic transmission]] of a similar design to the [[TorqueFlite|Chrysler TorqueFlite]] unit. It was offered as a [[Sedan (car)|saloon]] (GAZ-13), [[limousine]] (GAZ-13A), and four-door [[cabriolet]] (GAZ-13B) with an [[electrohydraulic]] top.<ref name="Thompson, p.70"/> The cabriolet was made in 1961 and 1962 for official parades.<ref name="Thompson, p.70"/> A station wagon version was also offered as a hearse or ambulance.