MAZ-200

Motor vehicle

MAZ-200 was a Soviet truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. It was the first Soviet truck powered by a diesel engine. The MAZ-200 was initially produced by YaAZ (Yaroslavl Automobile Plant), based in Yaroslavl, Russia, between 1947 and 1950, after which the production was moved to MAZ.^[1]

In 1962, it was re-engined with the YaMZ-236 V6 diesel.

Variants

• MAZ-200: Standard production version.
  • MAZ-200D: Cab-chassis version.
  • MAZ-200G: Troop transport version. Produced 1951-1958.
  • MAZ-200P: As MAZ-200 except equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine.
  • MAZ-200V: Tractor-trailer version. Produced 1952-1966.
    • MAZ-200M: As MAZ-200V except equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine.
    • MAZ-200R: MAZ-200V with hydraulic systems to control tipper trailers.
• MAZ-205: Dump truck version. Produced 1947-1965.
• MAZ-501: Logging truck version. Produced 1955-1965.
  • MAZ-501B: MAZ-501 equipped with the YaMZ-236 engine.
  • MAZ-501V: Tractor-trailer version of MAZ-501.
• MAZ-502: Four-wheel-drive version. Produced 1957-1965.
  • MAZ-502V: Tractor-trailer version of MAZ-502.
• NAMI-020: Prototype 6×6 modification of MAZ-200. Later built as Ural-375.
• NAMI-021: Prototype 6×6 modification of MAZ-200. Later built as Ural-375H.

MAZ-502 (4x4)

References

1. USSR: Role of Foreign Technology in the Development of the Motor Vehicle Industry. United States, The Center, 1979. 6.