452 UAZ is a model that has survived more than one generation. Vehicle Specifications

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

452 UAZ in the 50s of the last century was designed to transport seriously ill and dead bodies from the territory contaminated with radiation as a result of the outbreak of the Third World War. Having failed to justify the hopes of the designers, the car, despite the development of high technologies, is successfully operated at the present time.

General description of the model

452 UAZ is a full-drive, specialized, utility vehicle with increased cross-country ability and two driving axles. Produced at the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant since 1965. The release was carried out for 20 years until the next modernization in 1985, after which the model received the index 3741, followed by a code depending on the specific modification of the car.

Due to its body shape, reminiscent of a loaf of black bread, the people dubbed the car the uncommon nickname UAZ 452 "Loaf". In addition, it is often called "Nurse" or "Pill", as in the Soviet Union the model was actively used as medical vehicles.

Technicalspecifications

In the 60s of the XX century, the 452 UAZ had very good technical characteristics: the car's carrying capacity was 1076 kg, the engine capacity was 2445 cm³, and the power was 72 l / s. The engine, previously installed on Pobeda, is located, as in all subsequent models, in front, between the driver's and passenger seats, from below. Such a location made it possible to make minor repairs without leaving the salon.

The carburetor power system was used until the end of the 90s (now the injector is popular). Four cylinders arranged in a row carried out the smooth operation of the power unit and the entire car. The gearbox for the 452nd model was a four-speed, mechanical. The razdatka, with the help of which the operation of the bridges was controlled, was switched from the passenger compartment.

In the original design of the UAZ 452, the body structure scheme was assumed to be of the station wagon type. The car had 8 seats and 5 doors (two of which were located in the rear and were used to load and transport cargo). The dimensions of the SUV inspired confidence: width - 2100 mm, height - 2356 mm, length - 4820 mm, wheelbase - 2540 mm, ground clearance - 310 mm.

Modifications

Over 20 years of production, several models of the UAZ 452 car were developed and put into mass production. Some of them found their popularity, others got life only as exemplary specimens and were not mass-produced. Below are the most common modifications:

• 452 - all-metal van;
• 452A - nurse;
• 452AC - nurse for use in the Far North;
• 452В - minibus with ten seats;
• 452D ("Tadpole") - cargo two-seater model with a body made of wood.

These transport units have always been in widespread use.

Experimental and specialized machines

In addition to well-known modifications, the automobile plant produced UAZ 452 models, photos of which could only be found on the pages of specialized magazines:

• 451С - modified Tadpole model. It was equipped with two removable skis instead of the front wheels and two caterpillars, with the help of which the movement was carried out. Unfortunately, the serial production of the model never started. But the prototype served as the basis for the development of the subsequent variation of the UAZ "Uzol";
• 452K "Medea" was developed in 1972. It was a 16-seat bus with three axles. Served as the basis for the development of vehicles for Georgian rescuers. In the late 80s, the Georgian SSR began independent production of off-road models. Over 5 years, about 150 such machines were produced, some of them are still in operation;
• 452P - a miniature truck tractor, which has not received any other name than the official one. The modification hit the conveyor and was produced for a year and a half. It looks like an ordinary tractor, equipped with an individual isothermal semi-trailer with hydraulic control.

Exceptexperimental modifications, on the basis of the 452 UAZ car, specialized models were produced for various types of activities: a fire truck-water jet, an excursion micro train, mobile weather stations, mobile radio units, mail cars, an airfield emergency trawl conveyor.

Deserved popularity

Excellent qualities associated with the cross-country ability of the car, as well as unpretentiousness and the possibility of self-repair in the field without special equipment, increased the demand for cars. Although, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, their private acquisition was practically excluded. The plant worked only on official state orders.

The appearance of the car, which has not changed for half a century, makes it recognizable all over the world. Despite the fact that Ulyanovsk models are significantly inferior to foreign SUVs in terms of ride comfort and control, they are very popular. This is due to the fact that they have increased cross-country ability. According to this criterion, no imported jeep can compare with our UAZ 452 "Loaf".