Editing GAZ-51 (section)

==Variants==
[[File:GAZ-51 truck covered by snow.JPG|thumb|GAZ-51, side mirrors from GAZ-53 installed]]
Based on the GAZ-51, countless modifications and special vehicles were created over the course of almost 30 years of production. The following list is therefore not complete and is only intended to provide an overview.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of other model versions and special vehicles based on the GAZ-51 (Russian) |url=https://www.autowp.ru/gaz/51/ |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>

* GAZ-11-51 – prototype from 1939 with a completely different cab
* GAZ-51 – basic [[truck]] version, mass-produced from 1946 to 1955
* GAZ-51A – basic version, built from 1955 to 1975
* GAZ-51F – prototype with optimized engine from 1961, no series production
* GAZ-51K – [[Ambulance]] on the chassis of the GAZ-51
* GAZ-51L – model with reinforced frame and a payload of three tons, built from 1953 to 1975
* GAZ-51M – chassis for PMG-12 [[fire trucks]]. Built from 1949 to 1953.
* GAZ-51P – [[tractor unit]], manufactured from 1956 to 1975 on the basis of the GAZ-51A
* GAZ-51R – freight taxi, which was also suitable for passenger transport. Production took place from 1956 to 1975.
* GAZ-51Sch – model with conversion to operation on natural gas, mass-produced from 1950 onwards.
* GAZ-51 [[half-track]] – prototype, two were built in 1953 and 1954
* GAZ-93 – mass-produced tipper based on the GAZ-51, several versions were produced from 1948 to 1976. Over 300,000 units were built.
* GZA-651 – [[minibus]] on the chassis of the GAZ-51. Over time, there have been various variations from different manufacturers. The [[Pavlovo Bus Factory|PAZ]]-652 and [[Riga Autobus Factory|RAF]]-251 also use the chassis of the truck.
* K-2.5-1E – Mobile crane, built from 1950 to 1963.
* KI-51 – refrigerated transporter built from 1955 to 1958 based on the GAZ-51
* AZU-20 (51) 60А – Fire engine, built from 1959 to 1975. About 10 to 15 other fire engines such as turntable ladders or tank fire trucks were manufactured on the basis of the GAZ-51.
* AKS 51-22 "Aremkuz" – minibus produced in Moscow from 1950 to 1962, very similar to the GZA-651.
* Progress-8 – This minibus was produced especially for the Soviet Army in a repair plant based on GAZ-51 chassis.
* AZPT-1,8 – 1800 litre milk tanker
* MPR-812D – Tool Trolley
* S-4M – snow loader. Only the chassis and part of the technology were used, and the body was completely redesigned. Vehicles of this type were in use at least from 1975, there were various other versions. The purpose of the machine is to automatically pick up snow and load it onto trucks via a conveyor belt. 

In addition to the listed versions, the GAZ-51 was built under license in some states. In [[Poland]], the [[FSC Lublin-51]] was built in the [[FSC Lublin Automotive Factory|Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych]]. It was produced on a trial basis from 1948 and in series production from 1952, and by July 1959 17,497 to 17,840 units had been built, depending on the source. The successor there was the [[FSC Żuk]] delivery light van. In [[China]], both the GAZ-51A and the GAZ-63 were built under license from 1958 onwards, manufactured by the later [[Nanjing Automobile|Nanjing Automobile Group]]. The model was given the name Yuejing NJ-130/230.

In [[North Korea]], too, a licensed version was created with the Sungri-58, which was produced in the [[Sungri Motor Plant]] from 1958 onwards. With some modifications, this happened until the 1990s, and the GAZ-63 was also rebuilt there.<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNGRI 58 |url=https://www.chinesecars.net/content/sungri-58-0 |website=Chinese cars |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> In 1979, the truck received a new cab and continued mostly unchanged mechanically until the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNGRI 58KA |url=https://www.chinesecars.net/content/sungri-58ka |website=Chinese cars |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> Modernized versions of this truck were still being built until the 2010s, but it is unknown if they are still produced today.<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNGRI 61NA SQUARE HEADLIGHTS 4x2 |url=https://www.chinesecars.net/content/sungri-61na-square-headlights-4x2 |website=Chinese cars |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>

The GAZ-51 engine also turned out to be quite resilient and durable.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Being in production since 1946, in addition to the GAZ-51, was used for many years (boosted to 90 hp by installing two carburetors and equipped with a fluid coupling) on [[GAZ-12 ZIM|GAZ-12]] passenger cars, and also in the [[BTR-40]], [[BTR-60]], and [[BRDM-1]] armoured personal carriers, and it was used in the [[GAZ-53|GAZ-52]] truck until 1989.