Moskvitch G1

Moskvitch G1 wis a sports caur frae Moskvitch produced in 1951 bi the ingineer I. Gladilin. It wis the first Moskvitch specially developed for racin. It haed aluminium coachwirk an wis pouered bi a 1100 cc ingine givin 70 hp (52 kw) an a top speed o 190 km/h (118 mph). The ingine wis derived frae the ingine uised in the Moskvitch 405, but wis later replaced wi an ingine based on the ingine in the newer Moskvitch 407. Tae increase the pouer it was fittit wi fower carburettors frae the motorcycle Izh-49. The total weight wis 670 kg (1,477 lb). The G1 woud be the base for later racin caurs such as the Moskvitch G2.