I-GAZ-51 iloli, mhlawumbe, imoto ephumelele kakhulu kuyo yonke isikhathi sokusebenza kwembonini yemoto yaseSoviet. Kusukela ekuqaleni kokuthuthukiswa ngo-1937 kuze kufike emotweni yokugcina, wehla emgqeni wendibano ngo-1975, amaGAZ-51 wezigidi ezintathu nesigamu akhiqizwa. Ukukhiqizwa kwenani lezimoto kungase kube ngenxa yenqubo eqinisekisiwe yokukhiqiza amayunithi neminyango, imigqa yokukhiqiza ehlanjululwayo, futhi ekugcineni, umhlangano onamakhono.
Umsebenzi owawusekuqaleni wawungelula kakhulu: udinga iloli elinokwethenjelwa, elilodwa jikelele, elinomthombo omuhle futhi ongenakuzithoba ekunakekeleni. Lokhu kwaba yi-GAZ-51. Maphakathi no-1938, wonke umsebenzi wokulungiselela waqedwa, isethi yemidwebo yangena ezitolo kanye nokwakhiwa kwamafindo. Iminyaka emibili imoto yagcwala, ngo-1940 yahlolwa, futhi i-GAZ-51 yafika ngokushesha kuVDNH, enkundleni enezimpumelelo ezinhle kakhulu zobunjiniyela baseSoviet.
Kwaqala ukulungiselela ukuqaliswa kokukhiqizwa kwemoto emisha, njengoba impi yaqala. Imisebenzi yamiswa kuze kufike ngo-1943, kodwa isikhathi asizange sibe yize, imishini yezempi, ikakhulukazi izinjini eziyisithupha zemoto yokulwa, yanikeza isipiliyoni esiwusizo, okwathi ngemva kwempi esetshenziswa yi-design bureau yezimoto ze-USSR. Futhi ehlobo lika-1945, i-GAZ 51 yaboniswa kuhulumeni. Umshini wamukelwa futhi unconywa ukukhiqizwa kwe-serial. Ukukhiqizwa kwemoto yemoto kwahlelwa ngesikhathi sokuqopha, ngemva kwempi nge-inertia konke kwenziwa ngokushesha kakhulu, nezinqwaba, bese kuthi amakhulu emoto izimoto ziqala ukugibela egcekeni lemboni ngokulindele ukuthumela.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo kanye nokukhiqizwa kwe-GAZ 51, okwakhiwe kakade okuhle, umsebenzi waqhubeka nokuthuthukisa umklamo. Ukunakekelwa okuyinhloko kukhokhelwe injini, isibonelo, i -cylinder block ayikhothamanga ngaphansi kwe-piston, futhi yayifakwa emikhondweni eyenziwe yensimbi enamandla ephakeme, eyayiphindaphinda kabili injini yeqembu le- piston. Khona-ke insimbi engagangekiyo yensimbi yaguqulwa ngosayizi wokulungisa, ama-pistoni anezindandatho zokucindezela zezinye izilinganiso zafakwa futhi injini iphinde ifana nomusha omusha. Ukuphila isikhathi eside kwe-injini kuye kwanda kakhulu ngenxa yokufakwa kwamafutha okushisa, kanye nokwanda komshini ohlelweni lokugcoba ama- root and conrod liners.
Zonke izimoto ze-GAZ 51 ezidwetshwe ngombala omnyama omnyama, ngaphandle kwezimoto ezikhethekile ezihlosiwe: abagibeli bezimoto babebomvu, futhi amateksi athengiswayo abanjwe ngabasiki emnyango. Amaloli amaningi akhiqizwa athunyelwa emsebenzini wezolimo, aye emapulazini ahlangene, amapulazi wombuso, izinkampanini zamakhamera kanye nemikhakha yeminyango yokwakha. I-GAZ-51 ayizange ivumelane nokulahla ukulayishwa, lo msebenzi wawucatshangwa ukuthi awusizo emotweni. Eminyakeni yangemva kwempi, amafemu akhiqiza iloli ye-ZIS-5 yokuthuthwa kwe-tani ezintathu, eyaphumelela ngokuphumelelayo nayo yonke imisebenzi yokwakha. Kodwa emaqenjini aseSoviet, i-GAZ-51 yayikhululwa njalo futhi ngamaqoqo amakhulu. Ezindaweni zayo, izimoto zempi, ezaziwa ngokuthi i-Katyushas, zakhiwa. Amaloli asetshenziselwa ezempi njengabaphathi abasebenza njalo, eceleni kwalezi zinsuku kwakukhona amabhentshi aphakanyisiwe futhi emzimbeni kwakukhona amasosha ahlanganisiwe.