MAZ-500 [SEP] manufacturer
MAZ-500
MAZ-500 is a Soviet truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. The first prototype MAZ-500 ran as early as 1955 and they were shown to the public in 1958. Delays in engine development pushed full production back to 1965, although limited production started in 1963. The MAZ-500 is a cab over truck instead of the MAZ-200's conventional layout. This was done to increase payload and reduce weight as well as reduce fuel consumption. The engine itself was quite modern, a direct injection diesel V6 built by the Yaroslavl Motor Plant
be built as late as 1981, with the same upgrades as the succeeding MAZ-5335. The MAZ-5335 was a facelifted model which appeared in 1977; this version continued to be built until 1990. Models intended for heavier loads have an eight-cylinder version called YaMZ-238 with .
Variants.
- MAZ-500: Initial production version. Produced 1963-1970.
- MAZ-500A: Improved MAZ-500. Produced 1970-1977.
- MAZ-500SH: Chassis-cab version.
- MAZ-511: Prototype dump truck, based on MAZ-500.