1969 ZAZ-965A "Zaporozhec"
It was powered by a MeMZ 965 rear-mounted, aircooled OHV 887 cc (54.1 cu in) V4 engine, partially of aluminium design, producing 27 PS (20 kW). From November 1966 some cars were fitted with the slightly more powerful 30 PS (22 kW) MeMZ-965A engine. The 965's modest engine output has given ground to an urban joke that it was used as a starter motor in Soviet tanks.
The 965A also had its versions for the disabled (ZAZ-965B, AB, AR), as well as a more luxurious export variant ZAZ-965AE Yalta.
Between November 1966 and May 1969, both the 965A and its successor, the ZAZ966, were produced concurrently. When production of the 965 ended, 322,116 had been built.