[1] During 1969 season the engine was replaced with Moskvitch 412-2V, fitted with a new DOHC head and two twin Weber 40DCO carburetors.
[1] In 1963 there started a program, led by Igor Gladilin and Lev Shugurov to design an engine for a true international Formula One car.
The effect was the GD-1, an eight-cylinder 1500 cc DOHC engine which was to give 200 hp (150 kW) at 10,500 rpm.
[2] The engine was fitted with four dual Weber 280DKB carburettors and the total weight was 148 kg (326 lb).
The engine and a five-gear gearbox were built in 1965 and a new G5 chassis was modified for test purpose, although it was not meant to be a final car.