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RAF-251 bus RAF-977 minibus RAF-2203 Latvija RAF-22031-01 ambulance RAF-2907 (special edition for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow). The Riga Autobus Factory (RAF; Latvian: Rīgas Autobusu Fabrika) was a factory in Jelgava, Latvia, making vans and minibuses under the brand name Latvija.
The automotive industry in the Soviet Union spanned the history of the state from 1929 to 1991. It started with the establishment of large car manufacturing plants and reorganisation of the AMO Factory in Moscow in the late 1920s–early 1930s, during the first five-year plan, and continued until the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991.
The Soviet Union's first passenger car had been the GAZ-A, produced between 1932 and 1936, and based on the Ford Model A (1927–31), built under license/technology sharing agreement with and using parts purchased from the American Ford Motor Company. It was many years before passenger cars became available for private buyers in the Soviet ...
The GAZ-M20 Pobeda was one of the first Soviet cars of original design and moreover at the front line of a new vogue in automobile design; [5] only the front suspension and, partly, the unitized body were influenced by the 1938 Opel Kapitän and the 1941 Chevrolet Fleetline (the choice of car may have been influenced by the acquisition of the ...
Moskvitch 434 (panel van version of 412) (1967–1975) Moskvitch-2140 (1976–1988) (carried on the scheme of using the Moskvitch 1500 name for Western exports) Moskvitch 2136 (similar to 2137, but with 408 engine) (1976) Moskvitch 2137 (station wagon version of 2140) (1976–1988) Moskvitch 2734 (panel van version of 2140) (1976–1981)
GAZ also made GAZ-12 ZIM, GAZ-21 and GAZ-24 Volga and the luxury cars GAZ-13 and GAZ-14 Chaika. The ZIM was the first GAZ car to feature the leaping deer hood ornament. [6] The GAZ-21 made its public debut in 1955, with a three cars on a demonstration drive from Moscow to the Crimea, two automatic models and a manual. [7]
These Soviet-era cars were restored by enthusiasts during lockdown Location: Moscow, Russia (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SOVIET CAR ENTHUSIAST, MURSAL MAMEDOV, SAYING: "With the help of this car, I ...
ZiL passenger cars were priced at the equivalent of models by Maybach and Rolls-Royce, but are largely unknown outside the Commonwealth of Independent States, and production rarely exceeded a dozen cars per year.