Showing posts with label Chaika. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chaika. Show all posts

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Russian Cars -- Auto Industry of the USSR Exhibition 2014

In August we visited the VDNKh, a permanent expo and entertainment facility here in north of Moscow where I am based, as I mentioned in this post -- Pictures from an Exhibition.

I also mentioned there that the Space Pavilion there was at the time hosting a car exhibition -- Auto Industry of the USSR. I made some pictures, and here they are.

Entering the exhibition.

Oldies on the ground floor in the middle, such as this GAZ AA truck.




Truth to tell, I am a bit wary of these examples. Obviously, they were heavily restored but the line between restoration and replication is a bit blurred here.


GAZ GL-1


GAZ M-415 pickup.


This is more after my taste -- GAZ M 20 V Pobeda.


ZiM GAZ-12.


Three Chaikas. the first one is a very interesting example.


It is a RAO (RAF) GAZ 13 S Chaika -- a Chaika customized by Riga Auto Plant (RAF). 


Served as an ambulance car for senior party and government officials. One was gifted to Fidel Castro, I think.