Car Museum

Legendary VAZ-2106: The Main Hit of the Soviet Automotive Industry

Legendary VAZ-2106: The Main Hit of the Soviet Automotive Industry

The "Shestyorka" combined prestige, comfort, and good dynamics, which kept it popular even decades later

How ZIL-111 Became the Main Limousine of the USSR

How ZIL-111 Became the Main Limousine of the USSR

The Soviet executive car was created under the influence of American automotive design of the 1950s

How ZIL-5301 Became the Last Hope for the Plant

How ZIL-5301 Became the Last Hope for the Plant

The "Bychok" was supposed to pull the enterprise out of crisis, but design compromises quickly made themselves felt

The ZIS-42 Half-Track and its Frontline Fate

The ZIS-42 Half-Track and its Frontline Fate

This truck was supposed to save the army in off-road conditions, but its compromise design brought new problems

Exemplar 1 - America's Strangest Concept Car

Exemplar 1 - America's Strangest Concept Car

The car that captivated the public but failed to convince Ford, GM, and Chrysler to abandon chrome

The Story of the Studebaker Avanti - A Failure That Became a Legend

The Story of the Studebaker Avanti - A Failure That Became a Legend

The car set speed records, outlived its own brand, and became a symbol of alternative American automotive engineering

How the GAZ-63 Became the First Soviet All-Wheel Drive Truck

How the GAZ-63 Became the First Soviet All-Wheel Drive Truck

The vehicle, developed in parallel with the GAZ-51, changed the approach to Soviet automotive engineering

GAZ-AA: The Truck That Survived War and Blockade

GAZ-AA: The Truck That Survived War and Blockade

The Soviet "Polutorka" started as an American Ford and became one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War

The History of GAZ-61 - the Most Unusual SUV of the USSR

The History of GAZ-61 - the Most Unusual SUV of the USSR

The first Soviet all-wheel drive sedan impressed with its off-road capability but proved too complex and inconvenient for war

A Car of Transition: The Story of the ZIL-41041 AMG

A Car of Transition: The Story of the ZIL-41041 AMG

The parade convertible for Red Square retained its appearance, but inside it was a completely different car

USSR Automotive Industry: Models with an Unfortunate Fate

USSR Automotive Industry: Models with an Unfortunate Fate

Four Soviet cars that were not helped by either scarcity or lack of competition

Audi brings back the ghost of speed: the legendary Auto Union Lucca recreated almost 90 years later

Audi brings back the ghost of speed: the legendary Auto Union Lucca recreated almost 90 years later

The company restored the record-breaking Silver Arrow with a V16, which disappeared after the 1935 races

Stalin's Cars: The Evolution of His Fleet

Stalin's Cars: The Evolution of His Fleet

From American Packards to domestic ZIS - facts without speculation

KAZ-4540: The Truck That Outran Common Sense

KAZ-4540: The Truck That Outran Common Sense

The story of a machine where a risky idea turned into a practical advantage