Car Museum

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
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
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
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
From American Packards to domestic ZIS - facts without speculation

KAZ-4540: The Truck That Outran Common Sense
The story of a machine where a risky idea turned into a practical advantage

The Legacy of the Black Cab: The History of the Austin FX4
Why the British taxi maintained its form and character for decades, despite changes in ownership and technology

ZiL-131: A Success That Turned into a Crisis
How a massive military order became a trap for the factory

"Moskvich-411": The Forgotten Soviet SUV
Why the car the country needed was produced in small batches

"Zhiguli" Luxury Class: The VAZ-2103 Phenomenon
How the legendary car influenced 1970s cinema and culture

How KrAZ-256B Conquered British Construction Sites
The story of adapting the truck to European requirements

Rotary Icon: The Rise and Fall of the RX-7
History, technology, and reasons for the disappearance of the legendary sports car

KIM-10: The USSR's "People's Car" That Never Was
How the first affordable Soviet car fell victim to top-down decisions

Jet Cars of the USSR: Experiments on the Edge
How engineers tried to accelerate cars to 700 km/h and why it was necessary

RAF-2203: Transport Legend of the USSR
Why a simple minibus became part of the lives of millions and a symbol of the country