The ‘Moskvitch-408’ could easily compete with foreign models like Opel’s ‘Kapitan A’. This is why it was extremely popular, not only in the USSR, but also in European countries.

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The Moskvitch 2141 was the last new platform developed by the AZLK plant in the early 1980s, with all subsequent models that debuted through the 1990s relying on it.

In 1991, the AZLK iteration of Moskvitch was reorganized into the OAO Moskvitch firm in 1991, lasting until 2001. Its final passenger car before OAO Moskvitch's bankruptcy was the 2142.

The â 72 Moskvitch took in all sides of an area once known as the Red Riviera. (Will Sanders/LPI) The author gets behind the wheel of a ‘classic’ Soviet car to discover the Bulgarian coast.

The Moskvitch 408 is a well known Soviet-era car that was quite prolific throughout all of the Eastern Block countries, adjacent communist republics and some more developed countries too.

A Moscow court this week declared bankrupt the legendary Russian car manufacturer, Moskvitch, which has not produced an automobile since 2001. The court said that the car maker's debt was ...

For me, the main aim is to keep my cars going.” The first Moskvitch to appear at a British motor show was the 407 in 1959 but that was overshadowed by the Russian-made Volga M21.

As it turns out, this bizarre low rider is a custom coupe based on the Soviet-era Moskvitch 2140, which was a small four-door sedan built from 1976 to 1988. You can see a picture of the original ...

The â 72 Moskvitch took in all sides of an area once known as the Red Riviera. (Will Sanders/LPI) The author gets behind the wheel of a ‘classic’ Soviet car to discover the Bulgarian coast.

Top Gear's James May might have declared the Moskvitch-408 the worst car in the world, but he missed out on the unique quirk of this old jalopy: it's the best possible ice-breaker when it comes to ...