These legendary black cars inspired fear in enemy spies, as well as among Soviet citizens. More powerful and faster than ordinary Soviet vehicles, these cars were able to follow and chase the...

The GAZ Chaika (Russian: Ча́йка), which means gull, is a luxury automobile from the Soviet Union made by GAZ (Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, translated as Gorky Automobile Plant (Russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д)). The vehicle is one step down from the ZIL-111 limousine, and was produced in much larger numbers.

The GAZ-24-24 was used by the KGB as interceptor and security car. It was an outrider vehicle accompanying governmental Chaika and ZIL limousines.

The Volga (Russian: Волга) is an executive car that originated in the Soviet Union to replace the GAZ Pobeda in 1956. Their role in serving the Soviet nomenklatura made them a contemporary cultural icon. Several generations of the car have been produced.

Apr 29, 2013 · There was even a high performance V8 engine version (named GAZ M 23) produced for the KGB, fitted with an automatic transmission. Even though this car never reached the fame of the Ford Mainline, it is still considered an iconic vehicle with fans all over the world, including in the USA.

Aug 30, 2012 · The GAZ 14 was equipped with a 5.5 liter aluminum block V8 (with two 4-barrel carburetors) that was good for 220 horses. It could haul the Black Beauty up to 109 mph. Officially, the 5,700 pound car got 17.6 miles to the gallon.

Feb 5, 2016 · In addition to political elite, Chaikas were also used by KGB, the main security agency for the Soviet Union until 1991, and by Soviet ambassadors in East Germany, North Korea, Bulgaria, Hungary,...

Correct restoration begins with the disassembly and car damage detection. Disconnecting the car into molecules, a circle of missing details was outlined. The biggest problem was to find the missing exclusive elements: the bracket of the trunk opening cable, the rotary latch, the tumblers of the additional light signaling, the wiring and the kit ...

Fuel and brake systems, steering, cooling, and power grid with equipment have been updated. We had to order an authentic wiring at the specialized factory according to the original drawings. The chassis has gained the reinforced springs and the rear axle added a high-speed main pair.

This is already the fifth Volga car for special services of various modifications that we have released over the past few years. We can say - Autoclassics has become a workshop for the restoration of KGB cars.