Soviet and Russian Small Cars: A–Z List

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Amberavto LSEV

Moscow Technical University has shown a prototype of a compact electric car being developed by order of the...

Ant Amphibious

The “Ant” is a wheel-known three-wheeled scooter with a cargo body from in the USSR. But there was...

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Concordia Apis

Concordia, the manufacturer of electric vehicles from Dmitrov, Russia, presented a prototype of a...

Concordia Urbis

On February 21, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov said that the first...

Concordia Urbis Supercargo

Moscow-based Concordia has unveiled a prototype of a closed-cab electric truck based on the Urbis golf cart....

Cross

It’s hard to believe, but the base for this stylish beach off-roader was a humble microcar. Created in 2005...

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DriveIt L-Type

The new L-Type electric car developed by the Obukhov Plant of Almaz-Antey Concern was shown at the...

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Elecar 5E-Tigarbo EV

Tigarbo Eco, a domestic manufacturer of electric vehicles, presented a six-seater Elecar 5E-TIGARBO EV for...

Electric Car From Kaliningrad

This funny electric car was created by engineers from Kaliningrad during the Soviet era. A two-seater car...

Eonyx M2

A new electric vehicle brand, Eonyx, created by the Russian company Avtotor, has launched its official...

Eonyx Profi / Cargo

The Eonyx Profi / Cargo models, introduced by the new electric vehicle brand Eonyx (by Avtotor), are clones...

ERA

The ERA electric off-road vehicle capable of serving in reconnaissance and performing other combat missions...

Ergash Taishev’s Hommade Car

Ergash Taishev’s homemade car with an engine from a Ural motorcycle was made in the Soviet Kazakhstan...

EV roadster from the USSR

This compact electric roadster was created by schoolchildren at the turn of the 60s and 70s of the last...

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Forward Cargo EV

The Russian company ‘Forward’ has presented a new electric 3-wheeler for the transportation of...

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Home Built Microcar by Juri Nesterov

In the late 1980s, Juri Nesterov of Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, completed work on a homemade microcar. He used...

Home built roadster from Siberia

This tiny home-made car was made in Siberia. It was created in 1971. According to the author, the biggest...

Home-built car from the USSR

A small home-made car, made in the USSR, appeared on sale in Russia. The unnamed car of an unknown year of...

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IMZ-NAMI-A50 ‘Belka’

By the mid-1950s, the automotive industry in the USSR was booming. The factories started production of...

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Jeep by V.L. Taranukha

October 23, 1966, a parade-competition of home-built cars and motorcycles was held in Moscow. The parade took...

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Kalashnikov Ovum

Concern “Kalashnikov” prepared four three-wheeled electric vehicle “Ovum” for the...

Katam («Катам»)

Creating an amphibian is not an easy task. It is necessary to find the perfect balance between the car and...

Khutorok («Хуторок»)

In the early 90s, Gennady Kholodny, a garage craftsman-enthusiast from Russia, created a cool tiny truck...

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Lada 1801 Pony

The 70s of the 20th century was a time of fun buggy cars that were very fashionable at the time. Many...

Lada Elf / VAZ 1152

The Lada Elf (know also as VAZ 1152) was a prototype of a compact two-seat vehicle created in Tolyatti,...

Lada Gnome / VAZ 1151

The VAZ 1151 Gnome concept car was developed in 1990 and unveiled at the Moscow Motor Show in 1992. This...

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Master-1600 (Магистр-1600)

In 1993-1994, a Russian company called Master (Russian, Магистр) built a compact SUV, called...

Minisol

The single-seat sports electric car ‘Minisol’ was created in Zelenograd, Russia, by a group of...

Moskvich-444

The name “Moskvich-444” probably will not say anything to you. But when you look at the photos there will...

Moto-Truck by ‘Saransky Auto Repair Plant’

The collapse of the Soviet Union was truly catastrophic, which affected many. Agriculture was one of the...

Muravey VTS-01 / VTS-02

The Tulamashzavod from Russia started production of the new ‘Muravei’ electric truck. This car...

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NAMI 0107

The idea of creating a compact front-wheel drive car was born in the USSR in the early 1960s. In 1964,...

NAMI-049A ‘CELINA’

Did you know that in the 60’s in the USSR there was an attempt to create a truck, based on the ZAZ-965...

Neuromobile

This car parks itself, drives itself and completely obeys the wishes of the owner. The neuromobile developed...

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Peppi

According to an approximate statistic, in Pskov, Russia, every second inhabitant owns a car, which in this...

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Rear-engined Homebuilt Microcar From The USSR

During the Soviet era, a car was more of a luxury than a means of transportation. The demand for cars clearly...

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Six-wheeled home-made microcar from the USSR

This six-wheeled home-made microcar was made in the USSR in the late 70s. The engine, gearbox and front axle...

SMZ-1101

The history of the Soviet microcar Lada-1101 “Oka” did not begin at AvtoVAZ at all, although the...

SMZ-NAMI-086 ‘Sputnik’

In the early 1960s, the Soviet leadership seriously considered the issue of creating a compact, cheap and...

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Tula State University “Pchelka”

“Pchelka” (‘Bee’) little truck was designed and built in the late 1990s in the Tula...

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UMTET

Sarapul Electric Generator Plant (SEGZ), Russia, filed a patent for an environmentally friendly truck called...

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Valga-Kvartet (Валга-Квартет)

When you start building a car, each amateur designer should firstly clearly imagine what qualities the new...

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Yalta 1000

In the early 70’s, Soviet built Zaporozhets microcars were exported to more than 20 countries,...

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Zetta Module 2

The second generation of Zetta city electric car was presented in Tolyatti, Russia. It is jointly developed...

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