The reason there are so many VAZ-2101 Zhiguli-based Ladas at the Retro Museum collection of Soviet Empire machinery in Varna, Bulgaria, is that these cars are still beloved by so many old-school ...

Produced between 1970 and 1988, the VAZ-2101 is more than meets the eye. Based on the Fiat 124 but far more durable where it matters, the Lada features thicker steel, a reinforced chassis, a ...

Lada 2101 aka VAZ-2101. Y. Dnoryannikov/Sputnik The last “kopeika” was produced in 1982, though a slightly modified version of this car (known as ‘Lada 21011’) was ...

Yes, today's 1986 VAZ 2101 does look like a relic from a Fellini film, but was in fact built under license by AutoVAZ from 1970 through 1988.

The Lada 1200/1300/1500 was the export version of the Soviet-made VAZ-2101 Zhiguli, which was based on the Fiat 124 but had a unique Soviet-designed engine plus chassis upgrades to withstand the ...

From 1970 to 1988, around 4.8 million units of the VAZ-2101 were built. Other popular Ladas included the 2106, 2107 and 4×4, with 4.3, 2.8 and 2.5 million copies made, respectively.

The VAZ-311 was placed in a whopping 250 VAZ-2101 (aka Lada 1200, aka the Soviet version of the Fiat 124) chassis and given the name VAZ-21018.

Depending on which way you look at it, the Riva has been in production for either 30 years, 42 years, or 46 years: the Riva began production in 1982, but is heavily based on the late VAZ-2101 from ...

Unlike the almost luxury GAZ-24, the simple VAZ-2101 was widely accessible to police both in the big cities and rural areas. It was used by all police departments - from road patrols to investigators.

Stock the European spec VAZ-2101 came with a 1,197 cc engine good for 59 hp (60 ps) and 64 lb-ft (87 Nm) of torque. It had a 4-speed manual transmission running on a rear-wheel-drive layout.

The reason there are so many VAZ-2101 Zhiguli-based Ladas at the Retro Museum collection of Soviet Empire machinery in Varna, Bulgaria, is that these cars are still beloved by so many old-school ...