Time capsule: black VAZ 21063 1991, with mileage of 637 km
It now black color one of the most popular color and massive in the countries of CIS: it accounts for almost a quarter of sales of new cars. But in time of USSR, up to the end of the 80-s a civil person can't own a car with black color (but there were rare exceptions, for example GAZ-21 of Yuri Gagarin). This kind coloring exclusively used by authorities: governmental "Chaika" GAZ-13 and GAZ-14, and also "Volga" 21 and 24, which were widely used by police, KGB and secret service. In those years the termin "black Volga" was nominal and associated with something sinister and fearsome, there was even mythical urban legend about car, which allegedly used for kidnapping people, especially children.
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Time capsule: black VAZ 21063 1991, with a mileage of 637 km
It is now in black color, one of the most popular colors and massive in the countries of the CIS: it accounts for almost a quarter of sales of new cars. But in the time of the USSR, until up to the end of the 80s a civil person couldn't can't own a car of with black color (but there were rare exceptions, for example GAZ-21 of Yuri Gagarin). This kind of coloring is exclusively used by authorities: governmental "Chaika" GAZ-13 and GAZ-14, and also "Volga" 21 and 24, which were widely used by police, KGB and secret service. In those years the termin "black Volga" was nominal and associated with something sinister and fearsome; there was even a mythical urban legend about the car, which was allegedly used for kidnapping people, especially children.Want to progress faster?
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