Unknown facts about “penny”

Why did the British willingly sold out Soviet “pennies” if there was an original fiat-124 on the market? Prices for the Italian sedan began at 1236 pounds, and for Lada from 999 pounds. At the same time, the Soviet machine was with a more advanced top engine, a modernized suspension, a box and an enhanced body. We recently talked about their differences in the video about the 55th anniversary of the model. But many interesting facts did not enter that video …

If you missed the documentary about the first Lada, she is here. And today we’ll talk about the curious porn that remained behind the scenes. For example, did you hear that the “penny” in the seventies was exhibited at a car dealership in New York?

Or that on the basis of “Units”, Cuban limousines, and rotary cars for special services, and rally vehicles for the world championship WRC were produced – in this way the model was promoted for the same export. Do you know what the rarest color in the VAZ-2101 factory palette? Black! The factory index of paint 601, which was used on the conveyor for only one year. Want to know when it was? Watch the fresh video Hello and and be surprised!

By the way, in 2025, exactly 55 years after the “Lada” exit, the Togliatti plant launched the production of Lada ISKRA-in a sense, this is also a new “folk car”. You can read more about this in the engine report. But from this article you can understand what are the plans of AvtoVAZ for the next few years. /m

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