Compact MERCEDES-BENZ A-class. Rumors about the creation of the Mercedes-Benz fancy car of a Golf class began circulating in the automotive press in the early 90-ies of the last century. The excitement was easy to explain: compact cars, small class firm produced, except that in the distant 30-ies — it was the family car MERCEDES-130 with a 26-strong engine working volume of 1.3 L.
Since 1936 the Automobile plant named after Stalin (ZIS) in addition to the famous “trentodoc” ZIS-5 was produced and Executive cars. The first limo was the ZIS-101, was designed by the factory team of designers under the direction of E. Vazhinsky. In the production process (until 1941) was released 8752 such machines.
The protagonist of our next story — GAZ-67B, one of the cars of that specific type, which during the last war became known as “jeep”. But even a few years before this model appeared design, which had Quite a big impact. Therefore, “Spent the summer of 1938, when Gorky automobile plant was built the first prototypes of the “emka” with all driving wheels.
The popularity of the brand BMW no less than known sports clubs. And this popularity is often equally disinterested. The advantages and disadvantages of vehicles with the blue and white circle on the radiator grille are discussed by fans of BMW as recklessly and interested as the corresponding quality favorite teams. The greatest attention is paid to the most prestigious series BMW vehicles — the seventh and the fifth.
People of the older generations still remember those days when motorcycle in Russia was a full-fledged means of transportation. In extreme shortage of cars and their very high cost, the bikes were much more affordable. They were used not only in rural areas but also large cities. Tens of thousands of two-wheeled machines drove through the country roads, being indispensable for purely practical purposes and for recreation. In fact, a similar pattern was observed in developed countries, only a couple of decades earlier, and to a somewhat lesser extent.
In fact, it all started with the bike. Or rather, since that day in the small town of Mlada Boleslav in the North-East of the Czech Republic released a Bicycle equipped with a small engine. To us, the current owners of mopeds, motorcycles and cars, became a little clearer as to why an ordinary phenomenon gave impetus to our conversation, explain that it was at the end of the last century, at the dawn of the automotive industry.
Family compact MPV OPEL MERIVA. One of the most promising directions in the production program of the German company Adam Opel AG will be in a future edition of one-volume cars. And it’s quite reasonable — today, a growing number of Europeans buy such cars as a family car. Judge for yourself: if in 2002 the share of such cars in Europe amounted to 1.2 million copies (or 7.7%), for 2007, marketers are predicting that increase to 2.3 million copies (13%).
A regular bus service in Moscow was opened in August 1924. Then the Russian plants has not yet produced buses – the capital had to be bought abroad. In 1938 the car plant in Moscow has rolled out new bus ZIS-16, which is its streamlined shape is strikingly different from its predecessors. The bus is equipped with tires of high load capacity and brakes with vacuum booster. And to make the bus more smoothly, the front suspension used the shock absorbers of bilateral action.
The replacement of the ZIS-154 was simpler to manufacture, but less capacious 8-foot ZIS-155 (June 26, 1956-ZIL-155), the design which used the elements of the body of the ZIS-154, and assemblies of the truck ZIS-150.
Create a car “based” machines of past LVT becomes a good tone at the acquisition of the production programmes of almost every well-known car company. On the roads of the world has already run the new “bugs” of the company Volkswagen in showrooms sell like hotcakes-the-art “mini” by BMW, and the firm not long ago, Chrysler surprised the consumers with its vintage car CHRYSLER RT CRUISER, made in the style of 30-ies of XX century. And here is another car company Chrysler, the design of which recalls the days of American prohibition.
