Volga GAZ-21 - iconic Soviet automobiles at the SPILVE airport in Riga, Latvia

The GAZ M21 Volga, the first car to carry the Volga name, was developed in the early 1950s. Volgas were built to last in the harsh climate and rough roads of the Soviet Union, with high ground clearance (what gives it a specific "high" look, contrary to "low-long-sleek" look of Western cars of resembling design), rugged suspension, strong and forgiving engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s.

The Volga was stylistically in line with the major United States manufacturers of the period, and incorporated such then-luxury features as the reclining front seat, cigarette lighter, heater, windshield washer and 3-wave radio. When in 1959 the 6-cylinder line of GAZ cars was discontinued, Volga M-21 became the biggest and most luxurious car officially sold to individual owners in the USSR in large quantities, though its price was very high and made it unavailable for most car buyers.

Find more at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ-21

Panorama's in de omgeving van Riga

A: Spilve airport - main hall, Riga, Latvia

door Vil Muhametshin, 30 hier vandaan

Spilve Airport was first used as early as World War I. From 1937, regular commercial flights linked S...

B: Window to the Past - classical Soviet time wall painting at SPILVE airport in Riga

door Vil Muhametshin, 40 hier vandaan

C: Replica of VEF I-12 aircraft at the Aviation festival in Riga, Latvia

door Vil Muhametshin, 160 hier vandaan

The VEF I-12 was a Latvian trainer aircraft designed by Kārlis Irbītis and produced by VEF in Riga du...

D: Aviation festival at the Spilve Aerodrome in Riga, Latvia

door Vil Muhametshin, 170 hier vandaan

Aerodrome Spilve, previous names - Spilve Air Port or Air Port of Riga (1928-1940), later the Riga Ce...

E: Replica of FARMAN 4 aircraft at the Aviation festival in Riga

door Vil Muhametshin, 190 hier vandaan

This training airplane, constructed by Henri Farmane in 1910, was considered the safest airplane of i...

F: Guy Kaplan juggling at Andrejsala, Riga

door Vil Muhametshin, 1.3 hier vandaan

Vagabond juggler, painter and a true artist by nature, Guy has visited Riga on his way between two ju...

G: Juggling with torches

door Vil Muhametshin, 1.3 hier vandaan

Dazzling fire performance by Guy Kaplan on a warm August evening. Shot on the territory of industrial...

H: Alexander's Gate (Triumphal Arch), Rīga, Latvia.

door Aleksandr Galiullin, 2.2 hier vandaan

Alexander's Gate (Triumphal Arch) was built in 1817 by Johann Daniel Gottfried to commemorate the vic...

I: Good bye Riga...

door Vil Muhametshin, 2.3 hier vandaan

J: Stand "Mother Nature" of the “Latvia’s State Forests” at the 15th International Travel Trade Fair “Balttour 2008”

door Vil Muhametshin, 2.3 hier vandaan

Dit panorama is genomen in Riga

Dit is een overzicht van Riga