Weekly nostalgia: retro cars that ruled Hungary between the 1960s-1980s – Photo Gallery

If you have ever sat in a Lada or Trabant, you know the comfort level and the feeling of safety and reliability the peak of the Eastern European and Russian automotive industry had to offer. Jokes aside, even though the whole industry has gone through an incredible development, there is something magical about looking at the real oldies.

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Let’s go back in time a little bit. In socialist Hungary, two types of cars ruled the market, namely the Volga and the Warszawa. Socialist leaders and people of higher ranks were known to drive around in these bad boys.

People were terrified if they saw one of these cars on the streets exactly for this reason, as it could mean the approach of the police or the State Protection Authority (ÁVH).

Volga

The Volga is a Russian automobile brand that originated in the Soviet Union in 1956. The Volga basically became a contemporary cultural icon. Several generations of the car have been produced.

As time passed, the manufacturer found it increasingly difficult to keep the ageing design competitive in a market economy. Eventually, CEO Bo Andersson decided to discontinue the range in 2010.

Warszawa

Warszawa was the first new-design Polish car. Its manufacturing began after the Second World War. Warszawas were very popular as taxis due to their sturdiness and ruggedness.

These cars were very heavy and underpowered, which resulted in high fuel consumption.

In total, 254,471 Warszawas were made.

If we jump forward in time a little bit, we can discuss the most popular cars of the 1970s and 1980s: the Moskvitch, Zaporozhets, Thiguli, Lada, and, of course, the real classic everyone knows: the Trabant.

Moskvitch

Moskvitch was also a Soviet automobile brand produced by AZLK between 1946 and 1991, and by OAO Moskvitch from 1991 to 2001.

The word moskvich means “a native of Moscow, a Moscovite”. It was used to point out the original location of the cars manufactured in the capital of Russia.