Volga si Warszawa, Dobrogea

Mandria socialismului! Volga M21 si Warszawa erau printre cele mai raspandite masini "mari" pe soselele patriei. Au fost importate cateva mii - si pentru institutii, si pentru persoane fizice. Volga, fiind masina mai moderna, a avut o rata de supravietuire mult peste Warszawa, model care isi trage originea din Pobeda anilor 40. Modelul de Volga prezentat aici e generatia 2, produs intre 1958 si 1962. Poza e suprinsa intre 1966 si 1968 in Constanta. Warszawa din poza e relativ rara pentru Romania, fiind un model 200, stil fastback, produs inainte de 1964. Majoritatea exemplarelor in Romania sunt modele post-64, in trei volume, denumite 223. DB = Dobrogea, nu Dambovita.


The pride of socialism! The Volga M21 and Warszawa were among the most common "full-size" cars on Romanian roads. A few thousand would have been imported, both for individuals and for institutions. The more modern Volga - of which this is a second generation example, moade between 1958 and 1962 - has a higher rate of survival than the Warszawa, which traces its origins to the 1940s Pobeda. The example of the Warszawa shown here is a pre-1964 200, still with the fastback body style; most examples in Romania, however, were the later three-box 223. This photograph was taken between 1966 and 1968 in Constanta, Dobrogea region.