LADA VAZ 2102 ВАЗ-2102 «Жигули»
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LADA VAZ 2102 ВАЗ-2102 «Жигули» The estate version of the VAZ-2101 was known as the 2102 and was available from 1971. It was replaced by the 2104 (Lada Riva in some markets) in 1985. VAZ-2102 (1971--1986) — also known as Lada 1200 Combi (1200 ES Estate). VAZ-21021 (1974--1985) — equipped with engine 1.3 l also known as Lada 1300 Combi. VAZ-21023 (1973--1985) — equipped with engine 1.5 l also known as Lada 1500 Combi (1500 DL Estate). en.wikipedia.org The VAZ-2101 is a compact sedan car (small class, passenger car, model 1 in Soviet classification) produced by AvtoVAZ and introduced in 1970. The estate version was known as the VAZ-2102. VAZ had been founded in the mid-1960s as a collaboration between Fiat and the Soviet government, and the 2101 was its first product. Better known as the Lada outside the former Soviet Union, the 2101 is a re-engineered version of the Fiat 124 tailored for the nations of the Eastern Bloc, but was widely exported to the West as a budget "no-frills" car. Although the facelifted VAZ-2105, 2104 & 2107 versions largely replaced it in the West in the early 1980s, it was still produced for the domestic market as late as 1988. Known as the Zhiguli within the Soviet Union, the main differences between the VAZ-2101 and the Fiat 124 are the use of thicker gauge steel for the bodyshell, an overhead camshaft engine (in place of the original Fiat OHV unit), and the use of aluminium drum brakes on the rear wheels in place of disc brakes. Early versions of <b>...</b>
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