Moskvitch 400/420

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Moskvitch 400 / 420
Moskvitch 400 / 420
The renovated Moskvitch 400 seen on the streets of Bishkek
The renovated Moskvitch 400 seen on the streets of Bishkek

The Moskvitch 400 / 420 was a car from Soviet manufacturer Moskvitch introduced in 1947.

It was largely based on the pre-war Opel Kadett. A test model "Model 10" was first made, but apparently Joseph Stalin disliked the headlight design, the fact that it only had two doors, and some other details — so the car was redesigned.

Production ended in 1956, by which time the design was somewhat outdated.

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