Birthday VAZ 2101

42 years have passed since the birth of the first domestic car of the VAZ brand, which received the popular nickname “Kopeyka”. On April 19, 1970, the first VAZ 2101 saw the light, and at that time it was the most reliable and comfortable car, especially since it was made on the basis of the Italian Fiat car of those times.

But, even after almost half a century, an old “Kopeyka” with a beautiful inscription on the label of the trunk of the “Lada” continues to travel around the world. Even after all this time, many car owners have not changed their first car. Of course, during all this time, all the “Kopeykas” have already undergone major overhauls of both the body and the engine several times.

And many Kopeks do not have that old low-power 1,1-liter engine, and most car owners install the most successful engines of the “classic” family from the six. The instrument panel is also very often seen from the “six”.

But still, this car will remain in the memory of many car owners of those times, the times of the USSR, when the “Kopeyka” was the first people's car, and for many it remained the first and last car in the family.