Recently sighted was this rare yellow pokemon RAF-2203 Latvija van in a traffic police version and livery.
The RAF-2203 Latvija van was in production 1976-97 at the Riga Autobus Factory (RAF) in Latvia.
This version is the RAF-2203 GAI - Traffic Police van wearing blue on yellow which were the police colors in the USSR.
It is a rolling traffic police command post.
Latvia screwed up and lost RAF - its only auto factory - and its entire automotive industry in 1997 (as well as most of its industry period).
As a van it is based on Volga GAZ-24 units and part bin units from various other Soviet automakers.
Engine is keeping you company in the cabin - between the two front seats, very good in winter, not so much in summer.
RAF emblem.
Really cool! I saw a couple RAF vans in Cuba, but never up close.
ReplyDeleteFirst one I've seen in years too.
DeleteThey're relatively common in Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan & Ukraine. You can occasionally still spot them in Russia, Belarus & other former Soviet Republics.
DeleteNot so common in Moscow. seen exactly two for the past 10 years
DeleteBlogger 3133, I'm not that chocked about that. They're more common in rural areas in Russia.
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