50 Years of Lada in April 2020 - Lada 4x4

On April 19, 2020 the Lada car marque marks 50 years in automotive business; and to celebrate the occasion here are some pictures of Lada's current 4x4 model formerly known as the Niva.

The Lada 4x4 (formerly the Lada Niva) is currently Lada's oldest model in continuous production and one of the oldest in the world, having started in 1977 which makes it 42 years in production and the same generation model, modernized only in non-essential parts, a true contender for the world's current longest produced vehicle in the same model and generation.

Also, the Lada 4x4 is currently Lada's only model whose mechanicals are derived in some measure from the original Italian progenitor, the Fiat 124.

Pictures are released by Lada.

Exploring Niva 4x4 3 door

Lada Niva with curtains

Here is a well used-up but still solid Lada Niva with curtains in the window.

I say "Lada Niva" but the proper name for this long-running VAZ-2121 model is "Lada 4x4" as the "Niva" name migrated to Lada's Chevy Niva in the early 1990s which is the same car but with a different body.

This is a regular 3-door Lada 4x4, there is also a 5-door version and two (3-dr and 5-dr) Urban versions.