Lada 1200s

Here is a Lada 1200s.

The Lada 1200s name was for foreign markets; domestically it was known as the Lada VAZ-21013.

For those confused by VAZ model designations I'll say that the pictured VAZ-21013 (Lada 1200s) is the upgraded model VAZ-21011 (Lada 1300) but retains the 1.2l (1200) engine from the first Lada VAZ-2101... get it?

Also, it has the correct VAZ-21011 (and 21013) bumpers, i.e. the rubber strip lengthwise and no bumper guards which is not the case with many other VAZ-21011 / 13s I have spotted so far.

Lada 1200s - VAZ 21013

Here is a Lada VAZ-21013 aka Lada 1200s sighted in April 2016 at VDNKh here in Moscow.

For those confused by VAZ model designations I'll say that the pictured VAZ-21013 (Lada 1200s) is the upgraded model VAZ-21011 (Lada 1300) but retains the 1.2l engine from the first Lada VAZ-2101... get it?

The owner hopes to restore it to its former glory... and is counting (on) your donations.

Crucially it has the correct VAZ-21011 (and 21013) bumpers, i.e. the rubber strip lengthwise and no bumper guards which is not the case in other VAZ-21011 / 13s I have spotted so far.

Lada VAZ-21011 x 2

On Friday March 25, 2016, I went to have lunch at the same restaurant I visited when I saw these two early Ladas so had an opportunity to check up on them.

They are still there two years after.

At the time I identified them as two Lada VAZ-2101 but this time I am inclined to believe that they are actually VAZ-21011s - a version of the VAZ-2101 that remained in production until 1983 and is also known as the Lada 1300 on foreign markets.

Although certain things are not right for the 21011 either, especially the bumpers which are not the VAZ-21011 bumpers. In fact, the bumpers do look like 2101 but not the rest of the cars.

But on balance there is more of the VAZ-21011 in them than from any other related model and there was also the VAZ-21013 aka Lada 1200s in addition to the base VAZ-2101.
 

The red car also has newer side rear view mirrors. Also, the red car has no quarter glass window, but it probably should. In all, the red one looks more bastardized than the green one which is purer although not perfect either.

Nice low-back seats, you fold them out and get an even sleeping place, something you can't do any more with modern cars on account of head rests and other stuff.

The taillights are not consistent with the 21011 either. In fact they do look like they came from a VAZ-2101 as does the bumper but it has a reverse light which the 2101 did not have.

The quarter glass aka vent window is where it should properly be on this green one.

Lada VAZ-2105 Traffic Police

Seen in April of this year aka 2015 was this Lada VAZ-2105 Traffic Police specs.

Classic Ladas are still used as traffic and criminal (in more senses than one) police cars here in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.

I am not sure if they are special versions, which were known to exist in Soviet times and sometimes packed more powerful engines making their humble appearances deceptive, or if they are just regular cars in traffic police livery which now seems to be blue on white in Russia (certainly in Moscow), although used to be blue on yellow.

They are not very fast cars but can maneuver into some real tight places.