Lada VAZ-2105 with a Heap of Snow

Here is a Lada VAZ-2105 with a heap of good old-fashioned snow on the roof and hood.

Lada Racer Takata Harness Edition

Here is a Lada (street) racer, Takata Safety Harness Edition.

The car is a Lada VAZ-2105 but may (or may not) have been modified slightly to (street) race.

Check out the headlight wipers!

It appears to be slightly lowered as well.

And now the promised Takata Safety Harness (whether genuine or not).

Lada VAZ-2105 with Headlight Wipers

Here is a Lada VAZ-2105 in spring dirt camouflage but with headlight wipers.

Headlight wipers (with washers) first appeared on Lada cars as soon as the square headlight models VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2107 were introduced which was in 1980.

Even though headlight wipers have now been almost entirely abandoned by car manufacturers in favor of headlight jet washers, they were first developed in the late 1960s and their heyday was in the late 1970s through early 1980s.

 The Lada VAZ-2105 is also known as the Lada Riva or the Lada Nova.

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Street Scenes - Random Cars

Pictures from my recent trip to central Moscow showing random cars just to show the automotive landscape here in Moscow.

Some taxis. On the left in front is a Ford Galaxy taxi.

A Lada VAZ-21099 sedan flanked by two bummers bimmers.

Two VW Passats, a Ford Transit van, a 1st-Gen Ford Focus.

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.