BMW 1 Series E87

Here is a 1st Gen BMW 1 Series (E87) spotted recently.

Parked very expertly... about half a meter from the curb... also sporting diplomatic plates (that's why).

The first-generation BMW 1 Series E87 was supposed to be a compact executive car, specifically a small five-door hatchback (E87). 

There were many models and I am not sure which one of them this is. Probably, 120i.

Oka VAZ-1111

Today's car is this Oka VAZ-1111 spotted last summer (2015).

 So far on this blog we have already seen this Oka and now another one.

I am partial to this little car as my mother used to have one and I wanted to have one myself.

The Oka VAZ-1111 was  produced by AvtoVAZ (maker of Ladas) in 1998-1994 and by SeAZ and ZMA in 1988-2005.

This is a super compact car, a city car. 

It was very popular, and its popularity is confirmed by fact that there are still plenty of them on the road 11 years after production ended.

Here are some former press photos of the Oka.

And these three photos below show Oka's last facelift as produced by SeAZ (Serpukhov Auto Plant) circa 2004-5.

By that time it had acquired a China-sourced engine (itself based on some Toyota motor).

And a test drive in Russian of the last restyled Oka model.

GAZ-AA

From one of my other blogs, VreMax, where I reported on this car exhibition that I visited over a year ago - in August of 2014.  

Here is a GAZ-AA truck.

It is an iconic truck and is a licensed version of the Ford Model AA truck. 

Ford licensed the manufacture of the Model AA to a variety of nations, notably the Soviet Union where they were made in greatest numbers during a long production run from 1932 to 1948 in various modifications.

The Ford Model AA remains popular to this day. Apparently there are still some working units around, such as this one in Uruguay seen here in a 2005 picture from from wikipedia.

Some period photos of the GAZ-AA.

Several military vehicles were based on the GAZ-AA, including this WW2 truck (below) with a mounted DShK machine gun (known as Doushka and still used in armed conflicts to these days as a truck mounted weapon).

2003 Dodge Neon

A 2003 Dodge Neon spotted last autumn.

Appears to be a 2nd Gen 2003 Dodge Neon. Production ended in 2005.

And here is its performance cousin the Dodge Neon SRT4 in GT6 pictures. Note the same color (almost).

The Dodge SRT 4 is based on the 1994 Dodge Neon and is the most powerful performance version of the Neon released in 2003.

The SRT badge indicates that the car was worked on by Chrysler's high-performance car development division and is therefore a genuine high-performance vehicle.

FAW Carrier

China car and truck continues on this blog.

So far we have seen this Geely Emgrand EC7 and this 2005 Geely Otaka.

And here is a FAW Carrier small truck, I think, it is a current generation (2013?).

A snow-clad FAW Carrier.

First Automotive Works.

A 2013 FAW Carrier

 FAW logo

1:8 ZiS-110 Limousine by Deagostini

Deagostini apparently launches a new series here in Russia.

On January 5, 2016 the first installment hits the press kiosks --a 1:8 ZiS-110 assembly kit, with working parts and headlights. 

2015 Toyota Camry Outdoor Ad

An outdoor TV screen current Toyota Camry advertisement seen here on a December night in 2014 (a year ago).

It's the 2014 facelift Toyota Camry (XV50) which went on sale in 2015 in Russia.

I am not sure I have seen yet a 2014 facelifted Toyota Camry XV50 here in Moscow but they are sold in Russia, and locally assembled too.

Old Bikes, Mopeds, Scooters, etc.

A group shot - a vista of old bike iron

Some kind of motorized bicycle. Don't know its name, though I saw them years ago.
 

An early Jawa moped...

Hard to see it, but believe me it's there - Jawa.

The famous Vyatka motor scooter.

It may or may not have been a copy of the Vespa 150.

Voskhod 3M motorcycle

Saw these a lot - they were everywhere, and quite popular too, though not necessarily in this green color.

175cc

GT6 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 1978

Pictures of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 1978 in my GT6 Garage.

 Bought it because...

Special Edition too.

Firebird.

Used it to win the Classic Muscle Car challenge in National A.

However, I have to say that the Trans Am is a pretty slow car in the game.

It's slow to accelerate, slow to brake and the top speed is nothing special.

I did win the races but only after multiple upgrades.

Stock, it probably won't win any race with comparable cars, there will always be at least two that will run away (in particular a 1966 Cobra something or other is damn hard to catch in a Trans Am).