During this week we taking part in the most respectable and serious Russian oldtimer event: Ilya Sorokin's Oldtimer Gallery. It takes place in Moscow 2 times a year, since 2001, if I'm not mistaken.
It is the most wide oldtimer event, that situated in the building - Crocus-city Hall.
This year, beside usual members of the exposition (commercial and professional restaurators), Sorokin invited amateur auto clubs from Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and central Russia.
So, yesterday we drove about 200 kilometers to get there (of course, T was riding on a trailer!).
Here are some pictures from the day before opening the Gallery: mounting of expositions
http://wwwboards.auto.ru/retro/435537.html
And here...)
http://wwwboards.auto.ru/retro/435548.html
One of the most interesting expositions - Soviet self-made cars. In the terms of total deficite of the cars, it was very popular way to get a car. So, the fantasy was almost unlimited
To be continued.
Looks like you are having some GREAT weather there!
LOVE that '59 Chevy........my first car.......
Can't wait to see more.
Craig;
Didn't see any '59 Chevys. My first new car was a '59 Chevy Impala Sports Coupe.
Maybe Craig ment that Buick Electra?
http://adoratsky.users.photofile.ru/photo/adoratsky/3952006/xlarge/94620591.jpg
I like the 59 Lincoln, I had a 58 convertable in my younger days. Lots of fun, but I don't think I could afford the fuel today. About 8 miles to the gallon or less the way I drove it.
Michael, you are correct........I SHOULD have known.....my folks had one of those too.
That thing went like a raped ape too.......
Seemed to be quite a penchant for oversized American tin back in the day. Leading me to ask: what is the cost of fuel over there Michael? By the way that snow mobile is great! looks like the old 20th.Century Limited railroad engine. Also noticed that what I assume are older Russian models are quite light in the "bling" (as in chrome) department.
Our fuel price is about 1 dollar per liter or less than 4 dollars per gallon. So, fullsized cars are expensive in use. That's why many of them - only collector's things.