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Lisbon tramcar, 1920s

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

Lisbon, a electric tramcar in the “Rossio” Square (officially named “Praça de D. Pedro IV”) between 1920 and 1928; one can see the car number (423) on the side. This is one of the so–called elèctricos, that was the electric powered cars built by Brill of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). By the end of the 19th century the elèctricos began to replace the americànos (i.e. the american–built …

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GAZ–24 Volga, 1971 soviet stamp

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

A Soviet postage stamp (10 kopeks) depicting the GAZ–2401 Volga, nicknamed “Barja” (barge), an executive car produced between 1970 and 1985 by GAZ plant in Nižnij Novgorod, Russia. (Matsievsky/Commons)

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Moskvitch 412, 1971 Soviet stamp

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

A 1971 Soviet postage stamp depicting a 1967 Moskvitch 412 small car, produced by Russian AZLK in Moscow (it was the automobile factory owned by the Komsomol.) (Matsievsky/Commons)

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Zaporizhia automobile building plant in 1970s

In by Silvio DellʼAcqua

ZAZ is the main automobile manufacturer of Ukraine, based in the south-eastern city of Zaporizhia: its name is in fact the acronym of “Zaporiz’kyj Avtomobilebudivel’nyj Zavod” (Ukrainian: ЗАЗ, Запорізький автомобілебудівельний завод), meaning exactly “Zaporizhia automobile building plant”. During Soviet Era, ZAZ designed and built a series of compact–cars (called “Zaporozhets”) accessible to the public. In this early 1970s pictures you can see some ZAZ-968‘s being assembled in the Zaporizha …