DUSHANBE, April 22, 2013, Asia-Plus — The first auto retro exhibition,
Dushanbe Auto Retro
, took place in Dushanbe on April 21.
Dedicated to the Capital City Day, the retro car parade started in the center of city and ended at the ring road near Boghi Poytakht.
More than 30 retro cars and motorcycles manufactured from 1931 to 1970 participated in the parade and exhibition that was held at the ring road near Boghi Poytakht.
The exhibition featured such legends on wheels as the GAZ-M20 “Pobeda” (a passenger car produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ from 1946 until 1958), ZIM-12 (a Soviet limousine manufactured by GAZ from 1950 till 1960), Chaika M-13 (a luxury automobile from the Soviet Union made by GAZ; it was manufactured from 1959 till 1981), GAZ M21 Volga (a passenger car produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ from 1956 until 1972), GAZ-24 Volga (an automobile manufactured by GAZ from 1968 to 1985), several models of Moskvitch (an automobile brand from Russia produced by AZLK from 1945 to 1991), Zaporozhets (it was known as the “hunchback” because of its aesthetically challenged silhouette), Opel Admiral (a luxury car made by the German car manufacturer Opel from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1964 to 1977), ZIS-101 (a limousine that was manufactured in the Soviet Union from1936 to 1941. The car was inspired by Buick designs of the time) and Willys Jeep (a small four-wheel drive utility vehicle. The first Willys MB Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle (SUV) brand). Besides, several retro motorcycles will participate in the parade.
Artyom Geivandov, representative of the Initiative Group of fans of retro cars, says that all those vehicles were restored by professional restorers and collectors according to all the rules.
