Topic: Solved - NEH 2072: Moscvich SA - 1957

[Carnut]

1 point for the correct identification of this car, and from when it dates:

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[Carnut]

Experts?

[dzima1985]

Soviet sports car "Moskvich-SA" (Москвич-СА) built in 1957, in the amount of three copies of a production model based on the "Moskvich-402"

[Carnut]

That's correct.

[faksta]

Carnut, in Latin spelling, it will be '-SA', as dzima1985 wrote, not '-CA' - that's my five cents 

Another five cents worth mentioning is that the car was not a Moskvitch product. It has been developed and built in Moscow as well, but in a different place - at Ministry of defence motor depot (ABMO / "АБМО"). There have been three similar cars indeed, but one of them stood out from the other two by having a completely different aluminium bodywork. Many other cars have also been built at ABMO for various categories, and Soviet army was one of the strongest teams on Soviet racetracks in late 1950s.

[dzima1985]

Body of two cars "Moskvich-SA" were made of steel, a third - of aluminum, and the shape of the body different from the other two. Surprisingly, the third car weighed 140 kg more than the other two, despite the use of aluminum.

[faksta]

Watermarks! They give away a good source...

[pnegyesi]

Which some of us already know and admire