LADA "half past six"

The factory legend has it that after presenting the samples of VAZ-2105 and VAZ-2107 to the top leadership of the country in March 1979, the factory received a rush order for one of the VAZ-2107 even if not directly for Brezhnev but at least for some of his family members. At that time the serial car didn’t exist yet, but the order must have been done anyway.

As exhibition samples of the new generation were essentially running layouts that were not intended for the real use, it was decided to externally modify the serial "the six", giving it the features of the VAZ-2107. Urgently the car was equipped with VAZ-2107 radiator grille and a hood suitably modified to place. In addition, the interior was given the front seats from “the seven" with high backs and bumpers were used from the export of VAZ-2106-37. Lights, side moldings and taillights were left in the standard from the VAZ-2106.

Sharp-tongued factory wags instantly dubbed the resulting hybrid by the nickname of "half past six".

It's hard to say if Brezhnev knew about his "order", and indeed whether it really took place or was it a factory management wanted to fog the truth, but the fact remains – this car was created on the factory.