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1979 – 1990

LuAZ›969

The ZAZ-969, known as the LuAZ-969 in Soviet Russia, was a four-wheel drive car produced by the Zaporizhia Automobile Building Plant. This vehicle, renowned as the first Soviet car with front-wheel drive, was derived from the LuAZ-967 model. The innovative design drew inspiration from the unbuilt Moskvitch 415 prototype, and engineers utilized the LuAZ-967 as the foundation for the new four-wheel drive iteration. The transformation involved constructing a new body for the LuAZ-967 chassis, resulting in the ZAZ-969. The vehicle was powered by a 30 hp (22 kW; 30 PS) 887 cc (54.1 cu in) MeMZ-966 air-co