Lada / Zhiguli / Volga

1980s Zhiguli

1970s Zhiguli

1970s Zhiguli station wagon

1980s Zhiguli

Zhiguli

Zhiguli

1980s Lada 1600

Lada

Lada

2000s Lada 2107

Lada

Lada

Lada Niva

Lada Niva

Often a Zhiguli has been repainted, like the burnt orange one above, over the original white. The majority of cars are, of course, not Soviet nowadays. I just find these to be the most interesting and fun to photograph. German cars are probably the most popular. A slight correction to my typecast; cars labelled "Lada", I believe, were sold in the Soviet Union, but only in the late 80s.

1960s Volga

Volga

Volga

Volga

Volga

Volga

1970s Volga

1970s Volga

Volga

Volga

Sent form my Olivetti Lettera 22

War Correspondent Skyriter

1960 Smith-Corona Skyriter 3Y 275501

*Hence, I named it "War Correspondent Skyriter"

Interesting how it includes both the old and new logos.

*Hence, I named it "War Correspondent Skyriter"

I realised a day after I got it that it was missing the back Skyriter name panel by the bunny ears. If anybody has one they could spare that is in the beige colour, let me know! Also, I have found a new method to take better photos. I've set up a mini-studio with a grey blanket that helps my camera take better photos, somehow. They look pretty sharp against the darker background.

Typed adamantly with our new Smith-Corona Skyriter

Brown Ribbon, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Records, Jeans

Okay, so it's not in my top 20. But it's in my top 20 pre-1980.
Typed on my Corona Sterling

A Mercedes-Benz 300SDL Turbo

Typed on the Mercedes-Benz of typewriters, Torpedo 18a.
Apologies for the bad photos.
Oh, forgot to mention it does have intermittent electrical failures. That's not always easy to remember because everything usually works fine.