Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2009-07-28 01:50	and strange, but little bus:
Ingo ◊ 2009-07-28 22:16	Watching the cars of this movie, I'm getting the question in my mind: was there any foreign made car visible in USSR-movies, filmed in the USSR, before 1989/90? I've heard, that it was officially impossible to import cars to the Soviet Union (which means, that a few Nomenklatura-members could arrange it anyways).
Yvon52 ◊ 2009-07-28 22:26	ingo wrote Watching the cars of this movie, I'm getting the question in my mind: was there any foreign made car visible in USSR-movies, filmed in the USSR, before 1989/90? I've heard, that it was officially impossible to import cars to the Soviet Union (which means, that a few Nomenklatura-members could arrange it anyways). It was possible, but impossible high taxes to pay, so nearly nobody did.
Jale ◊ 2009-07-28 23:35	Yes, they were foreign cars, but... From eastern Europe was only utility cars - from Poland most of them was Star, Nysa and Żuk, from Czechoslovakia trucks and limousines Tatra and trolleybuses Skoda, from Hungary buses Ikarus. From behind "iron curtain" - only cars for nomenclature (limousines and sedans), some for police, even from USA, but most of them are only in big cities, like Moscow or Leningrad.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2009-07-29 17:37	I remember some Soviet film from the 1980's where main character (indeed some VIP) owned a Renault Fuego with talking board computer.

	The vehicle is part of the movie
	Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
	Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
	Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
	Background vehicle
	Unknown vehicle role
	Seen only in preview/trailer
	Seen only in deleted scenes
	Seen only in an alternative ending
	Seen only in an extra DVD contents

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