by The Moskvich nicknamed Buratino is considered one of the rarest Soviet cars. And it’s not even about the circulation (more than 11 thousand units), but the fact that only a few have survived to this day, as in the 50s, buying a “wooden” Moskvich 400 was impossible; they served in the mail and were used “to the fullest”.
The 400-422 and 401-422 versions were assigned to the USSR Ministry of Communications, and, as you understand, no one particularly preserved these cars. As a result, by now they have essentially “died out,” like dinosaurs in the Ice Age. However, a few specimens have survived, and here is one of them.
This Moskvich Buratino 401–422 of 1954 has a mileage of 78,000 kilometers and original units (1.1-liter engine with 26 horsepower and a 3-speed manual). The sale of this rare collectible item is handled by the Moscow company Royal Motors, which specializes in various supercars and retro cars. The price is two and a half million rubles, which is just under 1 million hryvnias.
