by In Latvia, the incredible roadster “Leningrad” of 1953 was brought back to life. The one-of-a-kind car was restored over the course of six years and now looks like new. 
“Leningrad” was created by talented designer Arkady Babich, reports Carakoom. The American-style roadster was built on ZIM units. In particular, it borrowed a 3.5-liter 90-horsepower six-cylinder engine.
The maximum speed of the light sports car was 180 km/h. In 1959, Arkady Babich made a trip from Simferopol to Leningrad: he covered 2125 km in 20 hours, which means an average speed of 106 km/h. 
Since then, nothing was heard about the car. In 2014, the car was found in a deplorable state. The body was rusted, and many parts were missing.
However, the rare car was bought for a considerable amount of money. 
Since there was no documentation left for the car, the restoration used the only color photo of the roadster, taken by American photographer John Schultz in 1958 in Leningrad.
