The collection of the Moscow Transport Museum has been enriched with the prototype of the VNIITE-PT conceptual taxi from 1964. Previously, this unique exhibit was located in the closed "Taxi Museum" on the territory of the 19th taxi depot.

The car was developed at the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Technical Aesthetics (VNIITE) by designers led by Yuri Dolmatovsky — one of the leading Soviet automotive designers, who advocated for a cab-over-engine layout with a rear-mounted engine as early as the 1930s.

The prototype featured an avant-garde design for its time and advanced structural solutions. The body was made of fiberglass panels on a steel frame, and the interior could comfortably accommodate four passengers with luggage. The main "feature" was a wide power-sliding door, which allowed a baby stroller to be easily brought into the car. The rear of the body housed a 45-horsepower "Moskvich-408" engine and a four-speed gearbox.

In 1964, the VNIITE-PT was transferred for trial operation to the first taxi depot in Moscow. The car received high praise from passengers and positive reviews in the press. Plans for serial production were considered, but mass production never began: the implementation of fiberglass panels proved to be a technically complex task for Soviet industry, and the power-sliding door showed insufficient reliability.