A Soviet "Moskvich-412" from 1975 has been put up for sale in the capital. The peculiarity of this specimen is a 16-valve cylinder head, created jointly by AZLK and NAMI, the sellers said. The cost of the car is 9 million rubles.
The car is in perfect working order, including the engine, and has been owned by the owner since 2012. The seller is looking for a collector or enthusiast of the brand who can preserve the rare power unit.
Moskvich-412 was produced at the Moscow Factory of Small Cars (MZMA, later AZLK) from 1967 to 1976 and at the Izhevsk Automobile Plant under the brand Izh-Moskvich-412 from 1968 to 1997. This model became one of the most massive and iconic in the Soviet automotive industry.
The car was created as a modernization of the Moskvich-408. The main technical pride was the new 8-valve UZAM-412 engine with a volume of 1.5 liters and a power of 75 hp, and the specimen presented for sale is additionally equipped with a modernized 16-valve cylinder head, which makes it especially valuable for collectors.
Rare specimens of the Soviet automotive industry with original and modernized units preserve the history of domestic automotive engineering and interest in classic models. For collectors, such a car is a unique opportunity to purchase a car with a unique engineering feature.
