Unique van Moskvich 400-420K will be released on the 6th of the GUM Rally

25 July 2019

Restoration workshop of the Simonov Motors has restored the only surviving wagon Moskvich 400-420K

Alexander Klimov, photo Simonov Motors and autowp.ru

Restored the only surviving delivery van Moskvich 400-420K will take part in the competition of the GUM Rally Gorkyclassic, which start July 28, with Vasilevsky descent in Moscow.
Produced in the 1950s, "Moskvich 400-420K" is a commercial chassis produced by MZMA on which third-party automotive workshops and factories were established various special body.

Such commercial chassis "Moskvich-400-420K" development of the designer O. Dubinina capital MZMA produced and to third-party organizations across the country

So, most widespread versions of the type van to deliver small consignments, in addition to this chassis collected airfield launchers aircraft engine APA-7.

The greatest number of commercial chassis "Muscovite" has gone under a complete set airfield poscache APA-7

Vans basically ordered large stores and enterprises of food industry of the USSR. Was no exception and the State Department Store (GUM) at gastronomy Department which was opened Department orders. For his service, and was ordered party the first in the country, "heels" chassis "Moskvich-400-420K". Presumably, this car was manufactured the Factory of special vehicles of ZSA from the city of Gorky. In all there were about 2500 units of vans on the chassis of the "Moskvich 400-420K".
Today there are several copies of vans are created on the basis of the airfield uscaca. The car, restored by specialists of the company Simonov Motors, today is the only original Moskvich "heel," extant. With a record of Simonov Motors – restoration of the rare instances of historic cars, including the legendary "Moskvich 400-420А", the first Soviet truck GAZ-4, pre-war treneski GAZ-AAA, and many others. The company also provides development and production of spare parts and has a large Fund of parts for vintage cars. Its library has a large number of catalogs, manuals on repair and maintenance of vintage vehicles Soviet, German and American production..