However, the history of “rafiks” began not at all with legendary minibuses, but with real buses! The fate of the RAF-976 model, like any real rarity, is amazing. And the fate of a particular instance is almost unbelievable.
In the 1950s, the problem of the bus shortage was solved simply: they literally converted their used GAZ-51 into passenger transport. In Riga, however, they decided differently: using the same “fifty-first” as a basis, they designed this stylish cabover from scratch, and in different versions.
The fate of the exhibit shown in the video can only be traced back to the 1980s, when it underwent a major overhaul in its original factory, and then…
It seems almost unbelievable that this handsome man, having passed all the tests, ended up in the Moscow Transport Museum, where everyone can see him.
Requires 7,000 tires in popular sizes
Without ties, public order cannot be guaranteed, medical care cannot be provided to those who need it.
“Behind the wheel” together with the Popular Front began to raise money that will be used to purchase tires for cars of the People’s Police and operational services of the LPR and DPR: ambulances, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, vehicles delivering humanitarian aid to residents delivery of Donbass and army equipment. You can make your contribution
on the collection page.
Source: YouTube / Automotive Russia