Unique car – Volga (GAZ-21) 1959
The Volga is a legendary car model from the Soviet era. This more powerful and modern-designed brand quickly became a symbol of higher status among Soviet nomenclatures. During the Soviet period, Volgas were used in Estonia for transporting high-ranking officials and as taxis. At that time, Vihula Manor belonged to the Ubja sovkhoz and later to the Viru collective farm, both of which also had various Volgas in their vehicle fleet.

Unique car – Pobeda (GAZ-M20) 1953
The Pobeda was a symbol of success in post-war Soviet life. Pobedas were produced between 1946 and 1958 at the GAZ factory in Nizhny Novgorod. The brand was named Pobeda (Victory) because the first tests of the model were carried out in the second half of 1943, when victory in the Second World War was beginning to seem a real possibility. This brand was also the first serious export opportunity for the Soviet automotive industry, and Western motorists found the car to be “almost indestructible”.

Unique car – Opel (P4-1190) 1936
Adam Opel AG (Opel) is a German car manufacturer headquartered in Rüsselsheim in the state of Hesse. The company began producing cars in 1899. In the 1920s, Adam Opel became the first German car manufacturer to adopt the revolutionary assembly line method in production. In 1931, Opel passed entirely into the ownership of General Motors.
Adam Opel was a pioneer in making motorised transport accessible not only to the wealthy, but to all travellers.
The Opel P4 became very popular thanks to its aggressive selling price of 1,650 Reichsmarks. Large numbers of this model were also imported into Estonia and the Opel P4 was a popular car brand in the post-war years.

Unique car – Chaika 1970
The Chaika, meaning “seagull”, is a Soviet luxury car produced by the GAZ factory in Nizhny Novgorod between 1959 and 1981. Only 3,179 Chaikas were produced and the cars were available only to the upper echelons of the Soviet nomenclature; ordinary citizens could not acquire them. However, ordinary citizens could hire a Chaika for weddings. Our Chaika was originally produced for the Soviet ambassador to France, but never actually made it there. Instead the car ended up in Latvia, where it served a party leader in Ventspils. The car was sent back to Moscow in 1982 and was used by the Soviet government until the collapse of the Soviet Union. The car was later exported to England, where it underwent a complete restoration, before eventually making its way back to the Baltic states.

Unique car – Opel(P4-1190) 1936
Adam Opel AG (Opel) is a German car manufacturer, founded in 1899. In the 1920s, Adam Opel became the first German car manufacturer to adopt the revolutionary assembly line method in production. In 1931, Opel passed entirely into the ownership of General Motors. Adam Opel was a pioneer in making motorised transport accessible not only to the wealthy, but to all travellers. The Opel P4 became very popular thanks to its aggressive selling price of 1,650 Reichsmarks. Large numbers of this model were also imported into Estonia and the Opel P4 was a popular car brand in the post-war years.