Secrets of the Soviet automobile industry - these cars had a narrow specialization

It seems that Soviet cars are all alike. Take passenger cars - in the USSR sedans reigned supreme. Even the “Cossacks” can be counted among them, despite the two-door body. After all, this is a necessary measure to increase rigidity. ZAZ was already crippled even in minor accidents. As for trucks, it seems that there were only three types of them in the USSR. Military, medium-tonnage civilian, like GAZ-53 and ZIL-130 and heavy diesel. Yes, these were the majority, but there were other models that were more interesting.


The author of the AUTO HISTORY channel has once again picked up several strange Soviet cars. This is special equipment created for specific narrow tasks. For example, a T-140 timber truck. This machine did not work in the taiga. Her business is procurement bases and woodworking enterprises. The main task is the delivery of lumber for further processing or storage. The T-140 looks strange, but these machines turned out to be effective in a narrow area. So much so that they still work, despite their advanced age. Another interesting model is the KO-203 foot loader. It was primarily used for snow removal. Any major city in the USSR produced such cars in winter. They were also called “golden pens”.