WAZ 21063 (Lada 1300 SL)

This version of the WAZ 2106 is equipped with a 1.3-litre, four-cylinder, in-line petrol engine. The car was a licensed version of the Fiat 124, assembled at the Soviet VAZ factory (Волжский автомобильный завод, the Volga Automobile Plant) in Togliatti, formerly Stavropol. The 2106 model was introduced in 1975 as an improved version of the WAZ 2103, which was more luxurious than the basic WAZ 2101 (known outside the USSR as the Lada 1300). The biggest change in this version was a new 1.6-litre engine, which gave the vehicle its colloquial nickname, the “six”. Interestingly, the model presented here (WAZ 21063) has an engine from the 21011 version. The main changes compared with the preceding version concern the bodywork. Twin round headlights were set in plastic housings, and the radiator grille became rectangular. At the rear, modern combination lamps, unusual at the time, brought together brake lights, position lights, indicators, reversing lights, reflectors and the illumination for the number plate positioned between them. The side indicators form a straight line with the chrome trim, creating a pleasing visual effect. The WAZ 2106 was produced until 2006.