Story of the exhibit

The car was used until Christmas 1993 and then stood unused in a shed. It came to the Old Tech Park from Väike-Maarja. Peeter Dieves remembers: "My father won a 'Volga' in the 'Sprint' lottery (a popular instant lottery in Soviet times – ed.). The winning ticket was then sold for the price of a Volga. At almost the same time SL Mosses (Moskvitches) briefly went on free sale, and with the money from selling the Volga this Mosse was bought for his son Peeter, i.e. my family. It cost over 8600 roubles in the shop. With the rest of the money my father bought himself a used Zhiguli." Meelis Tamm remembers: "A vivid childhood memory is when my aunt's family bought a brand-new Superlux Moskvitch. Through a child's eyes it was a real luxury machine, as I had never seen such a Moskvitch before. My uncle Peeter gave my father a notarised power of attorney to use the car, so my father could sometimes drive it too. A couple of times my father sat me on his lap behind the wheel and I got to steer while driving. It is the very first car I ever steered while it was moving. I am very glad that Peeter decided to give this car to the Old Tech Park."