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September 05, 2009
Acting on behalf of the company, Head of METROPOL Group of companies M. V. Slipenchuk donated the collection of rare automobiles from the museum of the Moskvich car factory to the City of Moscow
On September 5, 2009, the Moscow Museum of Antique Automobiles
(9/2 Rogozhsky Val St.) hosted the ceremonial donation to the City
of Moscow of the former Moskvich JSC plant’s museum collection of
automobiles.
The ceremony was attended by First Deputy Moscow Mayor P. P.
Biryukov, the Head of the Moscow Mayor’s Office Department of
Operations and Administration S. I. Veselovsky, the Head of the
Moscow City Department of Science and Industrial Policy E. A.
Panteleyev, Metropol Development LLC Director General O. O. Korol,
Director of Museum of Antique Automobiles D. Yu. Oktyabrsky, and
members of the regional and Moscow media. The welcoming
addresses were followed by the signature of the collection’s
transfer an acceptance certificate.
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METROPOL Asset Management won the auction sale of a part of
Moskvich JSC property that included the antique automobiles
collection in 2006. The automobiles have since been stored in
the Leninsky Komsomol Automobile Plant (AZLK) museum. The new
owner arranged the museum’s upkeep at a worthy level and ensured
that the exhibits were technically maintained and are in a good
condition.
The collection includes 22 automobiles, 15 prototype models and
eight engines. The most valuable pieces of the exhibition
include a 1932 Ford Model A, a 1935 Gaz-AA, a 1954 Moskvich
400/420, and other models. It is hard to overestimate the
historical value this unique collection holds. Above all
things, it represents a blazing part of the history of Russia’s
entire automobile industry. Many of the collection’s exhibits
are one-of-a-kind. Of special interest are the collection’s
trolley car models and special-purpose automobiles. Foreign
collectors have repeatedly expressed interest in obtaining either
individual automobiles or the entire collection. Now, the
collection has found its final owner. According to a Moscow
City Government executive order, the exposition will be put up in
the Museum of Antique Automobiles.
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