Moskvich-407
History
The most affordable Soviet car of the late 1950s. The Moskvich-407 was a genuine people's car: not only officials but ordinary workers could buy one, after saving for several years.
The Moskvich-407 was a development of the 402 with a more powerful engine. It was one of the first Soviet cars ordinary citizens could actually buy, at the state price and after a spell on the waiting list. It was exported widely across Europe — to Scandinavia, Belgium and the United Kingdom — where it sold under the Moskvitch name at very competitive prices.
Production
- Production years
- 1958–1963
- Total built
- 359,980 units
- Price
- 2,511 (old) / 25,110 (new roubles) roubles
- Designer
- Alexander Andronov
Specifications
- Engine
- 1360 cc, 4 cyl.
- Power
- 45 hp
- Top speed
- 115 km/h
- 0–100 km/h
- 38 s
- Gearbox
- 4-speed
- Drive
- Rear
- Weight
- 990 kg
- Fuel consumption
- 9 l/100 km
Data sheet
- Production period
- 1958–1963
- Dimensions (L × W × H)
- 4055 × 1540 × 1560 mm
- Seats
- 4
- Kerb weight
- 990 kg
- Gross weight
- 1290 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2370 mm
- Ground clearance
- 200 mm
- Top speed
- 115 km/h
- Fuel consumption
- 6.5 l/100 km
- Engine
- MZMA-407, carburettor, four-stroke, four-cylinder, overhead-valve
- Displacement
- 1.36 l
- Compression ratio
- 7
- Maximum power
- 45 hp
- Clutch
- single-plate, dry, with a torsional damper
- Gearbox
- four-speed
- Final drive
- single, hypoid
- Steering gear
- globoid worm and twin-ridge roller
- Tyre size
- 5,60-16
Source: the autoussr.ru reference archive
Sold in the United Kingdom, Finland and Belgium
Took part in international rallies
One of the first Soviet cars available to private buyers
The Moskvich-423 estate was based on the 407
