The BA-64 armored car and the legendary "emka" will appear on the roads of Vitebsk on August 1st

July 31, Vitebsk / Sergei Kochetov - BELTA /. About 100 models of vintage cars, tuned cars, homemade cars and motorcycles are planned to be presented at the "Avtoretro - 2009" auto exhibition in Vitebsk on August 1. A public demonstration of automotive retro will be organized in the regional center for the first time on such a scale, said Yevgeny Smolsky, chairman of the regional cultural and historical club "Avtovityaz", to a BELTA correspondent. Vitebsk residents will have a unique opportunity to touch upon automotive history, starting from the 1930s, which will be presented by collectors from Vitebsk, Minsk and several other regions of Belarus. At the open-air exhibition site, you can get acquainted with, sit behind the wheel and appreciate the design solutions of the creators of the legendary "M-1" ("emka") car, nicknamed "black raven", and the German "Hanomag" car manufactured in 1936. The undisputed star of the exhibition will be the BA-64 armored car, created on the basis of the GAZ-64 car and adopted by the Red Army in 1942. It was restored by craftsmen from Slutsk, who will travel to the event in Vitebsk in a retro car. The only vintage ZIS fire truck preserved in the country will also demonstrate its capabilities. In addition, the exhibition program includes a demonstration of tuned cars, competitions in car audio and tuning, quizzes and contests. On the site in front of the Vitebsk Concert Hall, partially disassembled cars will be exhibited, where craftsmen will demonstrate the specifics of the vehicle restoration process. The automotive retro festival will conclude with a parade of vintage cars through the streets of Vitebsk. The organizer of "Avtoretro - 2009" is the regional cultural and historical club "Avtovityaz" of the republican youth public association "Belarusian Federation of Vintage Automotive Technology "BARETRO" with the support of the city executive committee. -0-