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A museum with a difference - Moskvich, GAZ and co. from the former USSR

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Created on September 15, 2016

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Moskwitch 400 - basically a further development of the Opel Kadett K38 - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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GAZ M-21 - replica of the scrapped Monte Carlo Rally participant - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Michael Krasinez, the museum owner - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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GAZ 12 - built from 1958 to 1960 - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Moskwitch 420A - convertible analog to the pre-war Opel Kadett K38 - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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A Moskvitch? - Museum Chernousovo of Mikhail Krasinez

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Something is missing here - Museum Chernousovo of Mikhail Krasinez

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Cars as far as the eye can see - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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GAZ M-21 Volga - built from 1956 to 1970 - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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GAZ 13 Chaika - luxury sedan, built from 1959 to 1981 - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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This car is barely recognizable - Museum Chernousowo of Michail Krasinez

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The interior of a GAZ - completely overgrown - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Apparently a vehicle of military origin - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Completely overgrown - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Engine lighting of the past - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Ford Taunus 15M - front view - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Ford Taunus 15M - the famous globe - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Ford 17M P2 - with two-tone paintwork - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Ford 17M P2 - with two-tone paintwork - in the Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Also motorcycles - Museum Chernousovo of Mikhail Krasinez

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Aesthetic patterns of rust and paint - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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The USSR sends its regards - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Even the license plate is rusty - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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Nameplate with Cyrillic script - Museum Chernousovo of Michail Krasinez

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You can no longer speak of patina here - Chernousovo Museum of Mikhail Krasinez

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MIchael Krasinez, der Museumsbesitzer - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

GAZ 12 - gebaut von 1958 bis 1960 - im Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Moskwitch 420A - Cabriolet analog zum Vorkriegs-Opel Kadett K38 - im Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Ein Moskwitch? - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Hier fehlt einiges - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Autos, soweit das Auge blicken kann - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Summary

Michail Krasinez was a racing driver in the former USSR and began collecting cars in the 1960s, logically mainly with origins in the East, as there were hardly any other cars at the time. Over 300 vehicles have been collected over the years, exhibited in a "museum" about 300 km southwest of Moscow, which local visitors would describe as a first-class scrap yard. Nevertheless, the vehicles are interesting, especially because they are hardly known in this country, as this report with impressions on site impressively shows.

This article contains the following chapters

A passionate collector
Genuine rarities
GAZ "Victory
Rally Monte Carlo participant
Upper class vehicles
Western cars too

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Chernousowo. The satnav can't locate the place, and there's nothing on normal road maps either. And yet here, about 300 km southwest of Moscow, is supposed to be Russia's largest open-air vintage car museum. At least they can give us rough directions in Chern', the main town in the area. And once again we are glad to have a four-wheel drive vehicle. We drive along washed-out dirt tracks, through muddy creek crossings and in some places the weeds next to the "road" are taller than our vehicle. After heavy downpours or in winter, there is certainly no way through. And the first doubts arise: the vehicles are supposed to have reached the museum on this track? After about half an hour of more or less cross-country driving, we realize that we are on the right track: the slope of the opposite hill is covered with vehicles. You have reached the "Museum Chernousowo" of Michail Krasinez.

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MIchael Krasinez, der Museumsbesitzer - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

GAZ 12 - gebaut von 1958 bis 1960 - im Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Moskwitch 420A - Cabriolet analog zum Vorkriegs-Opel Kadett K38 - im Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Ein Moskwitch? - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Hier fehlt einiges - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

Autos, soweit das Auge blicken kann - Museum Chernousowo des Michail Krasinez

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