Rīgas vagonbūves rūpnīca
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Rīgas vagonbūves rūpnīca was a Latvian rail and tram vehicle manufacturer, most notable for its multiple unit trains and tram vehicles used throughout the Soviet Union and its successor states. It has
Refurbished ER2T at the Babīte Station
AR2-002 railbus at Vilnius passenger station, Lithuania
ER9M-390-1 at Vilnius passenger station, Lithuania
DR1A-283M near Paneriai, Lithuania
Ford-Vairogs
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Ford-Vairogs was the name of a car factory in Riga, Latvia, that produced license-built Ford cars between September 1937 and 1940 when it was expropriated as the property of the Soviet government. Not
Rīgas vagonbūves rūpnīca
…by the businessman Oscar Freywirth under the name Fēnikss. In 1936, Fenikss was reorganised into Joint Stock Company Vairogs, which later manufactured Ford-Vairogs automobiles under licence. Expropriated by the state following the takeover of Latvia by the Soviet Union and renamed RVR, it became for many years the…
Ford Vairogs V8 grille
Assembly of Ford-Vairogs trucks in Riga in the late 1930s
Ford-Vairogs V8 De Luxe. In the Riga Motor Museum.
Ford-Vairogs Junior De Luxe. In the Riga Motor Museum.