All cars have their own serial numbers, almost all of them, without exception. But not everyone has official names. True, it often happens that these names do not take root and enter into battle popular nicknames... This applies not only to foreign cars, but also to domestic ones.
The appearance of a nickname for a particular car model is a common thing, most often this happens precisely because of the absence of a name as such. But the opposite is not uncommon.
And it would be a delusion to believe that nicknames are given only to Soviet models, although auto companies of the USSR often had problems with naming - cars were produced exclusively with a series number and an index.
So, for example, in Germany BMW Isetta was called "coffin-mobile". In general, this baby had a lot of folk names. Its Soviet counterpart, the SMZ SZA motorcycle stroller, will forever be remembered as "Morgunovka" (from "The Adventures of Shurik"), and its follower SMZ SZD - "Invalidka".
And judging by these cars, we can really conclude that the nicknames are very characteristic or even funny models. And in the USSR there were enough such machines:
AZLK IZH
Moskvich cars were produced at two factories - AZLK (earlier - MZMA) and IZHMASH. Many nicknames are given to cars by consonance with the name of the brand or model, and "Moskvich" is a vivid example of this: the so-called "groove" (ie, "late", last years of release) "Muscovites" called "masquerade", "mekan" and even "mustang" - although here it is necessary to make a reservation that the modern term "groove" itself is more used in relation to "Izham".
The former, very first Muscovites, -400 and -401, bore the popular name “Hottabych”, and the Moskvich-412 sedan launched many years later was sometimes called “Barsik”. But especially the fantasy of motorists was played out just at the end of the era of "Muscovites" - the hatchback AZLK-2141 and its various incarnations were just a treasure trove for amateur naming.
The basic model, actually AZLK 2141 Svyatogor, was awarded the titles "Kosmich" (in consonance with "Muscovite") and "Azilk". The export version with the official name Aleko - "Cripple" and "Banderlog". In addition to the VAZ-2106 engine, a 2-liter Renault engine was installed on Svyatogor, and this modification was called "Renogor". And the extended version of AZLK 2141 Prince Vladimir was called "Long" and "Vovka-carrot". Here you go, like the model has an official name, but all the same nicknames stick to it ... All because they are much more accurate.
Izhevsk history of "Moskvich" is a little simpler, but also deserves attention. In Izhevsk, commercial versions of the 408s and 412s were collected, and it was here that a “pool” of folk names of this direction was formed: IZH-2715 - they were called nowadays commonly used nicknames “Heel” and “Pie”, but also less common “Cheburashka”, "Margarine" and, again, "Masquerade", as well as completely mysterious - "Box on the top five." The independent model IZH Orbit, not based on AZLK products, released in 1990, was nicknamed by the people in a new way - "Orbit". By the way, the name Orbit did not catch on because the Italian ItalDesign registered the official name Orbit, and the hatbcheck from Udmurtia eventually became Oda.
GAS
Sometimes you can hear that the Volga and Gazelles are often called simply "Reindeer" - due to the fact that this animal adorns the GAZ emblem - but nicknames for gas vehicles began to appear long before the appearance of this very deer. The first and most famous nickname was for the GAZ-AA truck, "Polutorka", because its carrying capacity was one and a half tons. Then, much later, there were the GAZ-69 jeep, which, due to the army's extremely rigid suspension, became "Kozlik", and the GAZ-66 all-terrain truck, nicknamed "Shishiga", which essentially means the same as "kikimora", however in this case there was a simple consonance with "sixty-six".
History passenger cars GAZ also abounded in nicknames. So, the seemingly extremely appropriate official name GAZ-20 Pobeda was eventually supplemented by the popular "Turtle". The first Volga, GAZ-21, was also called not only by name, but also by the nickname - "Tank in a tailcoat."
GAZ-24, the legendary second Volga, went down in history as "Barge" and "Shalanda", because on the move it was soft, as if floating on the highway, but heeled in turns. Well, her later incarnation, the VAZ-3110, received an even less flattering nickname "Pull-push".
VAZ, LADA
The products of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant, perhaps, got the most from the people's creators - here, of course, TAZ (Togliatti Automobile Plant), and Vedroid with Vedrover, and Kirpich, and even Horror in relation to Zhiguli. These are all more or less general names for "vases", but if you look at it in detail ... It all started with the VAZ-2101, which was immediately nicknamed "Tin Can" in Moscow - for a thinner body metal compared to Moskvich and Volga. At home, in Togliatti, where the VAZ-2101 was produced and modernized, it was called "Edinichka" or "Odnorka".
But the now well-known nickname "Kopeyka" appeared only at the very end of the 20th century, like its derivatives: "Spear" and "Copendos". It is also known that truckers call this car "Capellan" - here, too, the consonance with "Kopeyka" is guessed, but in fact it is ... a priest in the army.
It is clear that VAZ cars are characterized by nicknames formed from numerals (according to the serial number of the model), but besides the simple “two”, “three” (“three”) and others, there are more amusing variations on the same “numeral” theme. VAZ-2106, for example, besides the "Six" has the nicknames "Shah", "Miner", "Jackal", "Shamok" and "Shaitan". VAZ-2105 - "Piglet" and "Petrik". And VAZ-2107 - "Semyon" and "Semaphore".
The nicknames VAZ-2114 ("Chetyrka") and VAZ-2115 ("Pyatnashka" and "Poltorashka") were formed according to the same scheme, with a pedigree of numerals, but in general, the main nickname of the families Samara and Samara-2 is still "Chisel ": The VAZ-2108 and VAZ-2109 were so nicknamed for their characteristic body shape immediately after they entered the market. Even the not too disagreeable nickname "Rattle" stuck to all the first VAZ front-wheel drives, but the VAZ-21099 sedan got its own - "Suitcase" and "Doublet".
But the record holder for the number of nicknames among VAZ models is, of course, VAZ-1111 Oka: "Cigarette butt", "Perch", "Crazy Stool", "Death Capsule" (remember Izetta's "coffin-mobile"?), "Shrimp" , "Box", "Birdhouse", "Miscarriage", "Bag on Wheels", "Cab from KAMAZ", "Keychain from BELAZ", as well as the legendary "20 minutes of shame - and at the dacha." Here it is, people's love!
The people loved the VAZ-2110 almost as much: in addition to the neutral "Chirik", "Chervonets" and "Matryoshka", the "Pregnant Antelope" and "Remnant" were in circulation. These nicknames, with some modifications, were inherited by the VAZ-2111 station wagon - it was called "Pregnant Cow", "Lump of Soap" and "Slippery Brick". Against this background, the nickname VAZ-2112 - "Cucumber" - looks almost like the official name of the model.
In the case of the VAZ-2120 minivan, VAZ employees just decided to put an end to the vicious practice of calling cars exclusively with numbers and gave the model a proper name - "Hope". In those years, AVTOVAZ painfully survived in primitive capitalism, so the name was in the subject. But that was not the case, among the people it was transformed into "Clothes", "Hopelessness" and "Konstantinovna" - and then double headlights appeared in the suit, as if resembling N.K. Krupskaya.
In general, with the return of the practice of official naming of Volzhsky Automobile Plant models, unofficial naming has not gone anywhere. For example, Kalina is called, "Gooseberry", "Hamster", "Horse meat" and forgive me, "Fecaline", and the name of the hatbcheck Lada xray on the Web instantly transformed into a much more phonetically Russian "Khrei". Against this background, Niva looks interesting - it remains exactly "Niva", and nothing more, even many years after it has ceased to be officially called that.
Why were cars nicknamed at all? The simplest answer is when the model does not have its own "name", instead only the index numbers. Agree, it is not very convenient to pronounce VAZ-21013 or GAZ-31105 every time. However, the reason is not always only in the difficult-to-pronounce name of the car. Some "nicknames" were glued to cars for any characteristic features or peculiarities.
And we will start with AvtoVAZ, whose products were delivered almost the most. The company itself is popularly called TAZ, because according to the strict logic of Soviet designations, it was supposed to become the Togliatti Automobile Plant. But the dissonance of this abbreviation was immediately understood, and the plant became Volzhsky. But people cannot be fooled, and in accordance with the level of quality, cars from Togliatti still became "basins".
"Zhiguli" were also called "Bricks" for their characteristic shape, "Bucket" (all for the same quality of workmanship) and even "Horror". Not everyone knows that they were also a "tin can" (or simply "canned food"). This is how the newly released VAZ-2101 was nicknamed for its thin metal compared to the Volga and Moskvich. And to all famous name"Kopeyka" did not appear immediately, only at the end of the 20th century.
Nicknames for cars of the Volga Automobile were most often formed from the index numbers. Some were lucky, and their popular names were not offensive. The drivers affectionately called the fifth model "Piglet" and "Petrik", the seventh - "Semyon" and "Semaphore". But the VAZ-2106 folk creativity covered the full program: "Shah", "Shaitan", "Jackal", "Miner" ... There is little pleasant in such epithets.
Immediately after entering the market, hatchbacks 2108 and 2109 received the nickname "Chisel" for their characteristic front end. It also went to "Samara" with an already redesigned appearance, including "Samaram-2". Well, in general, the front-wheel drives of VAZ were nicknamed "Rattles": the plastic turned out to be too noisy against the background of "Zhiguli"! But the sedan VAZ-21099 was sometimes awarded the "solid" nickname "Suitcase".
Our fellow citizens did not ignore 2110. Formed from the digital designation "Chirik" and "Chervonets" they used much less apt epithets on the theme of sedan design: "Remnant", "Matryoshka" and "Pregnant antelope" ... They were partially inherited by the 2111 wagon, which nicknamed "Bar of Soap" and "Pregnant Cow".
But most of all, the inhabitants of our country loved the city crumbs "Oka", VAZ-1111. She got the most: "Perch", "Butt", "Crazy Stool", "Birdhouse", "Bag on Wheels", "Shrimp", "Death Capsule", "Miscarriage of KAMAZ", "Keychain from BELAZ". And, by the way, the popular expression “20 minutes of shame, and I’m at the dacha” originally referred to this Soviet hatchback.
When in the late 1990s the minivan on the Niva chassis was named Hope, it was quickly dubbed Hopeless. There was a reason: the car looked creepy, and the workmanship matched the appearance. His other popular names are "Clothes" and "Konstantinovna" (an allusion to Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya).
Only "Niva" stands out against this background. Russian motorists have imbued with sincere respect for it, because even after decades and the change of the official name, it was and remains only "Niva".
If the cars that came off the assembly line of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant got less folk creativity, it was only because of the smaller number of models. The history of the enterprise began with the assembly of GAZ-69, so it is not surprising that the nickname "Goat", or the affectionate "Goat", migrated to the first independent model of the enterprise - UAZ-469. This is not a desire to offend, but just a statement of the fact: both cars did not differ in smooth running and were desperate to goat. The same is the name of their direct descendant, which is now officially called in a foreign way - UAZ Hunter... And how the police version of the car got it! "Bobik", "Korobok", "Garbage truck". Some also called the car in the Ukrainian manner: "Cementovoz".
No less legendary model of the plant - UAZ-452. For its rounded shape, the car was immediately nicknamed "Loaf" and "Bulka", and the version for the "Ambulance" was called "Tablet" or "Nurse". The platform truck was aptly dubbed "Tadpole". And now these "nicknames" are used almost in the official press, which is much more convenient than long and confusing digital indices. And most importantly, it is immediately clear what the speech is about.
The Patriot flagship SUV has been nicknamed Patrick and Patrick.
The early models of AZLK, 400 and 401, received the nickname "Hottabych", the 412th was called "Barsik", all "Muscovites" in general - "Masquerades", but over the hatchback AZLK-2141, which appeared in the 1980s, the witches made fun of glory. Most often he was "Cosmic" or "Azlyk", which is consonant with the official name. The export version of "Aleko" quickly transformed into "Cripple", the modification with the Renault engine became the "Renogor" (by analogy with the official "Svyatogor"), and the elongated version of "Prince Vladimir" was instantly nicknamed "Long" and "Vovka-carrot".
If everything is in the past Opel models received names in honor of military ranks, the names of modern models end with "-а": Astra, Corsa, Meriva, Zafira.
In addition, any noun or adjective can be used as a name for a car. Moreover, this really existing word should be "ideologically close" to the car, and not just beautiful. For example, the name of the Ford model Fiesta (Spanish for "fun, joy") hints at the joy that a driver can experience while driving a car. Smart model names - Fortwo and Forfour - are practical in nature. They indicate how many people the model is designed for - "For two" and "For four".
When coming up with a name for "Impreza", Subaru played on the consonance of the word Impreza with the English impressed ("impressed"). This word, as conceived by the developers, can be used to describe the driver who first sat behind the wheel of a Subaru car. And Opel Agila (a city runabout was sold under this name) is a little paraphrased english word"agile" - "nimble, agile".
"Leninist" vs. "Katyusha"
In the USSR, during the development of the first car of the Volga Automobile Plant VAZ 2101, they hardly guessed about the now existing naming technologies. Then the decisive factor for the choice of names was purely ideological. Despite this, the "kopeck" managed to avoid a politicized name. Moreover, the people were instructed to come up with its name.
In August 1968, a competition was announced in the press for the "popular name" of a new Soviet car. As a result, about 30 thousand letters with proposals were sent to the address of the Volga Automobile Plant, of which about a hundred "successful" ones were selected. Among them were "Leninets", "Volzhanka", "Katyusha", "Aurora", "VIL" (short for Vladimir Ilyich Lenin). However, the winner was the word "Zhiguli".
"Zhiguli" in the Samara region are called mountains on the right bank of the Volga, not far from which Togliatti, the birthplace of modern AvtoVAZ, is located. Most researchers believe that the toponym "Zhiguli" comes from the Turkic "dzhiugli" - "harnessed, horse-drawn". The mountains got their name because of the barge haulers who lived in the area. But it is unlikely that the leadership of the Soviet Union went into the details of the origin of the word "Zhiguli" when it made its choice - apparently, it simply seemed to them quite euphonious.
However, residents of most European countries, where the word "Zhiguli" was consonant with the somewhat offensive word "gigolo", would hardly have agreed with this. Therefore, in order to export cars to Europe, VAZ urgently needed to come up with a more "decent" name. This is how Lada appeared.
Modern workers of AvtoVAZ ... do not remember the history of the appearance of this name. One of possible options: The name "Lada" came from the consonant word "boat" - this image has been used on the nameplates of cars of the Volga Automobile Plant since 1970. In any case, the name Lada turned out to be so successful that in the future, not only export models, but also all other cars of the Volga Automobile Plant began to be called so.
In addition to the official name "Zhiguli", the VAZ-2101 model also had a popular name - "Kopeyka".
The next after the "Zhiguli" (the last representative of this family was the "seven" VAZ-2107) was the line of models "Sputnik". The first car produced in 1984 under this name is the "eight", the VAZ-2108. The name of the machine was supposed to remind both the residents of the Soviet Union and foreign countries that the USSR is the main space power. However, it turned out that the word "satellite" was not very well known abroad. In addition, it turned out to be difficult to pronounce for foreigners.
As a result, for export the name was changed to another "euphonious" geographical name - "Samara". Someone says that this word was chosen in honor of the river of the same name flowing in the region, and someone recalls that until 1935 the city of Kuibyshev, the administrative center of the region where AvtoVAZ is located, was called and is now called.
Another topographic name was given to the small car VAZ 1111 - "Oka". The name was invented not at the Volga Automobile Plant itself, but at its subsidiary, the Serpukhov Automobile Plant (SeAZ), where this car was produced. Thus, SeAZ tried to draw a parallel: AvtoVAZ is the Volga, and SeAZ is its tributary, Oka. This association, however, has already been forgotten, however, the "river" name remains on hearing even after the end of the production of a small car.
While developing a name for the first off-road vehicle, the plant's management faced a problem: the car, which was intended primarily for agricultural workers living in rugged areas, wanted to be called "Niva". However, such a name already had a combine, produced in Rostov-on-Don at Rosselmash. Nevertheless, the management of the Rostov plant did not object to the use of the Niva name by AvtoVAZ. By the way, both the car (however, the Niva brand now belongs to the GM concern) and the combine are still produced.
Science
Currently, AvtoVAZ chooses names for new models in the same way as other modern manufacturers - "in science". As we were told in the press service of AvtoVAZ, this is how the names Kalina and Priora were born. Both were selected from a list of 10-15 other titles based on consumer tests. However, the final decision was made by the management of the plant.
The origin of the name Kalina has already managed to acquire legends, one of which was invented by the workers of the plant themselves. According to her, the car got its name thanks to the red color, in which the prototype of the model was presented. Although, in fact, it was purple.
As you already know, in addition to major and minor, there were other modes (see "Medieval modes"). Some of these modes have been and are still used today in the art of various peoples. Main frets used folk music we'll cover in this article.
Seven-step modes in folk music are quite common. The sequences of the intervals between the steps in these modes are different, which distinguishes them from natural major and minor, as well as from each other. Despite this, the basis of these modes is either a major or a minor mode, therefore, the modes of folk music can be considered as varieties of a major or minor mode.
The seven-step frets of folk music include two varieties of major and two varieties of minor modes. Due to the coincidence of the scales of these modes with the scales of medieval modes, they were given the names of these medieval modes:
In addition to the seven-step modes, there are also five-step modes in folk music. They are called the pentatonic scale and you are already familiar with it. If you have forgotten, we recommend returning to the article.
Each car has its own official name. However, it often happens that over time, one more, or even several new names stick to the car. These names come from the people, from the motorists themselves, who certainly know how to correctly name a car, so that the whole essence of the car is conveyed in one word. In this review, a story about 10 cars, the names of which were given by Soviet drivers.
1. Izh-2715 nicknamed "Heel"
Moskvich car from the Izhevsk plant. By the way, it was in Izhevsk that commercial models 408 and 412 "Muscovites" were assembled. As for the Izh-2715 car, it bore many names, including Pie, Cheburashka, Margarine and even Masquerade. Another name was "Box on the Five", but it was later almost forgotten.
2. Izh-2126, nicknamed "Orbit"
Independent car Izhevsk plant, which was developed and released into production, without using AZLK technologies. The car was rolled off the assembly line in 1990. The people quickly got the name of the car in a new way - "Orbit".
3. Gas-24, nicknamed "Chlenovoz"
The car is famous, literally the second "Volga"! The car got a bunch of the most different names, including: "Brick", "Tank" "," Lando "," Barge "and" Shalanda ". The car, by the way, received the last names for the softness of the ride, as it was literally hot on the track, but at the same time it was heavily heeling and leaning around the bends. However, the late reincarnation of the car, the GAZ-3110, received the unenviable nickname "Push-Pull".
4. KAMAZ, nicknamed "Tatar"
These wonderful cars are made at the Kama Automobile Plant, hence the name. A significant part of these off-road trucks were produced for the needs of the Soviet army. The first batch of cars was released in January 1981. The name "Tatarin" stuck because the plant is located in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, which is one of the largest cities in Tatarstan.
5. VAZ-2106, nicknamed "Six"
It is not difficult to guess that most often the names of the VAZs came from the model number. There are also very amusing nicknames tied to the theme of numerals. For example, model 2106 was also called “Shaha”, “Jackal”, “Shakhtar”, “Shaitan”.
6. VAZ-1111 Oka, nicknamed "Cab from KAMAZ"
The record holder for the number of funny nicknames among VAZ cars. Whatever they called him. Here we have such names as: "Cigarette butt", "Perch", "Crazy Stool", "Death Capsule", "Shrimp", "Box", "Birdhouse", "Miscarriage", "Bag on Wheels", "Keychain from BelAZ ", as well as the most popular -" 20 minutes of shame and you are at the dacha. " People's love and recognition are immediately visible! The car was produced since 1987.
7. VAZ-2110 nicknamed "Chervonets"
Not soviet car but nevertheless noteworthy. Almost as much the people loved this model of the VAZ car. The names were different. It is worth starting with neutral ones: "Chirik", "Chervonets", "Matryoshka". There were also less pleasant names: "Remnant" and "Pregnant Antelope". It's funny that the same nicknames (albeit with some modifications) were inherited by the descendant of the car - VAZ-2111, which was also nicknamed "Slippery Brick".
8. ZAZ-968 nicknamed "Constipation"
Soviet small class car of the first group. Produced at the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant from 1971 to 1994. The name of the car was completely different. There was an offensive name "Constipation", and with it the affectionate "Round" and "Cheburashka". Each model of "Zaporozhets" got its own name, for example ZAZ-965 was nicknamed "Humpbacked", ZAZ-966 - "Eared", and ZAZ-968 - "Soap dish".
9. LUAZ-969, nicknamed "Lunokhod"
The car received an unusual name for its unusual design and increased cross-country ability... The model has been produced since 1966. The people also dubbed the car as "Volynyashka", "Bagpipes", "Fighting vehicle of Volyn", "Fantomas", "Chicken" and "Jewish armored car".
10. RAF-22038, nicknamed "Rafik"
Soviet minibus, which was produced from 1976 to 1997. It was widely used as a service vehicle. Only the Gazelles, which came much later, were able to oust Rafik from the market.
Continuing the theme immediately, causing a complete disappointment among motorists.
