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From behind the Iron Curtain. In the sixties, seventies eighties and early nineties many vehicles from Russia and Eastern Europe were brought into Colombia. In the seventies some were brought in in exchange for coffee. A problem that most suffered was lack of dealer service as unscrupulous importers would bring in a boat load, sell them and disappear. leaving the buyer on his own. This is a Wartburg pickup manufactured in East Germany that I photographed in Cali. It appears to have been converted to four wheel drive. Some others that were brought in to Colombia: Aleko, Russian and brought in as taxis, Aro from Romania, several versions including 240, 241, 320 and Carpati, Dacia, Romanian, cars and 4x4s, GAZ, (Gorkovska Automobilova Zadov) Russian, sold in Colombia from 1965 t0 1969, a very popular 4x4 in outlying areas for its ruggedness and simplicity, I.F.A. East German, buses and big trucks, Kamaz, Russian, big trucks , I still see them on the road, Kraz, Russian, heavy duty dump trucks, Lada, Russian, the Niva 4x4 and several cars based on FIAT. most still circulating in Colombia, Olitcit, Romanian, disconinued version of a French Citroen sold in Colombia from 1993 to 1995, seen a couple, Pelonez, Polish, popular as taxis, FIAT Polski, assembled in Colombia, taxis, Skoda, Czechoslovakian, still limited sales in Colombia, Tavira, Russian, a primitive car but seen a couple, UAZ, Russian, a popular jeep, the new version currently available in Bogotá, Volga, Russian, automobiles, Warszawa, Polish, car and pickup, Wartburg, East German 2 cycle three cylinder motors, Yugo, Yugoslavian, probably one of the cheapest cars sold in the US, sold in Colombia for one year, never seen one here, Zastava, also Yugoslavian, based on FIATs cars, I've seen a few in Cali amd Zastiva, also Yugoslavia, versions of FIAT. Unfortunately fpr collectors of Easternn Bloc cars the above are quickly dissappearing due to stricter mechanical revision laws.