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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

The first car made during Soviet-era Poland goes on display 73 years later

Poland Historic Car - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The very first car produced in Soviet-era Poland after World War II went on display Friday near Warsaw after it was tracked down in Finland during decades of searching and acquired after years of negotiations.

The chunky 1951 Warszawa M-20 bears the serial number 000001 it had when it left the FSO Passenger Car Factory in Warsaw on Nov. 6 of that year, exactly 73 years ago. It is a relic of Poland’s post-war subordination to communist-ruled Soviet Union.

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