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Ford-Vairogs ("Vairogs" means "Shield") (earlier called "Fenikss") 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 including the war department orders, Ford-Vairogs made 200 buses, 1000 trucks and 332 automobiles.

The cars made were
  • Ford-Vairogs V8 Standard, a copy of 1939 American Ford-V8 92A

  • Ford-Vairogs V8 De Luxe, a copy of 1939 American Ford-V8 91A

  • Ford-Vairogs Taunus, a copy of 1939 German Ford Taunus

  • Ford-Vairogs Junior, a 1937 British Ford 10 Prefect . It was also made in a military version.



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