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RussoBalt - ARMORED CAR WHICH SHOCKED THE WORLD

RBVZ - RUSSOBALT - BTAZ - PROMBRON - DARTZ. HISTORICAL DATE'S

Here we will write historical date's of our company. Which changed names and locations, but always keep two most important things -

SPIRIT OF HEROES.

Heroes who drive this car thousand kilometers from St. Petersburg to Monaco and Africa, heroes who fight in this car during WWI, heroes who with no fair choosed RussoBalt car.

ENGENEER GENIUS.

As RussoBalt was World first 4 x 4 wheel druve car. At RussoBalt was made World First tank - Porokhovscikova tank. And famous helicopter creator - Sikorsky - was RussoBalt engeneer.

WE KEEP THIS TRADITIONS.

KEEP INNOVATING.

1874. Russo-Baltic Wagon Corp

Russo-Baltic Wagon Corp.

The Russo-Baltic Wagon Factory (German: Russisch-Baltische Waggonfabrik; Russian: Русско-Балтийский вагонный завод, RBVZ) was founded in 1874 in Riga, then a major industrial centre of Russian Empire. Originally the new company was a subsidiary of the Van der Zypen & Charlier company in Cologne-Deutz, Germany. In 1894 the majority of its shares were sold to investors in Riga and St. Petersburg, among them local Baltic German merchants F. Meyer, K. Amelung, and Chr. Schroeder, as well as Schaje Berlin, a relative of Isaiah Berlin. The company eventually grew to 3,800 employees

FACTORY WAS SOLD TO JUNKERS AND START TO MAKE AIRPLANES. END OF OLD ERA. TO BE CONTINUED at 1998.

1998. NEW ERA OF RUSSOBALT ARMORED CARS.

Dmitry Parfenov - car designer and producer

2000. ARMORED CAR WHICH GOT A NAME KOMBAT T-98 WAS BUILT AND TESTED.

KOMBAT TESTS. 2000.

2001. CAR COME TO RIGA To take part at AIRAUTOWATERROCK SHOW AUTOPILOT

During show was made a decision to open manufacturing back in Baltic.

2008. ARMORED CAR MANUFACTURING WAS STARTED IN TALLINN, ESTONIA.

Due some reasons instead of Riga car manufacturing was opened in Estonia - neighbour country. But anycase it was real Russo - St. Peterburg, Putilovsky Zavod - and Balt - Tallinn, Estonia.

Car manufacturing in Estonia

2009. PROMBRON (ex.RussoBALTIQUE) MONACO 100 edition take part at Top MARQUES MONACO SHOW

100 years after first car left RBVZ factory gates car come back to Monaco, 97 years after legendary and heroic Nagel and Mikhailoff did their way. We choosed same road. Regarding 100 years date car was named MONACO 100 edition.

100 years after - car returns same way

2009. DARTZ PROMBRON' (ex.RussoBaltique) MONACO RED DIAMOND edition was released

The car became scandalous and famous before it was done. That's why it was sold long time before presentation and had to change outlook idea - like new owner want.

PLAYBOY informed world about Most Expensive SUV

2010. IN RIGA at DARTZ.POWER GARAGE WAS MADE WORLD MOST EXPENSIVE SUV - RED DIAMOND EDITION

The car was painted by famous artist Andrew Cmachoff.

Painting RED DIAMOND

2010. DARTZ RELEASED "THE CAR WITH THE GOLDEN WHEELS" edition

Presentation of this car will be at Top Marques Monaco go to Abu Dhabi, 2011.

THE GOLDEN WHEEL

2011. WAITING YOU AT TOP MARQUES MONACO GOING TO ABU DHABI. STORY TO BE CONTINUED.

Top Marques Monaco go to Abu Dhabi

2011. FEBRUARY. DARTZ SIGNED CONTRACT ABOUT CAR SUPPLYING TO CHINA.

2011. TOP MARQUES MONACO. April, 14

WORLD FIRST LADIES.ONLY CAR presentation.

IRON.DIAMOND or L4P LADIES.ONLY - next in DIAMOND serie uberluxury armored car designed by Womans for Womans.

World Premier at Top Marques Monaco.

2011. CHENGDU MOTOR SHOW.

Chengdu Motor Show – International Exhibition for Automobile and Accessories

World Presentation of GOLD RUSSIAN. China Edition.

2011. TOP MARQUES MACAU. NOVEMBER, 24-27.

See You at Top Marques Macau - our next Diamond presentation!

The DICTATOR movie trailer with DARTZ cars. December, 14, 2011

DARTZ CENTURY RUN December, 31, 2011- January, 6, 2012

RUSSIAN TZAR SUPPLIER DIPLOMA WHICH WAS ISSUED TO RUSSOBALT FACTORY

Russian Tzar Supplier Diploma

RUSSIAN TZAR AUTOMOTIVE SOCIETY BADGE

TRADITIONS OF ARMORING

Then.....

.....and now

RussoBalt and PROMBRON' in numbers

Production figures were given from A. Isave's book and may only be considered as a guide to annual report.

All types of RussoBalt (one car was named RussoBaltique for MonteCarlo Rally):

1909 - 10 units

1910 - 10 units

1911 - 30 units

1912 - 78 units

1913 - 100 units

1914 - 140 units

1915 - 90 units

Note:

Research in the Poliotechincal Museum confirmed that all together 1200 unites of both passenger cars and commercial vehicles were made from 1909 to 1919. A late prewar Chassis No.610, which was a model 24/40, was involved in all Russian Reliability Trials of 1923. As only 461 units are accounted for in above list, No. 610 must have been made during World War I. Probably the balance between 1915 and 1919 was made for the war efforts - which make us to declare that RussoBalt was leading armored car brand during WWI.

Othe data's inform that there was build 623 (635) cars under RussoBalt name.

At 1922 in Moscow factory Fili, from spares evacueted from Riga to St.Peterburg abd after to Fili was made 5 (other dates 10 and 22) cars under name PROMBRON' (ex.RussoBalt).

DIVISIONS OF RBVZ before WWI

1) Head office:

13, Gogol street, St.Peterburg, (Tel: 2-74, 508-18, 568-24)

2) Workshops:

10, Ertelev street, St.Peterburg, (Tel: 469-07)

3) Factory:

Valmierskaya, 10

RBVZ, Automobile Division, Riga

RussoBalt - ARMORED CAR WHICH SHOCKED THE WORLD

RBVZ - RUSSOBALT - BTAZ - PROMBRON - DARTZ. HISTORICAL DATE'S

1874. Russo-Baltic Wagon Corp

1907. Was made a decision to open Automotive Department at RBVZ.

1908. Car manufacturing was started in Riga.

1909. First car RussoBalt C left factory gates.

1911. DECEMBER, 31. Andrey Nagel and Vadim Mikhailoff going to Monaco Rally.

1912. RussoBalt C24-50 or RussoBaltique finished in Monaco.

1912. Russian Tzar Nikolai II ordered RussoBalt for Russian Army.

1914. On RussoBalt C base was made armored car.

1915. Factory was evacuated from Riga to St.Petersburg.

1917. Lenin told his famous speech from RussoBalt board.

1922. RussoBalt was Renamed to PROMBRON' (ex.RussoBalt)

1922. FIRST & LAST PROMBRON' (ex.RussoBALT) cars was made.