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| manufacturer = | production = | predecessor = Moskvitch 402/403/407 | successor = Moskvitch 412 | related = Moskvitch 412 | class = Compact car | layout = FR layout | body_style = | engine = | transmission = 4-speed manual | wheelbase = | length = | width = | weight = (1969-1976) }} The Moskvitch-408 (also referred to as the Moskvich-408, and M-408) series is a small family car produced by the Soviet car manufacturer MZMA/AZLK between 1964 and 1976. The M-408, the first of the series, replaced the second generation Moskvitch 407 as the main production model; it had a longer wheelbase than the 407. Design work started in 1959, and the first prototype appeared in March 1961.〔 The first production 408 was built 1 August 1964, and the 408 was given its official debut on October 21.〔 First marketed body styles of the main version were a four-door saloon (base), five-door estate (the model M-426, an upgrade of second generation M-423 and 424), and a three-door sedan delivery (the M-433, an upgrade of the second generation 432 delivery pick-up). The Izh-408 was a duplicate version of the car made by IZh in Izhevsk from 1966 to 1967. It was then replaced in production by M-412. In 1976, alongside M-412, the series were succeeded by the third generation 2140 series. ==Production series== There were two distinct series of the 408, which both used the same name. On 20 August 1966, Moskvitch produced its 100,000th 408.〔Thompson, p. 139.〕 The first series of cars were produced between 1964 and 1969 in Moscow. These cars had vertical rear lights, two or four round headlights, a front bench seat, and a 4-speed manual transmission with column mounted gear lever. The length of the standard model was . The second series was produced between 1969 and 1976. It had the same engine and transmission as its predecessor, but an updated body fitted with rectangular headlights and horizontal rear lights, with triangular turn signal markers mounted on tailfins. Also it had separated bucket seats and the transmission used a floor-mounted gear lever. During 1966—1967, the car was also produced by the IZh military factory in the city of Izhevsk, carrying the IZh-Moskvitch 408 name — though usually called simply "IZh". This car was a direct clone of the MZMA Moskvitch-408, except for the badges. It was replaced in production with the IZh-412, a copy of the M-412, starting in 1967 and up to 1976. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moskvitch 408」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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