Lada at the Oldtimer Car Meetup in Dunakeszi, Hungary. Production of the Lada began in the 1970s in the Soviet Union. This round lamp type VAZ-2101 was called Zsiguli 1200 or Lada1200 here in Hungary. At the meetup many were nostalgic for cars that were already oldtimer. In Hungary, in the 1970s and 1980s, such Ladas were police cars.