Big Volgas( Gaz, the russian name??) were used by the internal police.
Another monster car was Pobeda, which looked like a mob car from 1940.

are you talking about the the old big wartburg or about the newer and more stylish one with monroof?:) lol

How did I forget about the famous Trabant. After 1989, one guy loved his Trabant so much that he made it convertible.

A year ago when I was back in Ro, I saw many Rover sedans on streets. It looks like they are popular there. I ve never seen one here in US>