[whosthatrussian]

Here's the Zaporozhets, my parent's first car. It was tiny but very versatile the engine was in the back. The car was a real trooper too. We definitely put on hundreds of thousands of kilometers on it, I definitely don't remember how many.

And then there was the Moskvich, after the Zaporozhets broke down.

Funny, aint it?

 

[wolo]

Those rock man.

 

[basilisk4]

What's a kilometer?

 

[whosthatrussian]

ahahahahahha! Marty, you're the MAN!

 

[Geneo]

Man...those cars look to have a lot of FIAT in the designs...the roof-lines for sure. I guess that is a natural as the Russians sold a lot of steel to FIAT in years past and they gave a bit of help to them in setting up some of their factorys.

 

[water]

geneo

yes, you're right, if i'm not mistaken, both middleclass russian cars of that time (moskvich and zhiguli) were actually redesigned models of fiat...

whoisthatrussian

actually, some guy brough a zhiguli 001 (kopeika) over from russia here to SF. I saw it twice already, once on the road and i thought it was a fiat, but second time parked, and guess what - it was not fiat. it was a real russian-made kopeika. I felt proud for my people! hey, i felt proud for my country!

 

[whosthatrussian]

^^^ that's pretty funny, dude. I've seen a couple of Lada Niva's around NYC.
For those who might not know what a Niva looks like, here's a pic:

This is the Russian land rover.

 

[whosthatrussian]

Hey guys, I think I found a spoiler I want to put on my tC. Check this out:

Man, Russians are hardcore. If you can't afford a spoiler, make one out of wood!

 

[wolo]

^^ That is freaking classic!

 

[water]

russains are hardcore indeed....

i saw once a bumper sticker "wide load" on the back of zaporozhets (the very first pic in this thread)... and there was another one on a car like has a spoiler in this thread - it had written on the back of it (with a finger in the half-inch thick layer of dirt, of cours) - "Going slow, but ahead of YOU" *

*a little explanation - in russia most of the roads are one-lane, so if it's rushhour, its almost impossible to pass...

 

[flippy]

Originally posted by whosthatrussian@Nov 30 2004, 07:36 AM
^^^ that's pretty funny, dude. I've seen a couple of Lada Niva's around NYC.
For those who might not know what a Niva looks like, here's a pic:

This is the Russian land rover.

That's soo cool. I actually test drove one of those in Australia when I was looking for a car. I thought it was kickass but when I asked my boss about it (he's Russian) he kinda warned me away.

I ended up getting a civic but always wished I would have bought the Niva just for the character of it.

 

[iGod]

yep, thats got character. or something resembling character, at least.

whats a kilometer? that's funny sh!t, marty.

 

[basilisk4]

No, I'm serious -- what's a "kilometer"?

 

[iGod]

you arent going to get me to do it, marty. i will not explain what a kilometer is. stop trying to manipulate me.

but

i

really

want

to

do

it...

 

[wolo]

Don't do it, D.

 

[Labfish]

<----------- covers eyes

 

[whosthatrussian]

NWS

Here's a link to find out what a kilometer is: >>Link Removed<<

 

[basilisk4]

Is that your dad?

 

[whosthatrussian]

I feel that I should probably take that pic down before I get in trouble, what do you think, Marty? (and no, as much as my dad loves cars, that's not him.)

 

[basilisk4]

I'm too busy right now trying not to puke and crap to evaluate something like that, Alex...