Sunday 'Top Trumps'

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

Local car, not as glamorous as the "normal" stuff but nice to see a Lada.. not many about..

A right hand drive Russian car. Interesting.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

A right hand drive Russian car. Interesting.

Back in the day UK had loads of Eastern Block cars. Ladas. Yugo, Simca..all right hand drives and all very cheap....

Lada had an interesting 4x4, chunky looking thing..

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by JD001

Back in the day UK had loads of Eastern Block cars. Ladas. Yugo, Simca..all right hand drives and all very cheap....

Lada had an interesting 4x4, chunky looking thing..

The father-in-law bought one of these. Both it and the sedan that his father bought had removable plates on the passenger floor for “Ice Fishing”. They may have been a good utilitarian vehicle in warm climates but they sure didn’t like Canadian winters. The father-in-law’s Niva rusted away within five years. His father’s sedan took longer as it lived in a garage and had very low mileage. It looked good when they sold it but the underside was trash. I heard the person that bought it paid a lot to have the underside welded up and parts replaced and then sold it, at a loss.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by JD001

Lada had an interesting 4x4, chunky looking thing..

Nice short wheelbase. I bet it'd cross a plowed field with no trouble.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

The father-in-law bought one of these. Both it and the sedan that his father bought had removable plates on the passenger floor for “Ice Fishing”. They may have been a good utilitarian vehicle in warm climates but they sure didn’t like Canadian winters. The father-in-law’s Niva rusted away within five years. His father’s sedan took longer as it lived in a garage and had very low mileage. It looked good when they sold it but the underside was trash. I heard the person that bought it paid a lot to have the underside welded up and parts replaced and then sold it, at a loss.

I'm sure they handle winter just fine. It's the salt they can't handle.

[Sasquachulator]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Nice short wheelbase. I bet it'd cross a plowed field with no trouble.

IN Soviet Russia, Field plows you!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

IN Soviet Russia, Field plows you!

[JD001]

Back to the norm in my neck of the woods.. This a time a bullish painted AM, parked in an accessible parking bay... The driver may be suffering from backache having to carry a fat wallet.. Therefore, earning a blue badge of entitlement...

[blsfrs]

Is this real? Or just FB BS?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1154041092560734

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

Is this real? Or just FB BS?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1154041092560734

The company exists, but it's primarily vaporware at this point. Fuel cell technology that uses saltwater as I understand it.

[Stephen W.]

I do not seem to be getting much reaction to the Ferguson Super Sport car in my Hawkefield Fly-in and Car Show thread soooo, I’ll put a couple of photos here and the link to the story.
https://driving.ca/feature/the-ferguson-super-sport-was-a-homemade-sports-car-built-from-the-avro-arrows-ashes

[bcj]

Nice to look at stuff I suppose.

[JD001]

Another local motor... I am kinda lost when I see Astons and Mclarens, they all look the same.. And I should know better as I am long-term subscriber to Car and Evo mags so should able to tell the difference between each model type..