When I get a tip from one of DT’s regular tippers (you guys know who I’m talking about) I always pay attention. But when I get a tip from TWO of DT’s regulars…well…I have two choices — one is to drop everything and buy the car — and the second is to write it up. […]
People are going to walk up to you and say “hey, nice Jeep” and you will smile and reply “da, this is a nice Jeep”. Because trying to explain to people what you are driving will actually drive you insane. Literally, metaphysically, and practically. Find this 1971 GAZ/UAZ 69A offered for $10,600 in Ft Myers, FL […]
What happens when you take the design of the pre-war German built Opel Kadett and combine it with the capabilities of the Moscovskiy Zavod Malolitrazhnyh Avtomobiley (Moscow Factory for Making Small Cars) and the direction from Joseph Stalin himself…? It isn’t entirely clear to me, but I’m sure it involved many knocks on doors in […]
The Lada/VAZ 2101 was compact sedan built by AvtoVAZ starting in 1970 for Eastern Bloc needs. It doesn’t have the reliability of a classic German car, the handling of a British classic, or the speed of something domestic, but it has the undeniable cool factor of a Soviet sedan. Find this 1979 Lada 2101 Zhiguli offered […]
I’m sure it is only a coincidence with the new administration in the White House, but I’ve noticed a recent uptick in the number of cars being offered from ex-Soviet bloc members on USA ebay. Most of the Volgas and Gazs are just not interesting enough to get my attention (many are some kind of […]
Some folks get positively obsessed about being different. It starts with little things, like a black T-shirt, maybe a studded belt. Later the obsession is manifested by a custom skull tattoo on your ankle, maybe a hoop earring or two…and the next thing you know you are driving into downtown Québec City to score some […]
The Polski Fiat 125p was built under a license agreement with Fiat by the soviet state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (“FSO”). First offered in Poland in 1967, the 125p used the body and brake components of the soon to be released Fiat 125, but used engines and mechanical bits from the older Fiat 1300/1500 sedan. […]