I generally don’t post many Lada or VAZ built cars, not because of the whole Ukraine-Russia war thing that’s going on right now, but because I personally haven’t had any experience with them and wouldn’t typically recommend a car designed by Fiat in the 60s and assembled behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980s. I’m […]
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 […]
Back in 1980 if you were a new hire at the CIA, you had numerous choices for your First Real Car. However, if you were a young KGB Officer, your choices consisted of some warmed over Fiats and strange indigenous People’s Cars. Find this 1980 ZAZ-968A for sale in Issaquah, WA for $9,750 via craigslist. […]
Utility is on par with strange proportions in this Nova Scotian assembled Lada Niva pickup truck. Although not really a rarity in the global car economy, the Lada Niva pickup is the Fabergé egg of the AutoVAZ offerings here in North America. I know that’s sort of like saying you have a favorite way to […]
by Adam — Occasionally you just want to drive something unique or different. To not see the same make or model next to you, across the light from you, in front and behind in the carpool lane. Well the more I think about that the only way to get a car that unique is to […]
Retro is in and if you want a retro Brit bike you can look to Triumph and its retro-look Bonneville or if you prefer some Italian, Moto Guzzi has its V7 II. If you want German however, you need to look east to Mother Russia and Ural. Find this 2012 Ural Gear-Up in Albany, OR for […]