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#lolcars

That's a Lada Oranges

We could have gone with "Orange you glad you bought a Lada?" , maybe "The driver really has to squeeze into this car" or even "This Lada's got a lot of juice." So many puns, so little time. [Imgur via Reddit]

01/06/10

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By Ben Wojdyla

#24hoursoflemons

And The REAL Lamest Day LeMons Winner Is... Gasmask's Lada Signet!

Yeah yeah, the car that gets the highest lap total gets the overall win at a 24 Hours Of LeMons race, but the insiders know who deserves the real respect! More »

10/04/09

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By Murilee Martin

#24hoursoflemons

Three Hours In, 21 To Go At The Lamest Day: E30 Leads, Lada Still Running

Internet access is difficult at best here at Nelson Ledges, so live updates are going to be few and short. At the moment, the Charlie Foxtrot Racing BMW 325i leads. More »

10/03/09

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By Murilee Martin

#24hoursoflemons

Capitalism Takes On Communism In Ohio: 1961 Cadillac Versus Lada Signet!

The Lamest Day takes place at Nelson Ledges next weekend, and it will feature the best all-time Index Of Effluency matchup in 24 Hours Of LeMons history: a Soviet car taking on a finned Caddy! More »

09/27/09

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#retro

Automotive Survivors Part II: More Cars Made For At Least 20 Years

When we had the 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years list a few weeks back, we were deafened by the howls of outrage from those whose favorite cars didn't make the cut. More »

09/26/09

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By Murilee Martin

#retro

The Ultimate Automotive Survivors: 50 Cars Made For Over 20 Years

While the Beetle, Ambassador, Mini, and 2CV each enjoyed more than four decades of production in pretty much their original form, we mustn't overlook the other long-term survivors of the automotive world. More »

09/06/09

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#customcars

The Mother of All Tuner Nivas

V8? Check. Turbocharger? Check. Air suspension? Check. The Probag Niva is Australia’s mad take on a Soviet classic. More »

08/06/09

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By Peter Orosz

#celebritycars

Vladimir Putin's Lada Niva Is Totally Bad-Ass

The Lada Niva is the coolest Soviet-era vehicle still in production. Given that, it makes sense Russia's alpha-male "not-president" Vladimir Putin has purchased a totally awesome camouflaged and off-road-ready version. More »

05/19/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

#planelopnik

Parking With a Gatling Gun

XKCD issue #562 depicts a scene dear to everyone’s heart who has ever witnessed a moron fail egregiously at parking. Let’s advance the idea and move from blowtorches to rotary cannons. More »

04/10/09

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By Peter Orosz

#racing

Yes, There Was Plenty Of Paint-Tradin' Race Action Behind The Iron Curtain

03/28/09

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#jalopnikbookreviews

Cars Of The Soviet Union: The Definitive History, by Andy Thompson

03/28/09

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#downonthestreetbonusedition

Even More Old Cars Down On The Cuban Street

01/27/09

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#downonthestreetbonusedition

¡Abajo En La Calle De Cuba!

01/23/09

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#24hoursoflemons

Comrades! All Hail The First-Ever Soviet 24 Hours Of LeMons Car!

11/11/08

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#projectcarhell

Project Car Hell, Cold War Edition: Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon or Lada Signet?

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! In our last foray into the Burning Garage O'Pain™, the Buick Reatta beat the Olds Troféo by a 53% to 47% poll split. We've had unifying vehicular themes for most of our Hell Challenges recently, but sometimes you need to choose between two totally different eternities- say, one in which St. Helena earwigs colonize your bile ducts, and another in which you are stuck in an Amway PowerPoint presentation 24/7. And, just for fun, we're going Warsaw Pact versus NATO, with one machine from the hottest period of the Cold War and the other from the wild and crazy endgame.
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10/16/08

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By Murilee Martin

#parisautoshow

Lada Reveals A Supercar Concept! Wait, What?

Everyone's favorite communist-era carmaker and automotive laughing-stock on safety has just revealed a supercar concept here at the Paris Motor Show. Best part? It's called the Lada Revolution 3. Apparently the first two must have had something to do with forcing the Bolsheviks from power. Anyway, it's theoretically equipped with a Renault two-liter four cylinder able to make a 0-to-62 run in 5.9 seconds with a top end speed of 155 MPH. Stopping is done via two-piece 315 mm rotors and four-piston calipers. This would be the fastest Lada ever built, which begs a question. Would you really feel comfortable cruising Russia's roadways at 155 MPH in this Supercar? There's just something about a supercar with a Renault engine and the Lada name proudly emblazoned on the steering wheel that makes us shudder at the thought. Hold onto your buttskies, folks! Hit the jump to see how it would fit in with the rest of the Lada lineup. More »