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more about #sovietunion more comments → Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Ford has two jet engines, and the Russkie only one. Pretty easy choice. Besides, the Ford gets you a bubble canopy, wings, and racing stripes. Of c... more » Franzouse: Sorry, gotta go with the Reds on this one. The Ford is the Jetsons to the ZIS' Deathrace. more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Pedestrian safety?? Pah!.. more » Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est: The ZIS wins with me because of it's lack of hubcaps in the photo. That's the kind of attention to detail which allowed a wingbat like Reagan to "win"... more » Novaload: I voted for Ford but if I could go back in time to the 50s for advanced car technology, I would bring back this--which I only recently discovered! more » wkiernan: As nice as that Ford is, I'm gonna go with the ZIS because a.) I live in Florida and would certainly perish under the clear dome of the Atmos in the s... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Ho great, I clicked on the link to the article about the soviet cars and ended up buying a bunch of books from that website. Thanks Murilee. (OT: I ju... more » MushyHeirloom: I voted for both, because the Ford is cooler, but I like bullet-nose Studes. more » lowmiles: I love everything about the Ford Homer. more » underwear-ninja: the Atmos lets me live out my dreams of being a Speed Racer villain, while the ZIS lets me live out my dreams of being a Batman Villain... Well, with ... more » CraigSu: My vote is conditional on whether or not the ZIS-112 can be -amino-ized. That would be awesome. The Ford has too much additional bling to make it -ami... more » Skink: The Ford is go. It would appear Bentley recently cadged the commie car's windshield/A pillar/frame design for one of their cars. more » AlienProbe: Bah! Who needs the original? A little work and welding could make a Honda Civic look like either of those in no time. -This message was brought to ... more » MadMechanic: You had me at 'experimental V8'. more » SerbianKowalski: Russians and design... hmmm If you are an artist, then you think freely, if you think freely, then you might act freely, if you act freely, then you a... more » -
#questionoftheday
Ford FX-Atmos or ZIS-112?
Let's say you could go back to the early 1950s and snag a super-futuristic prototype automobile as your 2009 daily driver. Which side of the Iron Curtain would you choose? More » -
#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 » -
#engineoftheday
Engine Of The Day: MEMZ-968
All these Engine Of The Day honors, and no Russian iron? And yesterday was May Day, comrades? We're going to remedy that oversight right now!
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#downonthejunkyard
In Soviet Russia, Junkyard Gets Down On YOU!
57Sweptside loves junkyards, and not just the ones in his native Southwest. He's found for us this collection of photos shot in a Russian yard packed full of Volgas, Moskviches, and even Tchaikas. More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
GAZ Volga 24-10 Brings Glasnost To Los Angeles
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. Anything is possible, even a Volga in Southern California! More » -
#racing
Yes, There Was Plenty Of Paint-Tradin' Race Action Behind The Iron Curtain
Have we ever mentioned that we love English Russia? It's like they knew we were going to review Cars Of The Soviet Union and put up this collection of vintage Soviet racing photos for us! More » -
#jalopnikbookreviews
Cars Of The Soviet Union: The Definitive History, by Andy Thompson
Whether you're wrenching on a flying Spitfire or a leaking Spitfire, Haynes has a shop manual for you. Very useful, but hardly the sort of thing you'd keep on your coffee table. More » -
#retro
Moskvich-Driving Soviet Heroes Take On Capitalist Stooges In International Rally Competition
I'd planned to review this totally addictive book today, but I haven't yet got permission to use the photos. But, dammit, racing Moskviches are cool, so we need some kind of vintage Soviet car fix! More » -
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#momentofzen
Hacked GAZ With Cat Parade
Are those louvers for a rear-engine setup in this Volga, perhaps some nightmarish GAZ-ZAZ hybrid? More » -
#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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