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more about #vaz more comments → skitter: When you're running the Caddilac, go to such excess with your gig that nobody in a position to bring the hammer down on you could possibly believe it.... more » Comrade Teargaskov: We drive Lada yesterday for first time since we put it on the trailer in Toronto. We had small party in downtown Traverse City, Michigan. Here is foot... more » mechimike: Gotta say, the Caddy sure got beat by the ugle stick from '60 to '61! more » Uncle Bo: Iz Lada... 1.3 GTX Turbo..... iz smooth...like snake. more » Arcweld Your Soul: A spectre is haunting LeMons — the spectre of Glorious Soviet Engineering. All the powers of old have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this ... more » discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper: That Lada is one of the most badass Lemons cars since the Black Metal V8lvo. And the Caddy is a wonderful temple to American excess. Quite a battle! more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: Lada 350 veeeery slow laps. Caddy- 150. What can I say? more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: Lada: 315 laps Caddy: 280 laps The Cadillac's girth, combined with its flaccid X-frame and hardtop sedan body, will break stuff when pushed hard. more » Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse: Caddy: 248 Lada: 242 more » Murilee Martin: The Cadillac is a much, much, much better-built car... but cars that sit for decades before becoming a LeMons racer usually don't do so well. The VAZ... more » Franzouse: I wanna see uncle Sam beat the crap out of uncle Joe, so I'll say 350 laps for the Cadillac and 189 for the Lada. more » CptSevere: I thought there was a 4000 pound weight limit for LeMons races? I glad they bent that rule here. Caddy. It'll wallow all over the place on the curve... more » Novaload: Seriously, Caddy. Nothing against the Lada team, but unless they entirely rebuilt it, I think it comes from a place and time where it was worth $200 n... more » Novaload: U. S. A. more » smalleyxb122: The Caddy and the Lada both have mechanical simplicity on their sides, but the Caddy has the advantage of parts availability if something should fail ... 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 » -
#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.
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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 » -
#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 » -
#customcars
Lada Oka Transformed Into Mini Monster
The standard Lada Oka is your typical eastern European econobox; humble transportation that makes a Tata Nano feel macho. But apparently there are some Russians who look at the poor little thing and see the perfect starting point for an all-terrain monster. We have no idea what the thought process was that led up to the creation of such an awesome machine. Given the choice between this and a Jeep or a Hummer, we'd take this every time. Check out the gallery below and see what it originally looked like here. [English Russia] More » -
