Thank you! I’ll keep on chasing those Ladas! Read more

Да, я лоханулся.   Read more

So Russia has a 19 km/h over speeding ‘tolerance.’ The speed limit on certain sections of the Moscow-St. Petersburg expressway is 130 km/h, which makes 149 km/h technically kosher (i.e. the speed cameras, if installed, won’t send you a fine).  Read more

I don’t think the Niva, at least in its classic form, will ever undergo an update as significant as a “bigger engine” or whatever. You’d need a completely new chassis. Read more

This is what happens when The Simpsons becomes real life.  Read more

Have you seen this BX that’s street parked on Manhattan? This photo is from a few months back, but I recall this thing being on that same weird, winding street in Chelsea many, many years ago. But anyways: LOOK AT THAT SAAAAAAAAG.

The Crown Super Saloon in the article also had a refrigerator, but I couldn’t get a clear photo of it. The transition from a Moskvich to one of those must have been absurd.  Read more

It speaks for itself. I’m not worthy.  Read more

There are all sorts of contraptions that are available to supposedly correct the wrong-hand-drive overtaking issue. Like some crazy sequence of mirrors, or a digital option—like those front mounted cameras that project the oncoming lane into your infotainment screen. Read more

The Caucuses Region also has a shocking amount of JDM—Georgia, Armenia, etc. It’s incredible how far these second-hand cars can go. The world is nuts.  Read more

Yes, from what I’ve seen on YouTube, Bishkek seems pretty heavy on JDM, especially with minivans. Read more

Thank you. Your username is beautiful.  Read more

My ZAZ 968M broke down every other time I drove it. Read more

It’s no wonder the Virus took twelve years to build.  Read more

Not that you should be any less aroused, but that’s the Faux-Lada in the background. Read more

Yeah, there are some serious mid-century Detroit vibes here. What I love the most about these homemade cars is how clearly you can tell what the builders were into. Some were into German sports cars, others dug American cruisers. A few didn’t really give a shit and just wanted a car to from A to backwards-R. Read more

He’s an OG.  Read more

If that fan had metal blades, it would definitely be next-level hardcore.  Read more

And I feel like most soviet car owners put covers on the seats on day one!!! That certainly helps with preservation.  Read more

Actually gasoline was pretty cheap and available the Soviet Union, depending on the period. But relatively few people drove so demand was never comparable to that of the US at the time.  Granted, this was very, very low-octane fuel. Like 76-octane fuel. Read more