Soviet Cars

Hey gang, do you like giant vehicles meant for Antarctic exploration? I do too! In fact, I recently wrote about the A…

We get emails all the time from people asking us to identify cars they encounter, and these are some of my favorite…

At this very moment, the highest-rated television show on IMDb, beating out The Wire, Breaking Bad, the first few…

 Ukranian automaker ZAZ, the builders of the Soviet Union’s first real “people’s car,” has been having a rough go…

For most Soviet citizens, buying a new car was financially impossible. To put things in perspective, Alexander…

Shif Custom will build you the motorcycle of your dreams in Belarus. Judging by the shop’s completed projects, the…

In the mid 1950s, airplanes evolved into large jetliners and airports had to find more powerful vehicles to tow them…

The Simpsons has given us a surprising amount of automotive-related cultural icons, including the Powell Motors Homer

I’m not even going to pretend like I’m not a sucker for a cute car. I am, and I don’t care who knows it. Whatever…

Do you have recurring fantasies about transforming a humble Isetta into an octo-wheeled behemoth that can drive over…

Syd Mead is something of a legend when it comes to designing how the future will look. From the grim, cluttered…

It’s not widely known, but for a very brief period in the early 1950s, the Cold War was being fought with massive,…

Just imagine you lived in a world where you were still you — a gearhead, devastatingly sexy, lover of cars, charming…

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When you think of Soviet vehicles, what word comes to mind? Probably “shoddy.” Or “terrible.” Or “unreliable.” Maybe…

Saying “world’s best” anything is a risky proposition, especially when it comes to something as holy as the station…

I’m sure many of you think the Soviets simply copied the Fiat 124 to create the Lada 1200 and all its numerous…

Getting a car in the Soviet Union of the 1970s was very similar to not getting a car in the Soviet Union in the…

If you thought Vector was responsible for the most ridiculous press shots in human history, just look at this…

Look, this little ZAZ is getting up this concrete banking, dammit.