Soviet Car Ads

[BT]

http://www.retronaut.co/2011/10/vintage-soviet-cars-1960s-1970s/

[Xavier_Onassis]

The designs look like copies of American Fords, Chevies and Chrysler products.

I think that last one with the rear engine must be a Moskvitch or perhaps a Zaporets. 3A3 is "zas" 3 is a Z in Cyrillic.

[Xavier_Onassis]

There are a lot of amusing photos on this site.

I found this one particularly curious:

http://www.retronaut.co/2010/02/tweety-pies-skeleton/

[BT]

yeah i can lose hours at that site

[Plane]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/communist-cars-1


British car enthusiast unenthused with Soviet horespower.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I could not get that one to run.

Some of the most wimpy vehicles ever made were American iron. I had a 1982 Buick Regal that squeezed all of 85 HP out of a 3.8 liter V-6.

It blew a head gasket at 59,000 miles, which was better than average for that model, they told me.

It was probably marginally better than a Moskvich, though.