All posts tagged "ussr"

Lada

Lada Gnome / VAZ 1151

The VAZ 1151 Gnome concept car was developed in 1990 and unveiled at the Moscow Motor...

Home built

Home Built Microcar by Juri Nesterov

In the late 1980s, Juri Nesterov of Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, completed work on a homemade microcar....

Home built

EV roadster from the USSR

This compact electric roadster was created by schoolchildren at the turn of the 60s and 70s...

Home built

Ergash Taishev’s Hommade Car

Ergash Taishev’s homemade car with an engine from a Ural motorcycle was made in the Soviet...

NAMI

NAMI-049A ‘CELINA’

Did you know that in the 60’s in the USSR there was an attempt to create...

Articles

Look at the Soviet tuning of the SMZ S-3A microcar

In Soviet times everyone dreamed of a car, because not many could afford it. Some had...

Lada

Lada 1801 Pony

The 70s of the 20th century was a time of fun buggy cars that were very...

Home built

‘Veterok’

“Vetorok” homemade car was built in Novotroitsk, USSR, in 1965-1966. It had a simple tubular frame...

Hydroimpuls

Peppi

According to an approximate statistic, in Pskov, Russia, every second inhabitant owns a car, which in...

Home built

“Farmer” Home-Made Mini-Truck

“Farmer” is a Soviet home-made cute mini-truck. It is based on the “Zaporozhets” car. The mini-truck...

SMZ

SMZ-NAMI-086 ‘Sputnik’

In the early 1960s, the Soviet leadership seriously considered the issue of creating a compact, cheap...

Home built

‘Kolobok’ Home Built Microcar

The Kolobok was created in 1985 in the USSR by Victor Gorbunov, engineer of AvtoVAZ. Victor...

Home built

Electric Car From Kaliningrad

This funny electric car was created by engineers from Kaliningrad during the Soviet era. A two-seater...

Home built

Rear-engined Homebuilt Microcar From The USSR

During the Soviet era, a car was more of a luxury than a means of transportation....

NAMI

IMZ-NAMI-A50 ‘Belka’

By the mid-1950s, the automotive industry in the USSR was booming. The factories started production of...

Home built

Jeep by V.L. Taranukha

October 23, 1966, a parade-competition of home-built cars and motorcycles was held in Moscow. The parade...

NAMI

NAMI 0107

The idea of ​​creating a compact front-wheel drive car was born in the USSR in the...

SMZ

SMZ-1101

The history of the Soviet microcar Lada-1101 “Oka” did not begin at AvtoVAZ at all, although...

Home built

Ant Amphibious

The “Ant” is a wheel-known three-wheeled scooter with a cargo body from in the USSR. But...

Home built

Home-built car from the USSR

A small home-made car, made in the USSR, appeared on sale in Russia. The unnamed car...

Home built

Katam («Катам»)

Creating an amphibian is not an easy task. It is necessary to find the perfect balance...

Home built

Minisol

The single-seat sports electric car ‘Minisol’ was created in Zelenograd, Russia, by a group of enthusiasts...

Home built

Home built roadster from Siberia

This tiny home-made car was made in Siberia. It was created in 1971. According to the...

Moskvich

Moskvich-444

The name “Moskvich-444” probably will not say anything to you. But when you look at the...

Home built

Six-wheeled home-made microcar from the USSR

This six-wheeled home-made microcar was made in the USSR in the late 70s. The engine, gearbox...

ZAZ

Yalta 1000

In the early 70’s, Soviet built Zaporozhets microcars were exported to more than 20 countries, including...