elcamino/wheelhorse 9,066 #2 Posted July 19, 2017 In 1992 I went to Warsaw Poland for 2 weeks and was transported around the city in the Flat 126p ( Polish version). A ride I will never forget. 4 people in the car was an over load and the engine barely could move the car. Everyone of these cars I saw had an alarm system. Maybe the owners just wanted to know when someone else was driving the piece of junk. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,477 #3 Posted July 19, 2017 Love the 2 stroke Trabant . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #4 Posted July 19, 2017 After the re-unification of Germany, a new aftermarket was created to replace the two-stroke engine in the Trabant with a small Volkswagen Polo engine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,345 #5 Posted July 19, 2017 Some really cool cars. One of them strongly resembled the Rambler. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aldon 4,826 #6 Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) Wouldn't mind a 2 door Volga sedan. Modified with some added HP:-) Edited July 19, 2017 by Aldon 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,126 #7 Posted July 20, 2017 The last time I was in Moscow, Russia...the American cars were really taking over. And it was expensive to get them there( from what I was told..) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #8 Posted July 20, 2017 I was in St. Petersburg, Russia last month (even saw Putin's St. Petersburg palace!) where the cars are a real mixture of MB, BMW, Japanese, and I suppose Chinese. Trucks are a combination of Western European and Eastern European. Surprisingly the traffic was very "calm", law-abiding, and considerate, not at all what I had expected. Actually better than our DC Metro traffic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollerman 290 #9 Posted July 21, 2017 Maybe I missed it, but no Lada Niva? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,986 #10 Posted July 21, 2017 20 hours ago, shallowwatersailor said: I was in St. Petersburg, Russia last month (even saw Putin's St. Petersburg palace!) where the cars are a real mixture of MB, BMW, Japanese, and I suppose Chinese. Trucks are a combination of Western European and Eastern European. Surprisingly the traffic was very "calm", law-abiding, and considerate, not at all what I had expected. Actually better than our DC Metro traffic. You mean all this is fake? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #11 Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, squonk said: You mean all this is fake? Ha Ha! That looks more like what we deal with in DC! We spent 19 hours with a tour guide driving all over St. Petersberg over two days. And we were in areas that were very congested. It is said that SPB is the most European-like city in Russia so that may be the reason less stupid driving?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,116 #12 Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/19/2017 at 7:13 PM, Aldon said: Wouldn't mind a 2 door Volga sedan. Modified with some added HP:-) Yeah that Cop Special is pretty cool... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites