was <VV> rebodied corvairs No Corvair Content now LADAs

[corvair at mb.sympatico.ca]

Tony,

IIRC the Niva's claim to fame is that they were tested on "the same test course as Soviet tanks"....

They are as biodegradeable as any other Lada. Which means they fall apart about as fast as you would expect an Italian car built in Russia by Communist workers out of WW II recycled steel would.

Les
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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:03:47 -0700
From: Tony Underwood <tonyu at roava.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> rebodied corvairs No Corvair Content
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At 08:21 hours 06/28/2005, Les wrote:
>Were the Ladas never sold in the U.S.? Tons of them (still) here in 
>Winnipeg. The little 4x4 is called a Niva.
>Les


I've heard nothing any worse about the Niva than I've heard about most 
other dinky little 4Wds... except maybe the lack of parts sources.    If I 
had the chance to nab one of these nifty little bastards I'd ride it...

I wonder how it would go over if I stuck Yugo badges on it...?   ;)   They 
do kinda remotely resemble later vintage Yugos.    And, I *do* champion 
Yugos seeing as how they never got the respect they were actually due.


>ps - is not Canada part of North America,


Sure is...


>and thus has many Ladas which are registered in America? For clarity 
>perhaps you should refer to Pete's Lada as "registered in U.S."......

Is Pete in here somewhere...?    What's the deal on the Lada, Pete...?


tony..