Has anyone ever seen a Lada in the USA?

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Princess Valiant said:
That's a smoking deal for that..... i wonder if a 318 would fit in there....


Really though, that's not a bad price for a decent core to work with.
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Probably get a great deal on one from Pripyat. You know as long as you don't mind if it glows or something. Of course shipping would be a "bear." Ba-dump bump.
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That is the real Lada, they rust but the drivetrain is like an AK47 - almost indestructible. During my deployment to the Republic of Georgia, I almost bought one. There was not much left from the chassis, but it still drove EVERYWHERE:

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H22A4 said:
Huh? Since when did Quebec stop using salt on the roads?

This story must be fake news:
Jonathan Kay: Why is Montreal's Champlain Bridge, built within living memory, already on its last legs? | National Post

Add to that the acid rain which is brutal in Ontario and Quebec near the US border, and not many cars last beyond 10 or 15 years without a lot of effort and care.
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I stand corrected, every time I am in Qc in the winter, it is so cold, they don’t salt, because it won’t work at -40
 
A friend of mine and his wife had one in the mid 80s.
It turned out to be a real pile of crap that you couldn't get parts for.
They dumped it on a poor soul and it ended up being scrapped about a year later.
I personally wouldn't buy one.
 
No matter how ugly the car or how much of a lemon it was, there are cult followings for every one. The allure of a project for some folks or having something that is quite uncommon trumps the poor financial decision it would be.
 
Went to buy a compressor off Kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) a couple of years ago and the guy had this Lada that was in awesome condition.

He was blown away that I knew what it was. I told him I hadn’t seen one in close to 30 years!

He said he bought it from the Toronto Classic Car Auction.

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scatpackbee said:
Went to buy a compressor off Kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) a couple of years ago and the guy had this Lada that was in awesome condition.

He was blown away that I knew what it was. I told him I hadn’t seen one in close to 30 years!

He said he bought it from the Toronto Classic Car Auction.

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That is sure a beauty
 
Okay, I am a little confused (more or less the usual state), but if it is a four door, does make it a 132, and does it have a 2.4 Dino engine in it? If it does, jump on it!
 
For not being an A body Mopar this thread is getting a lot of traction!!!!!!

Ooops...did I just make it longer???:lol::lol::lol:
 
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Buddy of mine has 3, days package deal for 15 large buys all three. Ones a definite parts car with over 40k on the clock, the others are okayish with roughly 30k on each
 
Now, if you get your hands on a Fiat 132, with the 2.4 liter V6 , I have seen one states side, but co-worker had one when he lived in Poland, he told me it flew. But doesn’t everyone?
 
H22A4 said:
No matter how ugly the car or how much of a lemon it was, there are cult followings for every one. The allure of a project for some folks or having something that is quite uncommon trumps the poor financial decision it would be.
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Correct, always wanted. Citroen DS, but someone always beat me to it, 15 years, quite happy with my Duster. Didn’t need to get a grey suit and a fedora.
RustyRatRod said:
back in the early 80s my high school friend Kirk and I worked at the local Ford dealer. They also sold Yugos. We had one with a bad engine. We were trying to get it from Ford for a song, because the customer made Ford buy it back through arbitration. We were going to put a 5.0 and a T5 in it. But alas, it was not to be. They wouldn't sell it to us. lol
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Good thing, you are still alive
 
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