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In the Floating Cars thread, Monzaphil mentioned the Lada Niva Marsh and how it was the first car to reach the North Pole (and not Clarkson in his Toyota). I've had a soft spot for Nivas for years, so I had a little Google...      WOW!  And apparently you can buy one from Lada too! Thought it deserved a thread of its own. |
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Oh we do like that  I've always had a soft spot for these as well, and that is just about the maddest one I've ever seen  |
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Last Edit: Feb 6, 2011 0:09:00 GMT by luckygti
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Makes a Vitara Fatboy look anorexic, doesn't it?! ;D
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Rich
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They float too, which is quite cool. I remember reading about them and all the other wierd Niva variants that were built. Very cool indeed!
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stealthstylz
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I love how its not had a massive body lift. Channelled look off roader FTW
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Oh my, that is mental. What's the running gear?
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johnboy
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Well you certainly won't get stuck  |
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I love V-TEC like a fat kid loves cake 97 civic VTi |
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Oh my, that is mental. What's the running gear? From what I can find out, the axles are military UAZ items, on an adapted Niva monocoque chassis. The engine is a regular 1.7 Niva lump, but apparently some (possibly the Arctic expedition one) had a Lada rotary engine! It's difficult to find tech information about them I've found. |
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Foxy
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They're certainly a bit more manlier than you're normal run of the mill Chelsea tractor  It'd be quite a satisfaction rolling through the town centre in one of them bad boys! |
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I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?
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Thats awesome! I've always fancied a Niva, but they're really rare over here and the few that crop up tend to be LHD  |
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Thats awesome! I've always fancied a Niva, but they're really rare over here and the few that crop up tend to be LHD Has Scotland detached itself from the UK and floated off somewhere? There's always one or two Nivas on eBay, and almost always they are RHD. There's two on t'Bay right now, although they are both Spares/Repair cases. |
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MonzaPhil
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You can get them new still...
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This is now a clicky linky!  |
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welder
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Major want.
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I'm not completely useless, I can be used as a bad example.
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That is savage, I was not expecting that! The silver one in the last photo is inspiring, sign me up
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group buy?
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1987 Opel manta GT 2.0 16v
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Em
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MR TIKI
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TIKI,style from a different angle!
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WWAHH,YOUTUBE-FU!!!
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Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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imp
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Maybe just bad luck that the few times i've had a wee look for one i've not had much joy! Must try harder |
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Maybe just bad luck that the few times i've had a wee look for one i've not had much joy! Must try harder I think a lot of the Nivas over here got shipped back to Russia in the late '90s when that sort of thing seemed to really take off. I'm not sure if it still goes on, but Nivas do seem really thin on the ground nowadays. I'd really like one! |
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I've always had a soft spot for these as well, and that is just about the maddest one I've ever seen 
