love for the ridiculed- lada.

[bmcnut]

Strong posting skillz. and that red Lada with the white panel on the side might just be the best use of a red lad ive ever seen.

[EmDee]

Jul 22, 2020 10:46:59 GMT bmcnut said:

that red Lada with the white panel on the side might just be the best use of a red lad ive ever seen.

presume you meant lada, careful though this is Dez 's thread and he's built surely the best ever red lada!

[fogey]

Having watched many dashcam vids, including many from Russia in which Ladas feature heavily, my first piece of advice to anyone modifying one would be to fit a substantial roll cage - the ease at which these cars disintegrate at the slightest impact is quite alarming!

[rattlecan]

That black thing would need two old T’ shirts hanging off the back of those rocket launchers & the ‘lean to’ roof it it was over here. They stick out the back like a plumber with a van full of copper pipe.

[EmDee]

Well this niva looks pretty safe and isnt blatantly illegal.

[Dez]

Jul 22, 2020 17:47:32 GMT fogey said:

Having watched many dashcam vids, including many from Russia in which Ladas feature heavily, my first piece of advice to anyone modifying one would be to fit a substantial roll cage - the ease at which these cars disintegrate at the slightest impact is quite alarming!

Ladas are actually pretty substantially built compared to most other small cars up to the mid 90s. Yeah knackered 30-40 year old ones that are rotten are obviously structurally compromised, but they have a not unfounded rep in motorsport circles for being tough cars.

[EmDee]