I'm in love

". ." (xllx) 12/18/2015 at 19:06 • Filed to: None

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...with a car that’s fuck ugly.

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This one is the nicest 353 I’ve seen in many, many years. And it’s the exact version i want. It’s also expensive and on the other side of the country. :’(

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > . . 12/18/2015 at 19:14

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Who cares if it is ugly or not? If you like it, can get it, and have a reason to get it, then get it!!

Michael Parker > . . 12/18/2015 at 19:14

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Me too.

deprecated account > . . 12/18/2015 at 19:22

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Isn’t that the white car that whatshisface had in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

Amoore100 > deprecated account 12/18/2015 at 19:28

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I thought that was an Alfetta, not a Wartburg...

pip bip - choose Corrour > . . 12/18/2015 at 19:30

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how hard to find parts?

. . > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/18/2015 at 19:31

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Not too bad. My grandad still has a bunch from when he had a Wartburg. I noticed a huge pile of Wartburg cyliner heads in his shed. :D

. . > deprecated account 12/18/2015 at 19:33

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Never seen that movie, but it’s very unlikely.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > . . 12/18/2015 at 19:46

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Ugly? You mean awesome, right?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 12/18/2015 at 20:32

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UGLY!?!? I’m with you in your weird tastes, so I also think it’s awesome! I mean...the engine...the radiator is behind it! How weird is that!!!

Plus, any car that is pronounced “Vartburg” which is similar to “Fartburg” is a win for the 8-year-old in me! :P

Berang > deprecated account 12/18/2015 at 20:42

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Nope. That was an alfa I think.

Berang > . . 12/18/2015 at 20:44

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I prefer the wagon, and also ones with chrome.

deprecated account > Amoore100 12/18/2015 at 21:25

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Oh

. . > Berang 12/19/2015 at 05:24

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Chrome grille and bumpers look better, I agree, but if I were to buy one I’d want the later gauge cluster with the LED vacuum meter. I don’t think chrome models had that.

. . > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/19/2015 at 05:27

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It’s a fantastically quirky car, isn’t it. :D Largeish body on frame car with a 1l 3 cyliner 2 stroke engine, column shifter, front wheel drive, fantastically floaty suspension, etc. As for the name, we used to call them Wartburghinis back in the day. :D

Cé hé sin > . . 12/19/2015 at 05:49

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I see panel gaps were a big thing then...

911e46z06 > . . 12/19/2015 at 21:47

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Ditto

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 12/19/2015 at 23:47

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I never thought they were THAT ugly, actually....somewhat handsome in a way, to me!

The engine looks very similar to the one from the Syrena...?

. . > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/20/2015 at 06:40

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They’re both 3 cylinder (early Syrenas had 2 cylinders, but those are fantastically rare) 2 strokes from a similar time I guess. From what I undestand Wartburg engines were much better and nicer to use.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > . . 12/20/2015 at 11:22

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Didn’t know the early models of the Syrena had 2-cyls! I knew the later models had 3 though...they did one on Wheeler Dealers once - one of my favorite episodes!

I have heard that Wartburgs were built to higher standards of quality though...more “luxurious”. Probably why the Polish government and police used them back in the day!