"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
03/04/2015 at 09:08 • Filed to: None
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"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
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Of course you do.
WiscoProud
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/04/2015 at 10:22 |
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My guess is this video is from the last 90's. They're talking about these coming to market in the US. I don't recall these ever actually being sold in the US, but I could be wrong. I know I certainly have never seen one.
DerW220
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:10 |
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When I first saw this I had a feeling it would end up on Jalopnik.
InvalidnostCCCP
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:11 |
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This is easily one of the best-ever posts.
benchseatcolumnshift
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:14 |
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Let's just remind ourselves that they're still being made .
1965gto
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:18 |
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The fact that I find myself wanting that pickup is proof that I need help.
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benchseatcolumnshift
> 1965gto
03/05/2015 at 18:21 |
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The only help you need is help importing one of these wonderful things to wherever you live. Trust me I'm a doctor*.
*of Comparative Literature.
PsonicPsunspot
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:25 |
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God, that Honda Passport was heinous.
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1965gto
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/05/2015 at 18:28 |
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I live in Southwest CT, the thought of parking it between some soccer mom's Land Rover and some hedgefund guy's Bentley at the local Whole Foods has a great deal of appeal
TheHondaBro
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:29 |
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I play enough Spintires, I know what I'm talking about.
j250ex
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:30 |
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bout time they tried something different.
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benchseatcolumnshift
> 1965gto
03/05/2015 at 18:31 |
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I live in the beautiful and romantic city of New Haven. It might be less conspicuous here.
Dogapult
> WiscoProud
03/05/2015 at 18:43 |
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They were never sold here.
55_mercury
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 18:46 |
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Guess they never brought them over. I've never even seen one of these.
Jwend392
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 19:31 |
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Thought that was a Jeep Forward Control at first...
dudster
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 19:44 |
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this shitbucket has NO power steering and NO power brakes
Jaxxxin
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/05/2015 at 19:49 |
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If I had a local UAZ dealership I would walk in and put $ down a black one today. I'm in love!
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Jaxxxin
> InvalidnostCCCP
03/05/2015 at 19:58 |
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Torch posted this retro Motorweek clip about the UAZ SUV but sadly the video has disappeared. Such a rad 4x4. It's too bad that we never got 'em in The States.
http://jalopnik.com/the-us-market-…
PS9
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 20:21 |
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That motherfucker is immortal. I don't care what anyone says.
I've been watching that guy since I was a kid, he hasn't aged a day. Witchcraft. Or vampire. OR BOTH.
Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
> Dogapult
03/05/2015 at 20:41 |
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I've seen ONE! Exactly One and no more. I have no idea how the guy got it here, either.
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Dr. Strangegun
> dudster
03/05/2015 at 20:55 |
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Ok, why does that make it a shitbucket? No PS hoses to leak, pump to fill (or fail), and one less V-belt on the engine; manual brakes means no need for a vacuum hose or booster, and the brakes work every bit as well with the engine on or off.
Zundfolge
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 20:59 |
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Its not Soviet but lately I've had me a serious craving for a Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710M (and there is an awesome one for sale up the road from me in Denver ... sucks being poor)
Land-Rover Matt
> dudster
03/05/2015 at 21:01 |
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Go on...
Tohru
> WiscoProud
03/05/2015 at 21:04 |
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Well, the Rodeo gives it away.
You should check out uppermidwest.kinja.com
Jack Does Cars
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/05/2015 at 22:02 |
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Didn't this originally come out in 1437 BC?
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benchseatcolumnshift
> Jack Does Cars
03/05/2015 at 22:26 |
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Remember that bit in The Epic of Gilgamesh where Enkidu tries to drift a UAZ?
And the scene in Oedipus Rex where Oedipus and Jocasta are getting hot and heavy in the back seat of a UAZ?
I've been told that when Lao Tzu made that statement about a journey of a thousand miles beginning with a single step, he was actually talking about getting into a UAZ.
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Jack Does Cars
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/05/2015 at 23:16 |
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There are also certain Mongol paintings, that show what is obviously a UAZ. Scientists, archeologists, and treasure hunters are all trying to prove if the Mongols actually drove UAZ's, rather than riding their horses.
The UAZ 469 has also been seen as a transport vehicle for building materials for Hadrian's Wall, in the U.K.
In 1994, Russian scientists found a prototype UAZ, encased in a chamber of ice, that has been perfectly preserved. When holding a press release, the scientists claimed that the vehicle dated back to 465 AD.
Johnny Utah
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/05/2015 at 23:45 |
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Ever since I saw someone mention MotorWeek and the retro reviews on here I've been checking their YouTube page daily for new ones. Some of those videos only have a few hundred views and I'm super surprised by that.
I find it more interesting to watch the retro reviews instead of the videos with modern vehicles in them. All the weird and novel technology and features they used to include on 80s-90s cars was really neat. Plus there's that one guy that wears those black leather driving gloves in some of the scenes.
Classic!
Spasoje
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 00:21 |
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I love how the Honda Passport was the example of 'modern, over-complicated luxury SUV's'...yet today, it's what the traditionalists want.
Treemendous
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 01:12 |
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That voice. I had a VHS that came free with a subscription to some auto mag in the 90s. Watched that stupid tape hundreds of times.
To think auto-video journalism has evolved from that to Top Gear and ultimately to Chris Harris. Oddly the hairiest auto journalist in modern history stands the most upright. Clarkson is brandishing the spear I can only assume.
Cliff8928
> Tohru
03/06/2015 at 03:21 |
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More accurately a first generation (93-97) Honda Passport.
Matti Sillanpää
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 03:59 |
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I've been waiting that the Dirt Every Day or RoadKill would take one UAZ or Lada Riva and drop supercharged LS engine and liftkit in to one. That would be biblical.
adamftw
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/06/2015 at 06:53 |
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My eyes may be fooling be but are those straight up spool axles?
Sjubbdubb
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 07:03 |
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That's fantastic! You can still buy the 469/Patriot and a lot of varieties of the pickup/van/truck/ambulance new. Some even without hazzle in the EU: UAZ sells military spec cars in the Czech Republic.
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dyrtdawwwg
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 09:02 |
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his catch phrase should be "so comrade with us!"
Funkpanzer
> Jack Does Cars
03/06/2015 at 09:15 |
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That last one has since been debunked, as it is impossible to date UAZs. It belonged a guy who parked his 2014 UAZ on the wrong side of the street on plow day.
IT_Raging
> dyrtdawwwg
03/06/2015 at 10:41 |
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fucking perfection lol thank you!!!
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WiscoProud
> Tohru
03/06/2015 at 11:00 |
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I already follow it
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RocDoc
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 11:12 |
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Why is John Davis always shouting?
torque
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 11:46 |
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I love motorweek. Consistently (unintentionally) hilarious week after week for what 25-30 years now?
Absolutely right (other comments) John Davis appears to barely have aged, always had a "middle aged big boned" look about him. And you have to love his ALWAYS SHOUTING presentation style which also hasn't seemed to change one bit in 30 years.
I also think i NEED an "Ooowwwww AAAAAhhhhzzzz" they look amazing
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staghounds
> Jack Does Cars
03/06/2015 at 12:25 |
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The ice man froze to death because his UAZ ran out of barley diesel.
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Argentine jalop in Kosovo
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/06/2015 at 14:21 |
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Badass taken to weird levels.
TylerLinner
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/06/2015 at 15:38 |
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Now, I rarely hear people talk about UAZ trucks and the people I do talk to probably heard about them from me, so I just want to make sure...
"Ooh-aahhhhs"?
This isn't the real way you say it, is it? I say it "Yoo Eh Zee" currently because the alternative sounds funny. I've heard people say "Gaahz" for GAZ. How do the Russians pronounce UAZ, GAZ, ZAZ and the rest?
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1965gto
> benchseatcolumnshift
03/06/2015 at 16:32 |
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Yup, grew up in New Haven, no one would notice
SamfaKenessal
> PS9
03/06/2015 at 22:06 |
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Nah, he was just born 65 years old. I dig him, don't get me wrong, but he's always been like your most benign uncle.
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SamfaKenessal
> Jack Does Cars
03/06/2015 at 22:06 |
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That was the best year.
noise
> dudster
03/08/2015 at 10:30 |
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Neither does my buddies m37 but it runs on freedom
kicked ass in korea and then came home to fight forest fires for 50 years, now its a DD. The american dream
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noise
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
03/08/2015 at 10:30 |
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I would give you five thousand us american dollars for that cabover pickup