Quick Car Identification:

"Taylor Martin" (tjmartin) 06/29/2020 at 14:38 • Filed to: None

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So I got a computer for school about a year ago and wanted a car wallpaper. All the top results are edgy supercars and super powered muscle cars and that’s not exactly my speed. I threw in the keywords “old” and “rusty” and stumbled upon this one, which I still have. Only thing: I have no clue what the car is.

You’re all smart. Lend me a hand here will ya?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:47

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OH, OH, THIS IS MY JAM! :D

Lada Zhiguli!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2101

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:47

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Fiat 124 based Lada Riva or its VAZ siblings. Same platform as the Lada Niva. Very popular to this day in the former Soviet Bloc.

InFierority Complex > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:48

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Lada I think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2101

RallyWrench > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:49

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That looks a Lada like a knockoff Fiat. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/29/2020 at 14:50

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Got it: VAZ 2101

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2101

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:50

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lada 1200

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/29/2020 at 14:52

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I came up with the VAZ 2101 but it depends on what country it was sold in and when. Lots of names for that thing but I suspect it wasn't export market.

kanadanmajava1 > RallyWrench 06/29/2020 at 14:54

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Not a knock off but a license built version.

“T he car was a heavily modified and licence-built version of the Fiat 124 tailored for the Soviet Union and much of the Eastern Bloc. ”

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/29/2020 at 14:54

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Wow that was fast. The merest mention of a Soviet Bloc car is like shark bait around here.

ttyymmnn > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:54

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Pretty sure that’s a Lada, dude. 

HammerheadFistpunch > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 14:57

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Where is the quick car?

Just Jeepin' > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2020 at 15:08

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It’s all relative.

( Fellow camper, story eventually maybe.)

Cé hé sin > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 15:10

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It’s what used to be a Fiat 124 before it became a Lada. N ever a quick car though.

KnowsAboutCars > Cé hé sin 06/29/2020 at 15:33

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That depends on your definition of quick though.

ranwhenparked > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/29/2020 at 16:06

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2101 would be the actual model number. I believe it was called the Riva in most Western export markets, and the Zhiguli name was used later on domestically in the Soviet Union and Russia for variants of this car.

The first and second digits, 21, denote a small passenger car, the third and fourth digits, 01, would have been chosen by the factory to designate the specific design type.

ranwhenparked > kanadanmajava1 06/29/2020 at 16:08

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Yes, and the Soviets supplied discount priced sheet steel to Fiat as part of the royalty payments. 

Taylor Martin > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2020 at 16:08

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Anything can be quick if you strap rockets to it

Taylor Martin > kanadanmajava1 06/29/2020 at 16:11

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Taylor Martin > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/29/2020 at 16:13

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Jam out my friend, jam out!

A Boy and His Longtail > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 16:20

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Gorgeous is what it is

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ranwhenparked 06/29/2020 at 16:23

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Thank you. I didn't know all that about the model designation.

Taylor Martin > A Boy and His Longtail 06/29/2020 at 16:26

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I’d have to agree with you pal. It wouldn’t be my background screen if it was n’t something I’d like looking at every day.

Taylor Martin > ttyymmnn 06/29/2020 at 16:32

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That I can confirm.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 16:36

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I’m not the least bit surprised that the hive mind ID’d this so quickly , but I am surprised that none of the 60+ results tineye turned up had any info about what it is.

Taylor Martin > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 06/29/2020 at 16:40

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Funny, the first Tineye result was an “Ask Harry” on the subject of reliable cars... ironic...

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 16:48

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That was delightful!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 16:50

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That’s a VAZ 2101

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAZ-2101

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Taylor Martin 06/29/2020 at 16:59

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Also note that a later version of this was imported into Canada and called the Dennis Signet

https://www.autopaper.com/1986-dennis-signet-4x4-canadian-sales-brochure-datasheet.php

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/29/2020 at 17:01

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Zhiguli is just the Russian nickname for them....in Russia they were a VAZ 2100 series (different variations on that nu mber for the station wagon version, etc)

I think in export markets they were labelled as like...the 1200 or something.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ranwhenparked 06/29/2020 at 17:02

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Wasn’t the Riva the name for the later model 2105?

I don’t think the ‘Zhiguli’ was ever called a Riva that I can recall!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_Riva

ranwhenparked > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/29/2020 at 18:44

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The Riva was the 2105, 2107, and 2104, the Zhiguli name was used, either officially, or colloquially, for the 2101, 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, and  2107, so there was some overlap. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ranwhenparked 06/29/2020 at 19:48

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Ah , cool! I thought it was only the earlier ones!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Taylor Martin 06/30/2020 at 06:27

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Lada