DD, Track & Burn.

"RT" (rt-p) 08/01/2016 at 16:20 • Filed to: DD TRACK BURN, ESTELLE, 1300, POLONEZ

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The year is 1978, and you have a choice of some dependable Eastern European wheels to get you moving.

DD, Track & Burn. Go!

The Škoda Estelle 120 LS, 49BHP 1.2 I4.

The Dacia 1300, 54BHP 1.3 I4.

The FSO Polonez 1500, 75BHP 1.5 I4.

The Czech Škoda has a rear-engined air-cooled layout, the Romanian Dacia has Renault parts and the Polish FSO has the most powerful engine here. Either way, these should get you from A to B most of the time, you choose.

interstate366, now In The Industry > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:26

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DD the Polonez

Track the Dacia (great news!)

Burn the Skoda

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:26

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I actualyl really like that FSO alot. I’ll daily and track it. The people can have the others.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:27

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DD that Škoda, as it is the most awesome.

Track (Rally) the FSO because POWER and it looks kinda like a Delta if you squint

Burn the Dacia that can’t decide on a cohesive styling language.

RT > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch 08/01/2016 at 16:30

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Track (Rally) the FSO because POWER and it looks kinda like a Delta if you squint

Funnily enough, both were designed by Giugiaro - so you are somewhat correct.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:33

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Burn them all, DD the most salvageable one, stuff a SBC in the second-best salvageable one and track it.

Party-vi > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:36

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DD: Walk because I’m American and would no be caught dead in any of those

Track: A SEAT 133 because it would be preferred

Burn: All of those. Preferably in a big-ass pile for all to see.

RT > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 08/01/2016 at 16:37

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From Škoda Estelle 120 LS to literal Škoda Estelle 120 LS.

not for canada - australian in disguise > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:37

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DD the Polonez

Track Rally the Skoda

Burn the Dacia

RT > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/01/2016 at 16:38

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Just say it’s a dirt track. ;)

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch > Party-vi 08/01/2016 at 16:47

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Burning of Škodas is unacceptable, they are both race cars and red, white, and blue!

Spridget > RT 08/01/2016 at 16:54

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DD FSO

Track Dacia

Rally Skoda

Burn some shitty mid ‘70's American yacht as sacrifice

Party-vi > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch 08/01/2016 at 16:56

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I bet that one would burn even harder.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) is dead, long live Bman76 M. Arch > Party-vi 08/01/2016 at 17:10

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To be honest, there’s not much there to burn, it’d be over pretty fast.

kanadanmajava1 > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 08/01/2016 at 17:16

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You could put a supercharged Toronado engine and drivetrain into a Skoda without burning it first. One Finnish nut did this one. And no, it wasn’t street legal.

Amoore100 > RT 08/08/2016 at 21:28

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DD the Dacia. Old Renault mechanicals should mean it’s as reliable as the sun, and I kind of like the endearingly odd looks of the Renault 12.

Track the Skoda, if it’s a dirt track that is. The 120s had a great reputation in rallying and with a bit of work any old Estelle could be made great for dirt I would expect.

Burn the FSO. They weren’t terribly well made to begin with and I’m afraid the Fiat mechanicals won’t have aged well. It’s unreliable for the same reason the Lada is, and I don’t feel like having to deal with fixing what never ran well to begin with.

RT > Amoore100 08/08/2016 at 21:37

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Figures, the Lada Riva is based on a Fiat as well after all.

Old Renault mechanicals should mean it’s as reliable as the sun

They are though? I’ve heard many horror stories about old Renault mechanicals, but I guess they were pretty simple cars.

Otherwise, the sun may burn out any second now.

Amoore100 > RT 08/08/2016 at 21:42

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I guess they’re mainly reliable, but when they go out, they go out with a bang! ;)

RT > Amoore100 08/08/2016 at 21:58

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So technically, 1970s Renaults have similar reliability problems to 1990s Mercedes-Benzes.

The more you know~