Volga was not on my car shopping list, but I'll be danged if this isn't the nicest one in town!

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
10/27/2020 at 16:28 • Filed to: None

I’ll bet they’re good in snow.

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DISCUSSION (21)

E90M3 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 16:38

I almost bought one of those emblems when I was in Russia, but the guy selling it wanted 5000, which was ~$140 at the time, so I passed.

Noodles > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 16:48

That thing's pretty cool

ranwhenparked > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 17:08

Supposedly, they are pretty good in snow for an FR layout. There’s still some being used as taxis in Afghanistan, I’ve heard they were about the only 2 wheel drive vehicles that could handle the mountain roads in the dead of winter.

Really good rust proofing for the time, too, definately durable cars.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 17:13

If I’m gonna drive a GAZ M-21 Volga with that gorgeous leaping stag on the hood, I want the FULL experience. NO Capitalist Pig Toyota V6 for me please. Plus, those wheels are so wrong for that car. Needs baby moon hubcap and steelies with whitewalls, or a chrome slot style like on the 24s or at worst a clean, slab 5-spoke like they put on the 31-series cars.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 17:23

I kind of want a 4WD Pobeda, if I’m honest.

Just Jeepin' > ranwhenparked
10/27/2020 at 17:23

FR?

For Sweden > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 17:46

Same Energy

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For Sweden > Just Jeepin'
10/27/2020 at 17:46

Front e ngine, Rear w heel d rive

ranwhenparked > Just Jeepin'
10/27/2020 at 17:48

Systeme Panhard

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > For Sweden
10/27/2020 at 17:54

people’s flag of administrative district of Canuckistan (2022)?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2020 at 17:54

Is that the “loaf of bread” UAZ?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
10/27/2020 at 17:59

Sounds like you know your Volgas.

onlytwowheels > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 19:04

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 19:14

Very cool to even see one here, but I much rather it be in original form :(

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 19:17

Probeda! I know things about Probedas! :D

@Dash - Nope, the Probeda was their earlier design (the FSO Warszawa in Poland was a license-built Probeda):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ-M20_Pobeda

The ‘breadload’ UAZ that you are thinking of is the 452!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAZ-452

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/27/2020 at 19:22

Ah yes “loaf of bread will break down where other cars won’t even go!”

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 19:34

No, the Pobeda is the predecessor to the Volga, and they made a bunch of them in 4WD.

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Much like the Volga looks kind of like a Stude, the Pobeda looks a little like a Chevy up front, a little like a Pontiac Torpedo from behind.

The 4WD Russian van is the UAZ 452 family. “Buchanka”.

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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2020 at 19:37

Much like ‘people’s non consumeristic proto-subaru’

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
10/27/2020 at 19:40

Volga does resemble a Stude, I always considered them “Russian Buick” as there is no place for Cadillac in a communist economy. I saw Khrush chev’s Chaika at the Petersen museum. There was also the Zil.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 20:17

Pretty much!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
10/27/2020 at 21:50

I did a deep dive into the GAZ cars a few years ago... It’s amazing that the late ‘90s 3110 is mechanically so similar to the M-21 from the mid-50s.

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