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Curbside Classics Archives
Lada Archive
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![(first posted 8/8/2017) We all remember the upstart import brands that launch, stumble, and then become roaring successes. Toyota, for example, almost sunk its reputation with the Toyopet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/road-track-canadian-caper-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Review: The Canadian Caper – Road & Track Tests Five Cheap Imports")
Vintage Review: The Canadian Caper – Road & Track Tests Five Cheap Imports
Posted on August 18, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/8/2017) We all remember the upstart import brands that launch, stumble, and then become roaring successes. Toyota, for example, almost sunk its reputation with the Toyopet […] -
![(first posted 10/14/2013) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1988-Lada-Samara.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada")
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada
Posted on November 27, 2019 | 45 Comments(first posted 10/14/2013) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these […] -
![My story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.")
eBay Find: 1988 Lada Signet: I Want a Fiat 124, Only Worse.
Posted on April 11, 2015 | 33 CommentsMy story with a Fiat 124 is extensively well-documented here. Funnily enough, my mother–who adored that car and cherished it with her life–absolutely loathed the Lada. I’m guessing that the Russification […] -
![Every one of us has a moment in our lives when we “Grow up”. Maybe it was the time you saw a television program you enjoyed very much as a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fiat-124-diecast-model-car-ist-models-ist18fi-b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Fiat 124 Or How I Learned to Hate People")
The Fiat 124 Or How I Learned to Hate People
Posted on December 5, 2014 | 59 CommentsEvery one of us has a moment in our lives when we “Grow up”. Maybe it was the time you saw a television program you enjoyed very much as a […] -
![One of the best (but not always well advised) parts of growing up is the freedom to acquire what was so cruelly withheld from us in our childhood. In 1988, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1995LadaNiva.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: From Russia, With A Whole Lada Love")
Cars of a Lifetime: From Russia, With A Whole Lada Love
Posted on July 6, 2014 | 82 CommentsOne of the best (but not always well advised) parts of growing up is the freedom to acquire what was so cruelly withheld from us in our childhood. In 1988, […] -
CC Capsule: Lada Niva–With A Drop Top And A Body Kit
Posted on November 20, 2012 | 9 CommentsWe’ve already covered the regular Lada Niva as well as the rare pickup variant. Now let’s finish off the trifecta with the cabriolet. -
![Sadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1990-Lada-Niva-Truck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck")
Curbside Classic: Lada Niva Pickup Truck
Posted on October 16, 2012 | 32 CommentsSadly, the Lada Niva SUV is no longer a common sight on Canadian roads. They sold in moderate numbers during the 1980s and 1990s, but rust, neglect and parts-supply issues […]
