The commercial career of this little stubborn Russian 4x4 started in 1977. The technical stuff hidden inside its ultracompact body came partially from the Russian adaptation of the Fiat 124/125 (born ...

Car magazine tested a 1200 in March 1975 and thought it offered “unpretentious and sensible motoring with high value for money”. Lada brochures highlighted “a price to suit your pocket without being ...

My trip to document the scrapyards of the North of England went so well in January that I decided I'd head to the Black Sea coast to see the "auto-morgues" of Bulgaria and Romania. The 1970-1982 Lada ...

Neither my two friends or I had ever driven a classic Lada before, but we corrected that mistake by spending long hours behind the wheel of Jalopnik's almost bone stock 1982 Lada 1200S to tell you ...

It was often likened to a skip on wheels, yet somehow managed to become a symbol of the Soviet era. But after more than 40 years on the road, Russia has finally decided to consign the much-ridiculed ...

Lada sold 18 million of its 124 clone Credit: Photo: ALAMY Which family saloon, one based upon the Car of the Year 1967, sold more than 18 million units in 40 years and will cease production only at ...

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My trip to document the scrapyards of the North of England went so well in January that I decided I'd head to the Black Sea coast to see the "auto-morgues" of Bulgaria and Romania. About the only ...

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