Produced between 1970 and 1988, the VAZ-2101 is more than meets the eye. Based on the Fiat 124 but far more durable where it matters, the Lada features thicker steel, a reinforced chassis, a jacked-up ...

On April 19, 1970, a brand new factory in Tolyatti, Russia, released the very first six automobiles of a new brand that would later earn an iconic status, not only in the Soviet Union but also in many ...

The reason there are so many VAZ-2101 Zhiguli-based Ladas at the Retro Museum collection of Soviet Empire machinery in Varna, Bulgaria, is that these cars are still beloved by so many old-school ...

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 ...

Russian automaker AvtoVAz doesn’t have a large footprint on the international market, but in Europe, it made a notable appearance with its Lada brand of cars. Renowned for its simplicity, hardiness, ...

You may not like the idea of the Russians influencing the elections of other nations, but as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Lada may prove, you can still be down ...

But this is perhaps the wildest car build I’ve seen this year. Produced by the Russian company AvtoVAZ from 1969 to 2012, the Lada VAZ-2101 is a Fiat 124 that's adapted for use in Russia. The project ...

Personal archive In early 2017, Russian-made cars once again went on sale in Germany and Cuba. A few decades earlier, in Soviet times, Ladas, Volgas and Moskvitches were very popular in Europe and ...

The reason there are so many VAZ-2101 Zhiguli-based Ladas at the Retro Museum collection of Soviet Empire machinery in Varna, ...