Yes, 20 years ago they were all being bought up by the Ruskys and shipped back for parts, most shells were dumped en route.
Now they're Sea shells....... ahem!
 
I just wiki'ed Lada, the badge/emblem is depicted as a shallow draught Viking boat, how apt!!

Rover also has a Viking ship as it's emblem, dare I say Row ver, titter:p
 
I'm talking 90's here, they were Niva's, 1.6 petrol was the only offering, apparently excellent off road and did to off roading what Mini's did to 60s rallies, well, not quite, but almost:oops:
 
I'll have to take your word for that, tho I do hear that osteopaths are aware of them.

Say Jimny out loud 10 times, then on the 11th say it veeerrryy slooooooowly. :D
 
ive an old suzy lj80, it wreaks of S2a and S3 Landrover underneath. Almost identical. Needs a full rebuild, admittedly but that's Japanese metal for you!!
 
did u meant this kind of niva? hah You cant compare riding any 4x4 with p38 obviously they are best buy for this money.
i drove lada niva..there are a lot of them in Slovenia, but compare tearsty engines? lada niva 1.6 which takes more than RR 4.6 .. sure you can go anywhere with 185 80 16 tires hh
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