The UAZ sounds familiar-but I don't remember.
What is a Geo Tracker?
Laura G. in so. Cal
-----Original Message-----
From: Zach Zaletel <zzalet@po-box.mcgill.ca>
To: Mark Milotay <mark.milotay@onthemark.bc.ca>; Laura G.
<savercool@email.msn.com>; Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>;
Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Yugo
>I think the other car is spelled Zil. Isn't there also some sort of
>russian type jeep which was/is sold in the US under the UAZ label? I
>recall reading about this a while back. Another odd little fact: You can
>buy Ladas here in Montreal. I see little Geo Tracker sized Ladas driving
>around here every couple days. Will wonders never cease!
>Zach Zaletel
>70 Spitfire Mk III
>freespeech.org/zach
>
>
>>Laura,
>>Is the other one you're thinking of the Zhil?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>You're thinking of the Lada-I think. And the name of the other "popular"
>>>russian made car escapes me at this moment.
>>>
>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Wasn't the Yugo the "commie" attempt at copying a Fiat, or am I thinking
of
>>>>the Russian-made Lada?
>>>>
>>>>Reid
>>>>'79 Spitfire
>
>>>>
>>>>>... I'd have about $7000 - enough to pick up a fully
>>>>>restored Yugo!
>>>>
>>>>ROTFLMAO
>>>>
>>>>The idea!<VBG>
>>>>
>>>>But seriously...when I lived in Italy, a Yugo was considered a good
>>>>economical car-low gas consumption with low insurance rate-at times
harder
>>>>to find on the market than , say an Alfa Duetto!
>>>>
>>>>Laura G. and Nigel
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