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Weird
Car made of logs is a lumbering, real life Flintstones mobile
It draws a crowd like a supercar wherever it goes.
By
Brian Potter
28 August 2023
Weird
See how much better a crusty old Lada stops with a DIY exhaust brake
A butterfly valve stops the exhaust gasses from escaping.
By
Brian Potter
05 June 2023
Weird
See how long a Lada lasts with an air-cooled engine conversion
These Russian mechanics tried to go back to the roots of motoring.
By
Iulian Dnistran
21 May 2023
Weird
Old Lada with locomotive horn isn't exactly music to the ears
It roughly five times louder than the car's stock horn.
By
Brian Potter
17 April 2023
15:19
Weird
Watch hundreds of double-A batteries start a car’s engine
Don’t raid your junk drawer thinking you can avoid buying a proper replacement.
By
Brian Potter
11 April 2023
12:02
Weird
Hatch with rear tyres cut in half is the strangest 6x6 you'll ever see
It rides as smooth as it looks.
By
Brian Potter
10 April 2023
09:54
Weird
Lada with frozen water in differential is not your average ice breaker
Here's another educational experiment from our favourite Russian scientists.
By
Jacob Oliva
12 February 2023
11:12
Weird
Lada with a clear distributor cap is an electrifying experience
Our favourite Russian "scientists" are back at it again to answer questions nobody asked.
By
Jacob Oliva
29 January 2023
11:23
Weird
Lada with unbalanced crankshaft on roof shivers in cold to shake off snow
Who needs a remote start with a defroster when you can just shake it off?
By
Brian Potter
09 January 2023
16:47
Weird
Modified Lada gets four steering wheels, one to control each tyre
This is one way to add four-wheel steering.
By
Brian Potter
01 December 2022
09:29
Aftermarket / Tuning
Super-fast windscreen wipers turn Lada into ultimate winter warrior
A cordless drill now powers the blades.
By
Brian Potter
08 November 2022
19:54
Weird
This Lada-powered supertrike rat rod is a shockingly capable machine
It can go off-road, too.
By
Brian Potter
03 November 2022
15:35
Weird
This Mercedes-Benz G-Class tribute car is built from blocks of ice
The thing weighs 5 tonnes.
By
Brian Potter
16 September 2022
14:31
Humour
Watch a Lada lose four wheels at once whilst driving in odd experiment
The car has specially designed wheel hubs.
By
Brian Potter
03 May 2022
08:30
Weird
Washing a moving car looks dangerous but loads of fun
When you have nothing better to do with your free time, this ensues.
By
Brian Potter
18 April 2022
Humour
Garage 54 sort of succeeds in making half-petrol, half-diesel engine
The entire engine is unhappy, though.
By
Brian Potter
21 February 2022
Weird
Office chair struts make for shockingly good adjustable suspension
We expect nothing less from Garage 54.
By
Anton Andres
13 February 2022
Humour
Lada with roof-sized airbrake is an odd take on active aero
The Bugatti Chiron's wing has nothing on this.
By
Anton Andres
06 February 2022
17:54
Weird
See combustion process come alive with transparent cylinder head
Take a peek at how an engine operates.
By
Brian Potter
06 January 2022
Weird
Lada gets world's fastest power window mechanism to chop sausages
That's a lada of speed and probably faster than the car itself.
By
Brian Potter
30 December 2021
Weird
Custom I6 made from two Lada four-cylinder engines laughs at your 2JZ
The formula is very simple - 4+2.
By
Brian Potter
28 December 2021
18:08
Weird
Three-wheeled Lada trike laughs at your Polaris Slingshot
It's only scary when it's moving.
By
Brian Potter
16 December 2021
15:59
Weird
Old Lada gets double-decker suspension for the ultimate comfort
You can't make a new suspension design in your garage, they say. Hold my vodka, the Russians say.
By
Brian Potter
29 November 2021
24:18
Weird
Russian technicians cut engine in half to see if it still works
By technicians, we mean the Garage 54 crew.
By
Brian Potter
13 November 2021
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