vulgalour Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 More info welcome. I don't know if it's a Lada in-house creation or something like Peugeot did with Dangel. There's enough pictures of them out there to the same design for me to think these are an official thing and not a home brew. Lada Tarzan is a marriage of Niva and Samara. Lada Tarzan 2 uses the newer Lada 110 in estate and hatchback. Potentially still Niva underneath, I'm not entirely sure. egg, CreepingJesus, Magnificent Rustbucket and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Although I'm practically retarded and my opinions should count for the square root of fuck all am I right in thinking that in Eastern Europe they don't see their domestically produced cars as aspirational and would rather have a cut and shut X3? Aston Martin and alcyonecorporation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Seems to depend who you listen to. Eastern European workers I've worked with have always expressed great fondness for domestic products but those looking to appear upwardly mobile seem to look on them as deathtraps to be avoided at all costs, even if that cost is owning a cut-and-shut X3. Jim Bell and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 The cars above don't have a Niva's rear live axle, looks like it could be Niva front suspension at the back also. Probably something like a Samara body on top of a unique seperate chassis using Niva running gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I suspect Dacia underneath due to Renault owning a big precentage of Lada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Holy shit they are beautiful UltraWomble, Tamworthbay and AMC Rebel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebuchenezer Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Holy shit they are beautifulI beg to differ sir Dick Longbridge, Magnificent Rustbucket, Dave_Q and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I suspect Dacia underneath due to Renault owning a big precentage of LadaNope, I definitely spy Niva front suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I beg to differ sirBeauty is in the eye of the beerholder I especially like the Samara type Ive just been googling and ooooffff just look at the van variant Jim Bell, dave21478, Uncle Jimmy and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Wow, they look splendidly crap! Magnificent Rustbucket, AMC Rebel and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 That looks incredibly shonky; WIN! Who's buying one then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Delivery service possible (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Not so keen on the towel rail/nudge bar, but I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 No Dacia there, they apear to be properly factory build by the russian wiki pages: Lada Tarzan and Lada Tarzan 2 vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Beauty is in the eye of the beerholderI especially like the Samara typeIve just been googling and ooooffff just look at the van variant2e793e33c613437639a955d2c4962832.jpgThey started designing that with the door which they already had. I’m not quite sure they finished... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 That Tarzan 2 with the roof rails looks like some sort of early Freelander prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just imagine if Lada knew about Autoshite.... A whole captive market right here for the Tarzan. CreepingJesus and AMC Rebel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 First one is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I think I'm in love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Are these April 1st Photoshops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Reminds me of the Dragon Jump! : which was made of bits of UAZ and the like. http://www.rcom.ru/dragon-motor/ Skut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Wow... the Samara one especially floats my boat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Reminds me of the Dragon Jump... which was made of bits of UAZ and the like. http://www.rcom.ru/dragon-motor/ And the middle section of a TR7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Got to love the OEM bodgery... It seems to be a largely unmodified Samara shell welded onto a Niva floorpan - don't forget the Niva is a unibody construction. See those strut towers : Well, there doesn't seem to be a strut in them, just a plastic cap ! Brilliant ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Actually, I was RONG, they don't sit on a Niva floorpan. Instead, they seem to have a rudimentary chassis holding the Niva running gear together : WOULD ! vulgalour and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Blimey that is a right old lash up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 That chassis doesn't look particularly strong..... Is it a sort of half ladder chassis half monocoque lash up then? Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 It seems so, most of the torsional rigidity comes from the Samara bodyshell. Bonkers, but not as bonkers as this version of the Samara : If you want to know what the underpinnings are, take a closer look at those wheels... Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I don't recognise those wheels. They almost look like they came off a Jag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I don't recognise those wheels. They almost look like they came off a Jag? Though the actual engine and transmission in those Samara T3s come from this : vulgalour, Dirk Diggler, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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