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Oooh. Green Lada..

I haz reverse lever. This has made me a little happy.

Photo thingy...

Ta. Will check shortly...

Okaaaay. How the hell do I tell if it has reverse or not...

Astra bootlid model. My Cov mate has one in Ember Red. His mum gave it to him when he was 14. Only seen one other till just now.

Oooooh. Ok. Need to have a proper looksee...

It does! Guessing the smoll chrome lever on the right hand side..

Nice. Had an R65 back in the day.

Cobra is my dream car. You iz living the life.

Fab!

Probs need a chrome headlight surround as this one is a bit shit.

UMG and UBG were a great read.

Just been out to the Ural aka Olga by the way. Cleaning up bolt heads and fittings prior to soaking in plusgas. Just removed the seized fuel tap. Came off easily enough but suffice to say that combustible fluids and the inside of the tank have not been companions for a considerable amount of time. Ahem...

Holy fuckballs. WTF??? Wow.

You can... comrade.

Only if you are sure...

Obtained.. Pedal rubbers and kick start rubber obtained. Gear change lever rubber... needed. Battery obtained. Indicator lenses obtained. Side panels obtained. Seat cover obtained. Plugs obtained. Fuel tap obtained (ouch). Headlight obtained. Needs... Carb service kit Tyres and inner tubes no doubt. Replacement fuel lines. Throttle cables. Service items other than plugs. I was in touch with an English bloke in Eastern Europe. He had contacts for bits at sensible prices. However the war and stuff has understandably curtailed that. Have found a decent UK supplier now.

OK. Pre-delivery photo will arrive shortly. Hadn't run for a while. Battery was toast.. Tank will need removing cleaning out internally and stripping back to bare metal. Carbs will need cleaning. They are Jikov carbs so are the better ones seemingly. The alternator is the Grenade variety and will need changing. Throttle operation is pants. New cables? Seat is the later dual type and will need fitting properly. Cover is holed. Side panels MIA Better headlight lens needed. New indicator lenses needed. Pedal rubbers etc Some corrosion on the frame. Front and rear mudguards need stripping and repainting. Chrome stuff needs cleaning up. Petrol tap seized solid. Replace. Tyres... just bin 'em. Spoked wheels look ok. Need mirrors.. Service the bugger.

Anyone interested in a resto thread?

Think it's the Sperdream one. Ural. One flat head screwdriver and 2 spanners...

Oh yes, still in t'north west.

It's a great colour. Not many in that colout but the local guru has a couple.