The Lada Niva was actually sold in Australia and with this mavolous presentation of the Lada Niva brochure and l am almost tempted to find one and buy it and a glove box light and head light wipers luxury but the engine is very simple and robust there is a Siberian you tube channel that does all sorts of experiments with Ladas and l have definitely changed my opinion on Ladas
Quite liked these at the time and still do. A tough, capable and conveniently compact 4x4 at a bargain price . . . I doubt many 4x4ers actually needed anything more other than for the snob value. My guess is that the Niva was intended as a budget contender in the expanding Daihatsu Fourtrak segment, i.e. genuine working off-roaders that were smaller and more affordable than a Land Rover. Have to admit the 'thoroughbred' description raised a smile though, an image of Dobbin the pantomime horse from Rentaghost immediately lept into my head.
I knew girl who had white Lada, basic, but i wish we could still buy them as cheap off road 4WD, add few aftermarket accessories like portable fridge, air compressor n bbq, what car weekend camping.
On the last page, the amazing MAN-VW Lada-Care truck ANB457Y was new in August 1982 and came off the road in June 1998. It had a 5.7-litre diesel engine.
One of my teachers in the mid 80s had one and they liked it. I remember seeing them around the farms nearby where we lived so they must have been a rugged machine. This is a nice brochure highlighting the main selling points really. Its tough, cheap and can do what you need. Cant say clearer than that.
Bought one new in 1989 in Belgium, five speed, electronic ignition & I ordered it with a/c!! The dealer said to me “ A/C?? What for?? When I told him the car was destined for Greece, he ticked the box. Mine was the only one in Greece with A/C. Great car, unbeatable off road, the heater was a furnace ( it was always on the cold setting), the first and only modification I did was to replace the tyres with a more road tyre as the original knobblies were slippery in the Greek heat.
I really like the Niva for its tough, no-nonsense practicality and decent styling. I recall seeing a diesel engine conversion many years ago, I think it was a Toyota 2.4 diesel.
Really enjoyed this - remember them from back in the day. 80's examples are super rare now. Funnily enough there's a guy on my street who has a fairly new one!! Singularly imported into the country brand new in 2021. They look exactly the same 🤣
I remember the caravan park we used to stay in in North Wales having one of these. I always liked them. The Riva was so uncool but I always felt there was something quite cool about these.
A very capable and competent off road vehicle, at a sensible and affordable price. I owned a Lada Niva, and absolutely loved its rugged simplicity. Great memories of a great vehicle❤.
So many memories of the local Lada dealer and walking along to view the cars, they now sell MG cars so I guess still offering good quality budget cars. I remember someone near us a Niva Cossack and I thought it was smart with all the bul bars, alloy wheels and lamps . Little did I realise they were so agricultural.. How I would love one now ..
Maybe your channel is only small, but there are no others like it. The occasional cat invasion may also produce more subscribers. The Lada Niva was sold in Australia, and I always liked them, though I never owned one. My late wife and I were friends with an old Latvian couple. She was from a Latvian family too. The old man, whose name was Severins, and I would chat for hours about history, philosophy, and languages, and sometimes cars as well. We would sometimes play chess and he always won. He often talked about how good it would be to own a Lada Niva, and I had to agree. Unfortunately, he never bought one, and when he traded in his old Volkswagen Beetle, he bought a Subaru Leone saloon. I guess he had a thing for flat four cylinder engines. It's about 18 years since he passed away, and my first wife also passed away 9 years ago. Just another example of how looking back at cars from the past triggers memories. It's a pity that all the government regulations these days prevent value for money vehicles like this from being available.
They were cheap and affordable, but a bit uncouth on-road with a slightly unsettled ride, and had much better off-road manners. Tough in it's usual Russian way. Not particularly entertaining to drive but not particularly good either. An average off-roader if nothing special. My deceased boss had a 5 door LWB diesel version which was noisy at best.
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The Lada Niva was actually sold in Australia and with this mavolous presentation of the Lada Niva brochure and l am almost tempted to find one and buy it and a glove box light and head light wipers luxury but the engine is very simple and robust there is a Siberian you tube channel that does all sorts of experiments with Ladas and l have definitely changed my opinion on Ladas
Quite liked these at the time and still do. A tough, capable and conveniently compact 4x4 at a bargain price . . . I doubt many 4x4ers actually needed anything more other than for the snob value. My guess is that the Niva was intended as a budget contender in the expanding Daihatsu Fourtrak segment, i.e. genuine working off-roaders that were smaller and more affordable than a Land Rover. Have to admit the 'thoroughbred' description raised a smile though, an image of Dobbin the pantomime horse from Rentaghost immediately lept into my head.
I knew girl who had white Lada, basic, but i wish we could still buy them as cheap off road 4WD, add few aftermarket accessories like portable fridge, air compressor n bbq, what car weekend camping.
I guess the first unibody 4x4 was the Fiat Campagnola Mk2 - 1974
On the last page, the amazing MAN-VW Lada-Care truck ANB457Y was new in August 1982 and came off the road in June 1998. It had a 5.7-litre diesel engine.
Aw wow that is interesting
One of my teachers in the mid 80s had one and they liked it. I remember seeing them around the farms nearby where we lived so they must have been a rugged machine. This is a nice brochure highlighting the main selling points really. Its tough, cheap and can do what you need. Cant say clearer than that.
I guess it was what is was - a no nonsense budget off road vehicle
Bought one new in 1989 in Belgium, five speed, electronic ignition & I ordered it with a/c!! The dealer said to me “ A/C?? What for??
When I told him the car was destined for Greece, he ticked the box. Mine was the only one in Greece with A/C.
Great car, unbeatable off road, the heater was a furnace ( it was always on the cold setting), the first and only modification I did was to replace the tyres with a more road tyre as the original knobblies were slippery in the Greek heat.
Wonderful
You are right. It does look like the front is upside down.
I really like the Niva for its tough, no-nonsense practicality and decent styling. I recall seeing a diesel engine conversion many years ago, I think it was a Toyota 2.4 diesel.
Really enjoyed this - remember them from back in the day. 80's examples are super rare now. Funnily enough there's a guy on my street who has a fairly new one!! Singularly imported into the country brand new in 2021. They look exactly the same 🤣
I remember the caravan park we used to stay in in North Wales having one of these. I always liked them. The Riva was so uncool but I always felt there was something quite cool about these.
A very capable and competent off road vehicle, at a sensible and affordable price.
I owned a Lada Niva, and absolutely loved its rugged simplicity.
Great memories of a great vehicle❤.
Appreciate you watching and commenting as always - all the best
Headlamp wipers!
This would have been great to use for US rural postal delivery, being that it is RHD.
Always liked the styling of the Niva, it looked fairly modern in it's day.
Yes I did too
So many memories of the local Lada dealer and walking along to view the cars, they now sell MG cars so I guess still offering good quality budget cars.
I remember someone near us a Niva Cossack and I thought it was smart with all the bul bars, alloy wheels and lamps .
Little did I realise they were so agricultural..
How I would love one now ..
Absolutely
Maybe your channel is only small, but there are no others like it. The occasional cat invasion may also produce more subscribers. The Lada Niva was sold in Australia, and I always liked them, though I never owned one. My late wife and I were friends with an old Latvian couple. She was from a Latvian family too. The old man, whose name was Severins, and I would chat for hours about history, philosophy, and languages, and sometimes cars as well. We would sometimes play chess and he always won. He often talked about how good it would be to own a Lada Niva, and I had to agree. Unfortunately, he never bought one, and when he traded in his old Volkswagen Beetle, he bought a Subaru Leone saloon. I guess he had a thing for flat four cylinder engines. It's about 18 years since he passed away, and my first wife also passed away 9 years ago. Just another example of how looking back at cars from the past triggers memories. It's a pity that all the government regulations these days prevent value for money vehicles like this from being available.
Thank you for sharing your memories always interesting to hear.
Any chance of seeing a mid 80s Lada 2106 brochure? The Niva might still be in production and is a practical affordable 4x4.
Not sure I have that exact brochure but I can keep an eye out
They were cheap and affordable, but a bit uncouth on-road with a slightly unsettled ride, and had much better off-road manners. Tough in it's usual Russian way. Not particularly entertaining to drive but not particularly good either.
An average off-roader if nothing special.
My deceased boss had a 5 door LWB diesel version which was noisy at best.
I’ve never seen a 5 door version