… that people waited years to get. We don't usually think of fun, despite the somewhat ironic way many of us covet these cars now. But that almost all changed, with a little known side effect of Perestroika that included fun cars. Cars like the LuAZ Proto. … It was a six-speed, unusual for the time, with the first two gears being ultra-low for offroad use, and all four wheels were driven, the front two right off the gearbox without a transfer case. There were McPherson struts up … …

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Meet The Soviet Car That Tried To Put The Fun In SocialFUNism!