Filed under: Culture, Modern Cars | Tags: best car chase, Car chase, classic Russian cars, Russian car chase, Russian Cars, russian films, russian movies, Soviet Steel
This is how they do it: two wheeled cornering and machine-guns from WW1.
From the 2000 movie Brother 2 (Brat 2) by acclaimed Russian director Balabanov.
Filed under: Culture, Soviet Steel | Tags: cars, Jalopnik, Moskvich, Rally, Rally Cars, Russian Cars, Russian Rally Cars, Soviet cars, Soviet Steel
Moskvich Rally Racing Team Circa 1960
Jalopnik has done a couple of great posts about Russian cars lately. But the best, by far, has been this one: Moskvichs as great Soviet Rally cars. Turns out, they were huge on the Soviet rally circuit in the 60s and continue to generate enough nostalgia for a few diehards to stage historic rallies in the 90s.
The website is in Russian, but you don’t need to understand Russian to check out the awesome collection of vintage Soviet Rally pictures they’ve got: SOVIET RALLY
Filed under: Modern Cars | Tags: cars, Russia, Russian Cars, Russian Top Gear, top gear, Top Gear Russia
Clarkson would be infinitely more amusing if he had a Russian accent. The third episode of Top Gear: Russia is airing this week. (thanks Jalopnik.com!) Have a look:
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