Motors - Estonian style (Lots of boring pictures!)

Lopéz · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:37

As some of you may remember, back in March I visited the small country of Estonia - part of the former USSR.
Whilst there I took quite a few car pics (as I usually do on holiday) and never got round to uploading them all. So here they are.

Dual carraigeway into Tallinn. These have thermometers displaying at the roadside. It was minus 9 when I took this and the traffic was still hammering along at full pelt:

Probably because every car except the old Ladas runs on these! Ladas were mostly fitted with cheap chunky mud n snows:

Did I mention it was cold? Most parked cars were like this:

Comedy "Meh" number plate option:

Coppers in Tallinn must have a sense of humour to drive this mini Vitara things:

Lopéz · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:39

I think the badge should be taken with a slight pinch of salt:

Groovy XR2 near our hotel, shame about the DIY grille stripes:

With all that salt, snow and mud, why is rust not devouring this Corolla?

Fell in love with these on the spot:

Lovely multitone off white communist relic:

Lopéz · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:43

Can anyone ID these two? Think they were both Russian:

5.0 Mustang must be a real workout when the roads are covered in a foot of ice and snow:

Great personal plate:

Speed cameras have a limited effect in Estonian wintertime:

Lopéz · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:46

Max Power eat your heart out:

The whole car wash thing hasn't really caught on there. Shame, that's my favourite shade of Nissan:

I actually really like these. There's a mint one on Ebay for £950... is it wrong of me to want it?

American station wagon parked in Helsinki - what is it Mickey?

Lopéz · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:49

And finally, just for all you Mondeo people :cool:

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Thanks for looking.

Lashout_UK · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:51

Awesome pics

Ta for sharing, gave me something to look at

=Mac= · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:53

good pics

Bunka · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:54

Nice pictures :cool:

The people with enough money to by BMW's / 350z's etc. probably need to give the car a new paint job each year.

Gilly · 21 Aug 2005 at 23:59

Ohhh I can't wait

saitrix · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:00

Very nice pics there!

What car is in pic 18?

Dr House · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:00

LOL thats not a lot of snow, you should see how bad it is in winter in and around Prague.

Dangerous · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:02

ahaha nice pics mate

Lopéz · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:03

saitrix said:
Very nice pics there!

What car is in pic 18?

It's a Lada, the model before the Riva. Can't remember the model code, 2150 or something like that. Going on condition, I think the Russians may have produced them alongside the Riva as there were a lot of them in relativel good condition.

Gilly, keep an eye on GD tonight or tomorrow, I'll sling up some non-car pics over the next day or so.

Gilly · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:03

Given how much further north Tallin is in comparison to Prague I'd be rather surprised if Prague got more snow.

Lopéz · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:04

Gilly said:
Given how much further north Tallin is in comparison to Prague I'd be rather surprised if Prague got more snow.

Plus I was there in March, when it's thawing (but still ******* cold)

saitrix · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:04

Lopéz said:
It's a Lada, the model before the Riva. Can't remember the model code, 2150 or something like that. Going on condition, I think the Russians may have produced them alongside the Riva as there were a lot of them in relativel good condition.

Gilly, keep an eye on GD tonight or tomorrow, I'll sling up some non-car pics over the next day or so.

Also yes i forgot to say, your not one bit crazy liking that car, looks good to me! Just wait for all the others saying im also crazy for liking it.

Dr House · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:11

Lopéz said:
Plus I was there in March, when it's thawing (but still ******* cold)

If its around March that amount of snow is normal. You should see how bad it is around Jan/Feb Its fine within the cities because the salt the reads however in the rural areas its really quite bad. It once took me 6 hours to do a 1 hour drive to the ski slopes. My friends had to get out and push the car ever 20 min

vanpeebles · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:12

that snow covered mk1 fiesta brought a tear to my eye, fantastic pics!

v0n · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:13

Lopéz said:
Can anyone ID these two? Think they were both Russian:

GAZ Wolga M24 & the second one looks like rare example of IZh 412 IE, basically a modified eighties Moskvitch.

Freefaller · 22 Aug 2005 at 00:19

Fantastic pictures! And it does look bloody cold! Much more careful driving no doubt - or at least one would hope!