Nikita The Lada 1200 – Russian Metal: Part Deux
In the second “Russian Metal” video, I go underneath the Lada and see how does a 44 year old Lada 2101 shape up. The results surprised me!
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Nikita The Lada 1200 – Russian Metal: Part One
It’s time we start to peel back the layers and see what state the metal is on Nikita the Lada. It means removing some sound proofing using a fire extinguisher. It doesn’t go well I’m afraid…
Nikita The Lada 2101 – Rub, Scrub, Scrape, Repeat
The Lada Zhiguli is home, so work can now get started properly! But first, we need to clean. There’s more mold on here than 12 week old bread. There is, obviously, more lurking behind the dirt though…
Nikita The Lada 2101 – The Car That Came In From The Cold
Finally after 14 months Nikita, my Lada 2101, finally arrives home! Watch the video tour and introduction of this beautiful Lada Zhiguli.
Nikita The Lada: Moldy Oldie
Nikita the Lada 2101 should be in the garage next to where I’m writing this. But it isn’t. It’s a funny story of miscommunication and a whole heap of mold. Or Coronavirus, I’m not sure.
The Fleet: AvtoVAZ Lada 2101 – “Nikita”
I blame James May for introducing me to the original Lada 2101. It’s been produced for more than 40 years, and over 20 million have been made. Now I’ve got one, and here’s the plan I have for it.
How To Remove The Dashboard From A Lada 2101/1200/1300: Step-by-step guide
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I thought removing the dashboard from my Lada 1200/2101 would be easy. It was anything but! However, I wrote down the steps I took so that you can save yourself my pain and follow an easy, step-by-step guide!
The right and wrong way to remove a windscreen from a Lada easily
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Part of my restoration of this Lada 1200/2101 involved me removing the windscreen and rear window. But how do you do that? I show you the right and wrong way!
What is an old Lada like underneath? A tour of my 44 year old Lada
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There is one thing I haven’t really done since getting hold of my Lada 1200, and that’s show you what it looked like under neath it. While the underside of a car is always mysterious, I didn’t know what a Lada 2101 looked like underneath, until now…
Schumacher loves his Lada!
2020 has been a strange year, and we’ve only made it to May. But it continues to get stranger, as I find out that another F1 driver loves their Lada…