The Unicorn sighting thread.

It probably has a diesel forklift engine in it.

Berkley! Saw it at Greaserama in Kansas City. This one has a Honda CB400 in place of the original engine. 

And on the flip side of the coin. The Soviet chariot.

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Looks like an old Fiat 124 but made in Russia. 

In reply to Slippery :

Five lug hubs (with 4 nuts) and a crappy engine in the Fiat 124 chassis. The perfect car for urban Moscow, or Havana.

Keep the Cuba cars coming. 

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Cuba cars are cool. Listen closely when they drive by - many, if not most, are converted to Korean diesels.

Multipla anyone?

GameboyRMH said:

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

I know you were replying to the Cuba cars, but your cartoon looks like an Invacar.  Invacar was short for 'Invalid Carriage', they were made for wheel chair bound people in Brittain and supplied free of charge to the users through the DHSS (Depoartment of Health and Social Security), basically the organization that also covered the National Health Service.  So yes, basically the health care system provided a free car for those most in need through the 60's and 70's.  They were, not common, but not uncommon growing up.  I assume they are all long gone now.   This shape (generation) had a 600cc Steyr Puch 4 stroke and could (Theoretically!) do 80mph.  BTW, they were all this light blue color.  I wont tell you what we referred to them as in the 70's, because kids are E36 M3s, and social norms have changed.  Suffice to say, kids weren't kind to those in need.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

The official name is bad enough by today's standards The resemblance is striking though.

Slippery said:

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Looks like an old Fiat 124 but made in Russia. 

I'm pretty sure Fiat built an assembly plant, Togliatti. La fabbrica della Fiat, in the USSR then the Soviets stole, er....,  "liberated" the plant.

jharry3 said:

Slippery said:

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Looks like an old Fiat 124 but made in Russia. 

I'm pretty sure Fiat built an assembly plant, Togliatti. La fabbrica della Fiat, in the USSR then the Soviets stole, er....,  "liberated" the plant.

The story behind AvtoVAZ is kind of interesting.  There was a definite exchange involved for the licensing/etc, and the Soviet version had some weird features like four wheel drums with sintered iron linings on the shoes, because I guess car parts stores were hard to come by so everything on the car had to be a "forever part".  Or rebuildable with hammers.

A lot of days are unicorn gatherings at work.

Chevy SS, Evo IX, and that volvo

GameboyRMH said:

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

The official name is bad enough by today's standards The resemblance is striking though.

And that was a government funded program to do good for those in need as well!

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

I looked at some cars in Chicago earlier this summer. 
 

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/something-different-all-for-sale/256694/page1/

There was an Invacar for sale there. 
 

I couldn't get a good overall picture. 
 

I did get a picture of the engine. 2 cylinder air cooled. 

In reply to Carl Heideman :

One of those would be a great starting point for Nocones' next LMP car...

clownkiller said:

Keep the Cuba cars coming. 

 a big time unicorn boat.

Last one for the day

Carl Heideman said:

In reply to Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) :

I looked at some cars in Chicago earlier this summer. 
 

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/something-different-all-for-sale/256694/page1/

There was an Invacar for sale there. 
 

I couldn't get a good overall picture. 
 

I did get a picture of the engine. 2 cylinder air cooled. 

There is a girl on RR who has an owners log. It's been fun to watch.

Winkler, Mb Canada 

Winkler Mb Canada

Saw this during the morning rush hour in the rain.

Two thumbs up.

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