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Russian Car Enthusiast Builds Vintage Soviet Lada Couch

“What do you call a Lada driver who says he has a speeding ticket? A liar.” - this is just one of several jokes people still say when it comes to mocking the famous Soviet car. A brand that has become synonymous with poor design, low fuel economy and, eventually, decrepitude, for a lot of oldsters in the Eastern Europe this compact sedan brings back a lot of memories. It appears to have the same effect on this guy who decided to build a Soviet Lada couch.
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The VAZ-2101 was nicknamed Kopeyka, which stands for a small coin. If today we call it a compact sedan, the Soviets classified it at a small class passenger car. Re-engineered after the Fiat 124 and produced as a cheap commuter for the nations of the Eastern Bloc, sales reached one million on 21 December 1973 and one and a half million in 1974. At that time, one would cost £979 ($1,466) in Britain. You get the picture, it's cheap and not very good.

Like we said earlier, even though it later got mocked by the Western auto industry the car was still popular in a lot of countries. And since driving one is not really what you call efficient modern commuting, it appears this Lada fan found a different way to keep the vintage model alive. It would seem the vehicle’s wings are original and were rehabilitated. The blinkers and the headlamps are wired so that they can be used as nigh lamps.

The rims also appear to be original and if you’ll look closely you’ll realize they were made in USSR, which adds a bit more historic flavor to the piece of memorabilia. We’re not sure if the couch’s creator is running some sort of a business or if this is rather a one time thing, but we imagine there are other Lada fans that sell them online. Why not buy one yourself and make your own Soviet couch, right?

Too bad it’s only a one-seat couch, though, as this is something to be shared with others.
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