They say the Russians designed the T-34 tank to be as simple to operate and maintain as the tractors its drivers used to drive. This might still be true for today's armored vehicles, though the skill of the drivers has not improved.
Only in Russia would you ever see a bunch of armored personal carriers going through town on normal roads like it's no big deal. And only in Russia would one of the drivers selected to go through the town be so unskilled as to crash into a light pole.
Amazingly, the road fixture survives its encounter with the army vehicle. This just goes to show you that if you're planning to crash on a road in Russia, you should avoid the poles. They're strong enough to stop a tank!
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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