
New from the Skoda Plzen plant: the 52T tram
The new Skoda 52T tram is already fully ready to go on the line. Experienced specialists from the world-famous manufacturer of rail equipment tried to make its design as modern as possible and...

GAZ-66 against all-wheel drive KAMAZ off-road - all cars in stock
Finally, the day came when KAMAZ got the opportunity to prove its patency. Of course, a classic truck from Tatarstan cannot be called an off-road language ...

Do-it-yourself electric motorcycle "Ural" - the main desire
"Ural" - how much in this sound for the heart of the Soviet merged. So you can paraphrase the words of the famous Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin according to ...

Moped Alpha on saws - and drive on the ice, and cut firewood
Is screwing screws into tires too easy for you? How about circular saws instead of wheels then? This is how the author solved the problem of poor adhesion to ice ...

We will ride, swim and fly in a new way!
So many new vehicles that it takes your breath away: it seemed that this is it - take it and do it! But upon closer examination, it turns out: the new is the well-forgotten...

Do-it-yourself electric bike in 3 days almost from trash
Own electric motorcycle, and even assembled with your own hands! A dream that breaks on financial "rocks". Everything is expensive separately: battery, tires, ...

Tractors New Holland 110-90 and MTZ-82: who wins?
You have never seen such a comparison of tractors. Not dry characteristics or prices, but a real off-road on agricultural machinery in the snow mixed with...

Praga V3S - Czech all-wheel drive truck, similar to a homemade ZIL
The Soviet Union produced a huge number of trucks. It just so happened - the country was actively built at all stages of development. Trucks in the USSR were on...

IL-62 - an affordable luxury flight for a Soviet citizen
Now it seems incredible, but the Soviet people, from the 50s to the end of the 80s, did not see anything luxurious in flights. Civil aviation has evolved...

Tank 300 inside out - the secrets of the Chinese SUV, hidden from prying eyes
Chinese crossovers are actively conquering the Russian market. And it's not that they suddenly fell in love with everyone. Just most foreign brands from the country...

Painting a car by professionals is expensive, bad, and they can break the car
Painting a car is a complicated procedure that most drivers face. Well, when it takes place in specialized centers - there are ...

How can a racing KamAZ survive on the track and come first?
Agree - one thing is monotonous, day after day, pulling various loads, and quite another - to overcome a given route at maximum speed. Private...

Revived classic motorcycles or where without Jawa
For a Russian, old motorcycles are the technique of the Soviet era. She still dreams at night in puffs of sweet two-stroke smoke. Izh, Voskhod, Minsk,...

ZIS-151 - a parody of the Studebaker US6 or a unique truck?
The era of the three-axle Soviet truck ZIS-151 came at a time when direct copying of foreign (including American) developments was over. Yes,...

German combine versus Belarusian - the high price of a foreigner is justified
It only seems to city dwellers that agriculture in Russia and the former Soviet republics is in decline. The villagers know, the old Soviet ones...

Voronezh space engines - in this area we do not need import substitution
It is believed that the era of space exploration ended in the late Soviet Union. Say, after the start of "perestroika", it was not up to the stars. When the USSR...

Lada Riva - features of the Soviet "Five" for the English market
VAZ cars in the USSR were wildly popular. They were considered the most desirable of what could be purchased by a simple Soviet citizen ....

Anatomy of buying a Chinese Exeed
The last year has brought a lot of new and unknown to the Russian car market. Offers from China look especially tempting. Unlike many other brands...

Heavy Soviet trucks almost remained in the swamp or "caterpillars" rule
The meaning of off-road adventures is different for everyone. If this is a hunter, fisherman or traveler, then his goal is simply to get to a certain point on the map. Dear...

Minibus ZUK - made in Poland for the Soviet Union
The USSR produced many cars, unfortunately, mostly trucks. There were enough of them for all organizations, but with passenger models, the situation from the 60s to the end ...

Crazy combine derbies - how does it happen?
Racing, rallying, drag racing - thought that was it? What do you think about the derby on combine harvesters? No, this is not an idea for a fun event. This is what...

Audi 100 C4 - they are able to give odds to new budget models
Legendary cars from the 90s are primarily Mercedes and BMW. Of course, Audi was also in demand, but they were lost against the backdrop of eminent competitors ....

What the “motorcycle year” has in store for us – not only Chinese bikes will be brought to Russia
Motorcycles in Russia are not very popular - we often treat them with caution. Since Soviet times, two-wheeled vehicles have been known for being cheap ...

The dream of all Soviet guys - how to find "live" Java
Java 350 is more than a motorcycle, it is a whole era. The unique sound of the operation of two cylinders and the characteristic smell of the exhaust - like a time machine returning to...

Tractor DT-75 with a new "heart" - 300 Japanese "ponies" work wonders
The Soviet, and then the Russian caterpillar tractor DT-75 is a legendary model. It has been produced since 1962, replacing the Stalingrad plant on the conveyor ...