The Flagship of Ukrainian Auto Industry

Hey, now here's a speedin' bullet to watch. Too bad I never bothered to picture mine. My dad had one ('74), of almost the same hue of yellow that my big jeep sports. Mine ('91) was rather guacamole-sprayed. That was a screamer: 887 (that mine had) or 1200 cc air-cooled V-4, cranking out as much as 27 or 40 horsepower. There was another version (according to a book) with even more - 45 - ponies on tap, but it could only run on 93-octane gasoline (remember that in Soviet Union regular gas was 76-octane). The people's workhorse could (unofficially) carry about 100kG (~220lb) of garden tools. The book says it could make 118 km/h (~74 mph) with 1200 motor; mine did that with 887 cc "small block." Never mind, though - my speedometer gear was broken, so the speed wasn't exactly radar clocked. My wheelie had a nice feature - only clutch pedal!!! Both gas and brakes were manual - special rendition for disabled. I switched to floor brake pedal after the first trip; gas remained at the steering wheel in shape of two paddles. Wonder how are you supposed to steer AND give it a "go"?


ZAZ-968M "Zaporozhets" 
(just like mine!!!)


Rear wheel drive
Engine: 
rear 989 cc air-cooled V4, 27hp
4-speed manual transmission
4 seats (how about 6 adults?)
top speed - unclocked 62 mph

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