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The other side of the curtain: A look back at Lada, Volga and more

While Americans in the 1960s and '70s were enjoying the heyday of muscle-car madness, our friends over in the Soviet Union were treated to an entirely different kind of automobile. Fiat-based Ladas and Russian-born Volgas were the cars of the day, and our friends at Retronaut have gathered some press materials and advertisements for the compact sedans. Lada was named after a famous Czech manufacturer of sewing machines in the 1960s.

Mid-Engine Wonders, an AW List

The mid-engine. Stepping up to a mid-engine car is like going from Triple-A ball to the majors. There’s plenty of skill in Triple-A, and you can go a whole lifetime in it and be happy.

Enzo Ferrari: Twin turbo & 1000 hp

1,000 hp twin turbo Salt Flats racing Enzo There’s an argument that messing with a limited edition hypercar is sacrilege. And, to a degree, we sympathise with those who consider the pimping of an Enzo Ferrari by the likes of Uwe Gemballa to be akin to letting Damian Hirst paint a new set of clothes on the Mona Lisa. But there are times when the reasons make a whole lot of sense.