Homemade cars from the USSR were sometimes no worse than the factory-produced ones. Folk craftsmen occasionally created very worthy specimens.
In Penza, there is a very unusual SUV made by a local craftsman. The car was built back in 1982 from parts of various Soviet cars, reports Drive2.
The homemade car, as they say, was made from what was available.
Its grille was borrowed from the VAZ-2107, and the headlights and door handles from the Volga. The lights were taken from the Zhiguli-Kopeyka, and the rear side windows from the Zaporozhets. The VAZ-2101 also became the donor for the dashboard in the cabin.
The SUV’s engine is from the VAZ-2103, and the rear axle is from the Volga GAZ-31029. There is also all-wheel drive with a transfer case from the Niva, although the owner removed it for repairs in the summer.
By the way, a similar homemade SUV exists in Ukraine, and it was even put up for sale.