Unique Canadian-Made Niva Pickup That No One Knew About

In Canada, a very unusual Niva pickup is up for sale. Surprisingly, this vehicle was produced overseas.

Unique Canadian-Made Niva Pickup That No One Knew About

Few know that Nivas were assembled at the Lada Canada facility. In addition to the standard three-door VAZ-2121, they also made convertibles and these pickups. Moreover, only a few hundred of the latter were produced between 1990 and 1992.

Unique Canadian-Made Niva Pickup That No One Knew About

The Niva pickup received a small body and taillights from the Chevrolet Astro Van. The Canadian car has an improved interior finish and is equipped with alloy wheels and a sunroof.

Unique Canadian-Made Niva Pickup That No One Knew About

From a technical standpoint – no innovations.

The vehicle is equipped with a 1.6-liter 72-horsepower engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. The Niva is not running and is therefore priced at just over $1000.

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