Homemade cars from the USSR were sometimes no worse than factory-made serial ones. Folk craftsmen sometimes created very worthy samples.
In Penza, there exists 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 put together from what was available.
Its grille was borrowed from VAZ-2107, and the headlights and door handles — from Volga. The lights were taken from a Zhiguli-kopek, and the rear side windows — from a Zaporozhets. VAZ-2101 also became the donor for the front panel in the cabin.
The SUV’s engine is from VAZ-2103, and the rear axle is from Volga GAZ-31029. There is also all-wheel drive with a transfer case from a Niva, although the owner removed it in the summer for repair.
By the way, a similar homemade SUV also exists in Ukraine, and it was even put up for sale.