The Lada also used this pushrod engine and not the twin cam engine, IIRC.
George Graves On Sep 21, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Ben Ament <[email protected]> wrote: > Early 124 sedans and wagons used a pushrod 4, not the twincam of the Spider > and coupe. > > Ben > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob > Abhalter > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:37 PM > To: 'Stefano Iachella'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [alfa] Lada in the SF Bay Area > > I don't know anything about Ladas but I can tell you that all 124 series > Fiats were rear wheel drive and used an engine similar to that in the > Spider. > > Best, > Bob A. > Kenosha, WI > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Stefano Iachella > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 10:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] Lada in the SF Bay Area > > A co-worker here in Walnut Creek, CA just bought a 1975 Lada from someone in > San Mateo. > Does anyone know this car? It's brown and apparently was imported only a > year ago or so. > > My co-worker is Russian himself and his parents worked at the Lada factory > so it's bringing him back all sorts of memories and he loves it. Most know > that it is a copy of a Fiat 124 sedan. I used to own a 128 and there are > many similarities except it's wider and roomier. > > He also doesn't like me referring to it as a Fiat copy as he says the > Russian engineers did a lot of "re-engineering" of the car. Claims the > suspension is re-enforced for the Russian roads (that would be a given...) > The engine looks a little more primitive that I though a Fiat should look. > It's also rear wheel drive and I thought the 124 was front wheel drive, but > I know the 124 spider is rear wheel drive. > > Stefano > Concord, CA > > Minimal Italian Car content and no Alfa Content, but the list has been quiet > lately. > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
