# If only this car was still available **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666 "2021-03-14T20:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/1 "2021-03-14T20:44:48Z")
šŸ˜‰ ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/7/97847ac8621efdd437956c381828e02cec10e4f4.jpeg) You may have to magnify your screen in order to read the text. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/2 "2021-03-14T20:52:30Z")
The only problem I see where is a Nash or Hudson dealer where we could see one. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/3 "2021-03-14T21:07:47Z")
Looks like the Love Child of a Trabant and a Nash Metropolitanā€¦ with a grill only a mother could love! Really, the ā€œspecsā€ read an awful lot like a Trabantā€¦fiber and resin body with a 450cc engine that runs on paint thinner (and maybe some castor oil??)ā€¦ pretty much the hallmark of the Trabbie. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/4 "2021-03-14T21:17:30Z")
ā€¦ and, IIRC, this faux ad was produced by the fevered minds of the folks at _Mad_ magazine. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/5 "2021-03-14T22:03:26Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > ā€¦ and, IIRC, this faux ad was produced by the fevered minds of the folks at _Mad_ magazine. The name Potrzebie is a tipoff as it was common in _Mad_ back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/6 "2021-03-14T23:07:26Z")
I was going to ask The Onion produced it. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/7 "2021-03-14T23:14:45Z")
If you wanted to move to Moscow, you could probably get on the list for one pretty similar. Donā€™t know how many rubles youā€™d need though. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/8 "2021-03-14T23:35:02Z")
I donā€™t think the Russians are still building that junk based on thisā€¦ > **[The Top 10 Bestselling Cars in Russia](https://russia-insider.com/en/business/top-10-bestselling-cars-russia/ri10490)** > > This article originally appeared at Ostexperte. Translated from the German by Susan Neumann Here are the cars that are selling in Russia despite the crisis. There are new numbers for the Russian auto market. First and foremost, things donā€™t look... Even the Ladas look pretty conventional. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/9 "2021-03-15T01:39:02Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Even the Ladas look pretty conventional. Dang. Then weā€™re out of luck. Born too late. What about that 3 cyl. job? Donā€™t remember the name, just the story of the professor fleeing in one. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/10 "2021-03-15T01:56:24Z")
Must be thinking of the East German Wartburg or the Polish Syrena. Or could be a Saab or DKW from western Europe. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/11 "2021-03-15T02:00:56Z")
With the edible steering wheel and the turnip shovel this car was ahead of its time. The 5 liter fuel bag is a nice feature, the owner can walk to a gas station after exceeding the 60 mile range and buy more gasoline. ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/12 "2021-03-15T02:10:51Z")
> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#): > > The name Potrzebie is a tipoff If _Mad_ didnā€™t copyright Potrzebie they should have, but this doesnā€™t look like _Mad_. I think the borrowed the word as a tribute. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/13 "2021-03-15T03:55:26Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Must be thinking of the East German Wartburg or the Polish Syrena. Yeah thatā€™s it. I was thinking wort something but got stuck on wurst or bologna. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/14 "2021-03-15T04:02:58Z")
Mad may have been the inspriation but itā€™s the work of an artist known as Cris Shapan, graphic artist who at least used to contribute to funny or die. > > > Phil Withaneff @philharvey65 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/15 "2021-03-15T04:09:42Z")
Doesnā€™t ring a bell but I usually didnā€™t get the magazine after about 1963. Usually couldnā€™t afford it so had to borrow a copy. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/16 "2021-03-16T00:33:16Z")
> [@RandomTroll](#): > > If _Mad_ didnā€™t copyright Potrzebie they should have, but this doesnā€™t look like _Mad_ . I think the borrowed the word as a tribute. It appears youā€™re correct. Again, the name ā€œPotrzebieā€ is a good tipoff of a spoof. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/17 "2021-03-17T15:55:41Z")
I must own one! I love my Schlump turnip excavator and the Potrzebie 30mm auto cannon!! But, if I get hungry and eat my marzipan steering wheel, how available are replacements??? ---
**Author:** ![ken2116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f19dbf/32.png) [@ken2116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken2116)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-only-this-car-was-still-available/175666/18 "2021-03-18T00:21:14Z")
On a more serious note, while attending a parking lot car show in Arlington Heights, outside Chicago, two summers ago (a friend was showing his Corvette), we encountered an Russian grad student exhibiting a nicely maintained Lada, basically a Fiat license built in Russia with some components beefed up for rougher roads. He claimed they were okay cars and simple to work on. When in high school a friend had a Lloyd 600 with a 2 cyl. engine set off to one side under the hood and peel off cloth top. It ran well but maxed out at 45mph and required a mile or two to reach that.