SOLVED Guess what! #48 - Wilk (Polish version of LuAZ)

ImpishGrin · December 17, 2010, 02:21:25 PM

Time to give away some points. You know the drill - tell me the name of the car pictured below and you'll be awarded a point

KVAB · December 26, 2010, 08:59:27 AM

UAZ?

ImpishGrin · December 26, 2010, 02:40:10 PM

Not an UAZ

Raul1983 · January 01, 2011, 05:07:22 PM

LuAZ ?

ImpishGrin · January 03, 2011, 04:01:29 PM

Quote from: Raul1983 on January 01, 2011, 05:07:22 PM
LuAZ ?

No, but you're very close.

araknid · January 04, 2011, 12:50:41 PM

Lada?

ImpishGrin · January 04, 2011, 02:30:49 PM

Not Lada.

araknid · January 04, 2011, 03:22:05 PM

Gaz

ImpishGrin · January 04, 2011, 03:56:39 PM

Not GAZ. Raul1983 was the closest so far.

DeAutogids · January 04, 2011, 04:19:03 PM

I think I know this one, but have to wait...

araknid · January 04, 2011, 04:51:48 PM

LUAZ 969-M Volin

ImpishGrin · January 05, 2011, 10:21:35 AM

As I said before, it's not a LuAZ.

SickFinga · January 09, 2011, 08:42:30 PM

Quote from: ImpishGrin on January 05, 2011, 10:21:35 AM
As I said before, it's not a LuAZ.

Are you sure? I own a LuAZ 969M and this looks exactly like it.
The same factory produced cars under LuMZ name, but those were modified Moskvich and UAZ into refrigerator cars.

ImpishGrin · January 10, 2011, 04:00:07 AM

Well, you are right in that it looks exactly like a LuAZ

But it's called different for a reason. One more day and off we go to experts.

SickFinga · January 10, 2011, 10:03:33 PM

Volin 969 with a Ford engine?

ImpishGrin · January 11, 2011, 07:17:03 AM

Quote from: SickFinga on January 10, 2011, 10:03:33 PM
Volin 969 with a Ford engine?

That was already guessed here, not to mention that we've recently had it as a puzzle. This is something else (though not entirely else). I suppose it will get solved the moment I move it to the Experts, which is now

DeAutogids · January 11, 2011, 07:20:04 AM

I am guessing a Polish Wilk

ImpishGrin · January 11, 2011, 11:33:11 AM

Quote from: DeAutogids on January 11, 2011, 07:20:04 AM
I am guessing a Polish Wilk

And you are guessing right

Wilk was made 1995/96 by Celma in Cieszyn. It was equipped with a 1.1-litre engine from ZAZ Tavria. The idea was to sell it in big amounts to state services (Police, military, forestry, firefighters etc.) as it was the cheapest car with 4wd available in Poland (3999 USD +taxes). Unfortunately the big orders never came and, due to lack of marketing, the general public didn't buy it either. The result was that the company lost tax and duty exemptions which were available for car manufacturers and assembly companies in Poland (they failed to make 1001 cars a year, which was the requirement) and got into financial problems, which ended their involvement with LuAZ). Most of the cars were sold in Germany.

faksta · January 11, 2011, 12:24:15 PM

Do you have better pictures of Wilk? Never heard about it before.

ImpishGrin · January 11, 2011, 12:45:40 PM

Quote from: faksta on January 11, 2011, 12:24:15 PM
Do you have better pictures of Wilk? Never heard about it before.

Unfortunately not. I guess there are some in period magazines, but I don't have any on me right now. From what I remember it looked 98% like LuAZ 1302.

Edit: found some but the quality is poor. They pop up occasionally for sale on polish websites.

faksta · January 11, 2011, 01:11:54 PM

Indeed you have to know LuAZ very well to find out what (if anything) has changed, and be sure those are not postmarket modifications... Thanks for the pictures, though. Seen the police car photo long ago, but never knew it was a Wilk - thought it was a LuAZ.

DeAutogids · January 11, 2011, 03:13:28 PM

I got the name from a period advertisement,unfortunately, I do not know where I have it at the moment

pnegyesi · November 21, 2016, 12:56:52 PM

There's going to be a book about Wilk

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SOLVED Guess what! #48 - Wilk (Polish version of LuAZ)