solved: ig_124 - 1984 Oxalia (Оксалия)

dzima1985 · March 25, 2013, 12:11:20 PM

Identify this car for 1 point!

dzima1985 · April 29, 2013, 04:44:23 PM

Experts..

targhediferro · April 30, 2013, 04:27:04 PM

Zaporojetz based?

fyreline · April 30, 2013, 05:36:01 PM

I concur probably Russian . . . lots of USA Ford styling cues. Time to search the Russian car sites - shall I start with "wooden Mustang?"

dzima1985 · May 01, 2013, 01:15:45 AM

Quote from: targhediferro on April 30, 2013, 04:27:04 PM
Zaporojetz based?

other Soviet car-based..

Quote from: fyreline on April 30, 2013, 05:36:01 PM
I concur probably Russian . . . lots of USA Ford styling cues. Time to search the Russian car sites - shall I start with "wooden Mustang?"

The car have a steel body..

targhediferro · May 01, 2013, 02:42:37 PM

Moskvitch?

dzima1985 · May 01, 2013, 02:43:46 PM

Quote from: targhediferro on May 01, 2013, 02:42:37 PM
Moskvitch?

Yes, Moskvich-based

fyreline · May 14, 2013, 11:40:25 AM

A Russian car design site shows several photos of this car, calling it the "Oxal". They say it was made in the late 70's and based on the Moskvich 408 (as well as parts of both the GAZ-21 and ZAZ965). The rear end looks very much like a 1961-63 Ford Thunderbird.

dzima1985 · May 14, 2013, 12:01:00 PM

Quote from: fyreline on May 14, 2013, 11:40:25 AM
A Russian car design site shows several photos of this car, calling it the "Oxal". They say it was made in the late 70's and based on the Moskvich 408 (as well as parts of both the GAZ-21 and ZAZ965). The rear end looks very much like a 1961-63 Ford Thunderbird.

Correct name, please ("oxal.." + 2 letters)
LOCKED for fyreline.

fyreline · May 14, 2013, 03:58:12 PM

The (very) few websites I could find this car on all called it "Оксалия", which the apparently poor translation programs I tried all showed as "Oxal". I tried one more and it gave me "Oksaliâ", so I'll go with that, maybe even Americanizing it to "Oxalia".

It's really quite a neat piece of work - there are a few more photos of it on the internet, and the builder did a very creditable job. One of the web sites makes it sound like its body is made of fiberglass, not steel. Do you know more about it?

dzima1985 · May 15, 2013, 11:50:19 AM

Quote from: fyreline on May 14, 2013, 03:58:12 PM
It's really quite a neat piece of work - there are a few more photos of it on the internet, and the builder did a very creditable job. One of the web sites makes it sound like its body is made of fiberglass, not steel. Do you know more about it?

Little info about it. The car was built in 1984, and I don't know where it was built and by whom.

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solved: ig_124 - 1984 Oxalia (Оксалия)