F#94 - Solved - 1970 ERSPO ET-800 Elektra

faksta · October 10, 2009, 05:57:03 AM

One point for a correct identificaton of this car.

faksta · October 11, 2009, 12:52:47 PM

To the Experts.

shamrock · October 15, 2009, 03:50:33 AM

POLSKI MINIBUS , FIAT BASED

faksta · October 15, 2009, 04:51:12 AM

Nope, sorry - neither Polish not Fiat.

guido66 · October 15, 2009, 12:45:26 PM

British?

faksta · October 15, 2009, 03:55:31 PM

Not British

pnegyesi · October 17, 2009, 04:22:58 PM

From CEE (Central/Eastern Europe)?

faksta · October 18, 2009, 06:40:06 AM

Yes, much closer.

pnegyesi · October 18, 2009, 07:02:28 AM

Soviet???

faksta · October 18, 2009, 07:36:23 AM

Yes, indeed.

pnegyesi · October 18, 2009, 09:28:47 AM

Any connections to the ZAZ 970B?

faksta · October 18, 2009, 11:05:15 AM

I haven't heard of any.

pnegyesi · October 18, 2009, 11:06:04 AM

From a major Soviet carmaker?

faksta · October 18, 2009, 11:38:38 AM

No, not major at all.
And after a bit of research I can state there actually was a connection between ZAZ 970B and this car, but not a straight one.

pguillem · October 18, 2009, 03:08:40 PM

RAF 982 Cyclone ?

faksta · October 18, 2009, 03:25:00 PM

No, not RAF, but the right 'side' of the former Soviet Union (although wrong country if we speak of today's boundaries).

pnegyesi · October 24, 2009, 06:31:15 AM

Was it made in the part of Soviet Union which today belongs to Ukraine?

faksta · October 24, 2009, 08:56:27 AM

No, not Ukraine.

pnegyesi · October 25, 2009, 09:09:34 AM

Is it one of the "samodelki" a self-made car? I've seen now a lot of them and I will post some as a puzzle a bit later, but not this one.

Arunas · October 25, 2009, 09:18:06 AM

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 25, 2009, 09:09:34 AM
I will post some as a puzzle a bit later, but not this one.

It would be very good to see some "fresh"

faksta · October 25, 2009, 10:23:12 AM

I wouldn't say so, although this car was a one-off. It's rather a prototype.

pnegyesi · October 25, 2009, 11:52:20 AM

Was this built in Estonia by Tartu Autode Remondi Katsetehas?

faksta · October 25, 2009, 02:24:02 PM

Estonia: yes
TARK: no

Maybe the fact that this car was very unique will show you the right path to follow.

pnegyesi · October 25, 2009, 03:33:50 PM

I think I have found it.

This is the ERSPO ET-800 which was built on the basis of the ZAZ 966 in 1970

ERSPO stands for Эстонского республиканского потребительского общества - Faksta, I let you translate it

Another view:

And all the vehicles which were produced at the factory:

faksta · October 25, 2009, 03:50:58 PM

Exactly!

Designed by Roman Bertelov. To be more precise, its name was ERSPO ET-800 Elektra, but the point is yours anyway - that was quite enough.
Maybe you could also name it's special feature? I think it would be easy now when you know the car.

"Эстонского республиканского потребительского общества" is a genitive case for "Эстонское республиканское потребительское общество", which can be translated as 'Estonian Republic Consumer Society'.

And the only picture I have apart from what have been already posted in this thread.

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F#94 - Solved - 1970 ERSPO ET-800 Elektra