A#214 Solved: Oror

[Arunas]

For one point:

What's the name of this car?

[D-type]

Argyll?

[Arunas]

Argyll?

Much more obscure  ;)

[Arunas]

Yourz, proz!

[Quiller]

This is the Oror by G. Matevosian

[Arunas]

This is the Oror by G. Matevosian

That's the car! Perfectly done!

[faksta]

Quiller, I wonder how did you find it  :o

[Arunas]

Quiller, I wonder how did you find it  :o

That's a good question :D

[Quiller]

It is to be found on the net ...  ;)

[Arunas]

The car and its creator:

[faksta]

Mmm..exclusive?

[Arunas]

As I've mentioned in my website, this car was built in a balcony of the 9th floor.

Here's a picture "as a proof"  ;)

[Paul Jaray]

That's funny...
Why don't you move this to the "Rare Car of the Week" section and post other pics and info about?

[Arunas]

That's funny...
Why don't you move this to the "Rare Car of the Week" section and post other pics and info about?

I don't know :) I'll try collect several other period pics ASAP then.

[Arunas]

Here we go:

I cannot tell anything better than I've already written about it:

Oror is a name of car that Armenian amateur enthusiast of automobiles Genrich Matevosian created at around 1981. This name which means "seagull" in Armenian was chosen apparently not accidentaly since the gull-wing doors is the most distinctive feature of the car. Oror uses a classic scheme - VAZ 2101 parts and coupe (2+2) bodywork. Retractable headlights prompt that the car was created with aerodynamics being a priority. The fact that must be mentioned while talking about this car is that it was built not in a garage that many would think but on a 9th floor balcony!! When asked how did he do this, Matevosian answered: "How did I do it? I don't know... Just built it. But to take it down from a balcony I needed a 5-ton crane. Balcony was quite good for me as a constructor. 179cm width, 580cm length. When I have finished the assembly of the car, I've had some 40cm for test drive." Another interesting solution is a device for holding a spare wheel. Why to have a dirty spare wheel in your trunk? – thought the inventor and equipped the car with a special device which grabs the spare wheel and with the help of electronics cuddles it to the bottom of the bodywork. Notable features are anatomic seats and small steering wheel - obligatory for a sportscar. Front spoiler (more decorative) was made retractable. Decreasing the height, reducing the weight to a little more than 800kg* had a favorable impact on dynamics and stability. However, a top speed of the car is not suprising since the components are taken from a stock car. But this fact didn't prevent Matevosian to be one of the best at demonstrational speed maneuvering competitions. This passionate enthusiast also had plans of building another car - a camper - but it is not known if it has ever been built.

but I can also add short tech specifications of it:

Length: 3900 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height: 1112 mm
Weigth: 1100 kg
Top speed: 150 km/h

The car still exists and is now painted red.

*This means that the true weight is not clearly know.

P.S. You can also notice that the drawing in the 5th picture is made by Aleksandr Kulygin, builder of the Pangolina.
P.P.S. I cannot move this topic anywhere...

[Paul Jaray]

Superb!
This is the place where we can add more pics and info on some puzzles!

[Paul Jaray]

What about the yellow car in your pic #3?

[Arunas]

What about the yellow car in your pic #3?

In pic #3?

[Paul Jaray]

In this pic:
1981_Oror_03.jpg
The big, yellowish car next to the Oror.

[Arunas]

In this pic:
1981_Oror_03.jpg
The big, yellowish car next to the Oror.

Laura by Dmitrij Parfenov built together with Gennadiy Hainov. I'll post pictures later.

[Paul Jaray]

Ah, now I recognize it, thanks!

[Otto Puzzell]

http://www.autopuzzles.com

[Arunas]

Thanks!

[dzima1985]

Spaceframe was welded directly into the apartment. There was also installed the engine, gearbox and wheels.
The process of extracting the vehicle through a window with a crane.  :)

[grobmotorix]

That´s what I´d call true passion! :o