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Meet the Ladaborghini - and an extremely cool Mercedes Gelandewagen made of ice

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31 January 2018

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Head of Garazh54 Vladislac Barashenkov: 'This is a magic car.' Picture: Garazh 54

Aydar Bakiyev, from Russia’s gas capital Novy Urengoy, didn’t have enough money for a Lamborghini, so he gave his Lada a makeover instead. 

Meanwhile in Novosibirsk we can see the coolest - and coldest - G-wagen in the world.

This luxurious off-roader - constructed from 6 tons of ice - was put together by the experimental car tuning wizards at Garazh 54 in two weeks. 

UAZ


Frame

First, the tuning wizards made a frame basing on Soviet-era UAZ jeep. Pictures: Garazh 54

From the outside it is identical to the Gelandewagen except that it is made of pure frozen Siberian water.

And it actually drives, fitted with the engine of a Soviet-era UAZ jeep. 

Head of Garazh54 Vladislac Barashenkov explained: 'This is a magic car.

Ice cutting


Ice cutting


Ice cutting

This luxurious off-roader was constructed from 6 tons of ice. Pictures: Garazh 54

'You can sit in it and drive.

'We have installed very cool lights too…. 

'We have not driven it a lot, but just brought it to Central Park (in Novosibirsk).

'We were given permission to drive it in the park - so we did.’

Finished car


Finished and glowing

First drive in the Central Park. Pictures: Garazh 54

Back in Novy Urengoy, Bakiyev explained: 'From childhood I wanted my future car to stand out from the crowd - and for the doors to open upwards.

'Of course, I didn't have enough money to buy a Lamborghini, so  I decided to revamp my first car.'

He has made some amendments to his VAZ-2113, a Lada coupe with three doors.

Many locals stop him and ask to take pictures of his Lada-borghini.

Lada

Aydar Bakiyev, from Russia’s gas capital Novy Urengoy, didn’t have enough money for a Lamborghini, so he gave his Lada a makeover instead. Picture: Aydar Bakiyev

Or he is asked by other Lada-owners to convert their cars. 

Yet some reason the traffic police were not impressed and ordered him to return it to its original state by 5 July. 

He plans to sell it instead. 

‘My daughter was born, so we need a bigger cry,’ he said.

Comments (3)

cool——>could——>cold!
姚剑申, 巨鹿/中国
01/02/2018 05:40
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Good work
Excellente visibilité !!
Jocelyne, FRANCE
01/02/2018 04:37
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cooooollll!!!!!!!!!!!!
Benedikt MORAK, Moscow
31/01/2018 22:51
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