Lada Niva: The Meme Car That Refuses to Die00:54:30

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Join us this week as we uncover the story of the Lada Nivaa Soviet-built box on wheels that could out-climb a tank. Created to serve everyone from farmers to border guards, the Niva tackled Everest base camp, conquered Africas deserts, and even borrowed a few tricks from Porsche. How did this Cold War clunker become a global legend?

00:00 Intro
00:22 Lada Niva: The Meme Car That Refuses to Die
01:23 Host Intros
04:33 Chime
05:04 BetterHelp
05:38 Shopify
06:24 USSR Car Manufacturing
11:48 The VAZ Factory
13:56 The Peoples Car
18:04 Chime
19:08 BetterHelp
26:30 The Lada Brand
34:19 Shopify
35:32 Lada Niva
40:35 A New Symbol of Soviet Pride
42:35 Beyond the USSR
46:53 The Next Generation
49:39 A Strong Legacy
50:57 Outro

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