MEET: “SPORT-TOURIST”

Central to the exhibition NTTM-82 this car attracted the attention of visitors not less, than standing next to the new “Lada” with a rotary engine. It is not surprising, because it very unusual that he double, and open, roofless cabin, and the plastic body, and an intriguing name “Sport-tourist”. Unusual and the story of its creation.

Prerequisites to the development was some pretty complex problems in the field of organizing mass repair cars and provide car Park with spare parts — the difficulties met by the network Avtovaztehobsluzhivanie during more than ten years of operation of the Association. If worn out parts and components have been replaced by stations for replacement, they injured in an operation or an accident of the body become a bottleneck repair services: a new clearly lacking, the demand for them didn’t find satisfaction. In addition, were not restored of replaced parts and components: on new cars they do not deliver, and ka the repair they are not implemented fully.

 

Then the young innovators Association had the idea to collect one of the semi-industrial method for the cars “wearing” them in a body, made more accessible than on the main line, technology, for example Valeeva of fiberglass epoxy resin? The more that these experiences have the youth Association has had over the last years, there rapidly developed a new kind of Motorsport — cross; enthusiasts on their own and built a car for him buggy.

 

In parallel, the production and economic side, and formed the desire of young designers to try their hand at creating a simple, robust sport-touring vehicle for young people. To synthesized the advantages of the buggy — dynamics, maneuverability, high passability with the elements of comfort of a conventional passenger car.

It turned out that the interest shown by many employees of the enterprises; gradually formed an integrated youth team of enthusiasts who have joined and engineers of different specialties — N. Musatov, S. Ishkhanyan, V. Bokov, V. Nedopekin, working, mechanics for car repairs, — V. Dragunkin, V. Glebov, A. Shakin, A. Zubair, I. Popkov. When it became known about their plans, the group found support and assistance to the leadership of enterprises, departments and workshops, the Committee of the Komsomol; and not sympathy, and deed — in material, in the organization and place of work.