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Lada is a trademark of the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ. LADA-VFTS is a rally car based on Lada 2105 VFTS (Vilniusskaja fabrika transportnyh sredstv/Вильнюсская фабрика транспортных средств) started as workshop at Vilnius car repair factory and later transformed to Vilnius factory of vehicles- company witch specialized in a preparation of rally/race versions of Lada vehicles and engines. Best known after Lada-2105 rally vehicle version prepared under Group B rules. This company was founded and managed by famous Lithuanian rally driver Stasys Brundza. == History == The preparation of rally cars started in the 1976 in Vilnius, Lithuania in a one of halls of Vilnius car repair factory. First model produced in Vilnius factory was Lada 1300 with engine enlarged up to 1600 cc and tuned to 130-150 HP. 1978- "Lada-1600 Rally" model was presented. 1982.10.01- "LADA-VFTS" received FIA homologation. 1985-1988 company developed mid-engined rally car under Group B rules "Lada-2108 EVA Turbo" with 1860 cc, 16 valve, turbo (270-300 HP) engine. The VFTS soon became very popular among race drivers and rally fans. It was highly advertised and there was even a prospectus translated to English. 1988- company became fully independent and named "Eksperimentinė sportinių automobilių gamykla" in English- EVA "Experimental Vilnius Auto-plant". Number of exported original vehicles: 1979: 2 pcs. Bulgaria 1980: 1 pc. Panama, 1 pc. Norway 1981: 1 pc. Norway, 1 pc. Canada 1984: 2 pcs. Cameroon 1985: 1 pc. Austria, 1 pc. Norway, 1 pc. Bulgaria 1986: 1 pc. Panama, 2 pcs. Jordan, 1 pc. Norway, 2 pcs. Finland, 2 pcs. Spain. 1987: 1 pc. Finland, 1pc. Panama, 1 pc. Hungary. 1990: 4 pcs. Czechoslovakia "Metaleks", 1pc. Germany In total: 30 vehicles〔Auksinės trasos: leidinys apie automobilių ralį ir garsiausius Lietuvos lenktynininkus, skirtas S. Brundzos 60-mečiui / Valdas Valiukevičius. – Vilnius: LT Media Group, 2007. – 164 p.: iliustr. – ISBN 978-9955-9944-0-4〕 Main constructors and technicians at company was Zbignevas Kivertas (engine), Henrikas Šilinis, Vygandas Ulickas, Arūnas Volungevičius (design of Lada 2108 EVA) However, after ban of the Group B cars the production did not last for long. As the Soviet Union abolished the production of these cars various rally drivers started to copy VFTS design and technical solutions. LADA-VFTS became very popular in Hungary. Lada VFTS cars reappeared in the H class of the Hungarian championship at the end of the 1990s. Nowadays, this car is very popular among rally drivers in ex-Soviet and other European countries. For example, Russian rally drivers use these cars in Club Rally Series, also in short Rally-Sprints series. They build replicas of VFTS cars and are showing results that are better than with other newer rally cars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lada VFTS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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