Wow, you people have some amazing memories when it comes to your favorite cars!
Speaking of plebeian, I live in Romania(ex-communist country) and man was communism a turd. My dad's godfather had a disability(he missed some fingers) and back then(before 1989) the Romanian state allowed people with mediocre disabilities to drive either a Trabant or a Dacia that were adapted to the handicapped driver's needs. I'm guessing you people have heard of a Trabant before, so I'm going to show you a Dacia. This particular one is an 82' and while Mercedes had airbags, leather and ABS we had... optional courtesy lights and heating that never worked as intended, not to forget doors that could be opened by persuading the B pillar. This car was based on the Renault 12 and the first batch of cars was ok-ish(French made parts) but then the plant's workers started stealing parts so the build quality became shoddy. Another Romanian car plant, Oltcit was driven into extinction by the commie workers stealing parts hehehe. The next generation of Dacia 1310 was nicknamed Iliescu's smile, Iliescu being the first Romanian president after communism fell.
We also had a truck called the SR-101 that was a copy of the American International KR-11
Funny enough, the SR-131(next gen after the SR-101) was powered by a Ford Y-block
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Here's a Dacia for your enjoyment in all of its 1,4 Liters& 62 hp glory. I can smell the gasoline through the picture. The carb jets were notorious for clogging.
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