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Warsaw's roads are full of the usual Fords, Toyotas, BMWs, Opels etc. Amongst all the dull run-of-the mill cars though, you can often spot tiny cars, (usually in a poor state of repair), being driven at breakneck speeds along Warsaw's pot-holed ridden streets.The Fiat 126p is a hangover from Poland's communist past and was Poland's most popular car in the 1980s. It is nicknamed the Maluch (the small one). There were over 3.3 million of these cars manufactured in Poland between 1973-2000 and the place must have been full of them.
Production of the car sat uneasily in Communist Poland, (where cars were considered a luxury item), and so the vehicles were distributed via a 2 year waiting list or via a coupon given by authorities for merits.
Most of the cars you see on the road in capitalist Warsaw 2007 are suffering from old age, but I do like spotting the odd Maluch careering round the city and weaving in and out of traffic - they often seem to travel far faster than their tiny engine should allow.
2 comments:
Ahhh, I got all excited then as I thought you'd gone and bought a 126. Ne'er mind ;0)
It would have been a bit useless though with a baby seat over those roads
Dear Trevor & Amy,
Just been looking at all the photos of Audrey and she beautiful. Would be feeling slightly broody if Robin hadn't been sniped!
She has a very intelligent look, which is amazing considering the parents. No, what I mean is she looks very alert and interested - must be that book you're reading her Trevor.
Glad to hear you're learning the tricks of the trade, especially where sleep is concerned. Hope the feeding is still going well and that you're getting plenty of rest Amy.
Thank you very much for the beautiful cake for Joe's birthday. He was really pleased with it and the builder enjoyed a slice too.He's very lucky to have a godfather who's interested in him. He's looking forward to spending his voucher on Saturday.
Robin's off watching football so I'm off to watch trash TV.
take care
Shany
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