Topic: F#180 - Solved - 1980 Estonia 19 Rukuts

[faksta]

For one point please tell me what car is this.

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[faksta]

Experts!

[faksta]

Pros?

[woodinsight]

East European?

[faksta]

Yes

[woodinsight]

Eastern half of Germany?

[faksta]

None of the halves 

[woodinsight]

From one of the Baltic States?

[faksta]

Yes, it is

[woodinsight]

Well, I believe I've found the car featured on a Latvian racing history site.
As I don't speak the language you'll have to bear with me as I try to extract what this car is.

It dates from 1980, was designed along the lines of a Ferrari 312T4 and was built by Indujla Rukuta (Indulis Rukuts?).
Not sure if the car is Estonian or Latvian but it appears to be named Estonia-Rukuts. Then again it may be named Rukuta Estonia-19 Formula?

Here is a photo of the car I found on the site -

[faksta]

Well done!

This is indeed an Estonia 19 modified by Indulis Rukuts from Latvia and referred to as Estonia 19 Rukuts. It was a Formula Easter car with VAZ 21011 1300cc engine.
Indulis Rukuts later built some other cars, and on September 15-16 this year he will be racing in a Dzintara Volga historic festival at Riga's Bikernieki track (the same as on the puzzle photo) on a Rukuts 3 - the latest of his cars.

[woodinsight]

Thanks faksta.
It's an interesting site with many unusual cars and I'm sure the language won't be too much of a drawback.