Topic: Solved: gte4289_50 -- Russian homebuilt car powered by Dnepr KMZ K750 engine (Kolibri/Hummingbird)

[gte4289]

Identify this vehicle for a point:

[gte4289]

Experts?

[kwgibbs]

is it a self-built soviet car?

[gte4289]

is it a self-built soviet car?

It is! It has no name as far as I am aware. However, identify the details (e.g., source of the major components, etc.) and the point is yours.

[kwgibbs]

I found alittle information,it looks to be a 1984 self-made car with zaporozhets engine with speeds up to 140km/h with fuel consumption less than 8 liters per 100 km.there a name in the article (hummingbird) but Im not sure if that's it real name?

[gte4289]

I found alittle information,it looks to be a 1984 self-made car with zaporozhets engine with speeds up to 140km/h with fuel consumption less than 8 liters per 100 km.there a name in the article (hummingbird) but Im not sure if that's it real name?

I am afraid you have the wrong car. This car is much older and the engine was not sourced from a Zaporozhets. Still locked for you to give it another try.

[D-type]

Russian mechanical bits?

[gte4289]

Russian mechanical bits?

The mechanical bits are of Soviet origin, however, the thread is still locked the thread for kwgibbs.

[kwgibbs]

was this car built in the Ukraine?

[gte4289]

was this car built in the Ukraine?

I believe the vehicle was constructed in Russia.

By the way, I now see where you came across the "hummingbird" reference. I think you have found the correct car, but are mistranslating the details. The car contains at least one component borrowed from a ZAZ Zaporozhets, but this is not the engine.

[kwgibbs]

was it built between 1957-1965?,and powered by a sza engine?

[gte4289]

was it built between 1957-1965?,and powered by a sza engine?

I'm afraid neither of those are correct.

Thread opened.

[kwgibbs]

IZH-engine?

[gte4289]

IZH-engine?

Nope

[kwgibbs]

was it an engine from another country?

[norberthanke]

is this the car with the 6 front lights

[gte4289]

was it an engine from another country?

Engine from Ukraine

[gte4289]

is this the car with the 6 front lights

No

[kwgibbs]

was this the hummingbird motor k750 by valery kramskoy of nevinnomyssk,russia?

[gte4289]

was this the hummingbird motor k750 by valery kramskoy of nevinnomyssk,russia?

Valery's father began work on the car in 1965 and completed the project in 1971. The car is made up of parts sourced from various vehicles, but is powered by a Dnepr KMZ K750 motorcycle engine mated to a ZAZ-965 Zaporozhets transmission. 

[gte4289]

As the original online source may eventually disappear, here are the known facts according to Valery:

•   Built by father of Valery Kramskoy, Nevinnomyssk, Russia between 1965 and 1971
•   Road registered in 1971
•   Steel body (0.8 - 1.0 mm thick)
•   750 cc OHV engine from Dnepr KMZ K750 motorcycle
•   Manual transmission from ZAZ-965 Zaporozhets
•   Rear-wheel drive
•   Front and rear axles constructed from scratch
•   Both front and rear windows are MZMA Moskvitch-408 rear windows
•   Side windows cut from glass sheet
•   Headlights from Vyatka motor scooter
•   Rear lights from unknown motorcycle
•   10” x 5” wheels said to be sourced from a wheelchair (“инвалидной коляски”), but this does not appear to be the case; hence, there must be a translation issue

[kwgibbs]

Thank you! for the point.