1981 Lada 1200 Saloon Barn Find

Quite a rare sight on UK roads today, would you restore this 1981 Lada 1200 , or modify it?

From the seller: “Lada 1200 Saloon 1981 for Spares or brave Restoration! The V5 will have to be applied for by the new owner but is still live on the DVLA website. The engine turns over smoothly but not run since 1990, lots of good parts, good glass , Quite a rare sight as most went back to Russia.”

For sale on eBay –> https://bit.ly/3ZtZOwr

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