Yes, electrical, fuel, or mechanical....or.... One time I backed up, started driving forward, and my TR3 stopped running.  When I walked to the trunk for tools I saw a small trail of dirt behind me.  I'd backed up into a soft mound and packed the tailpipe with dirt.  It reminded me that years earlier I backed up into a snow [plow] bank and experienced the engine quitting for the same reason. ... View more

My wife, daughter, and I moved to Russia after my retirement 5 years ago (Ancestors,  and wife born in Moscow). Like a kid in a candy store, I started buying one-owner "Soviet" vehicles; a Niva, a classic 2106, a Moskvitch 412, a ZAZ 968 and a Volga 10. Growing up in the USA and owning many US, Asian, European, and Scandinavian cars, the Soviet vehicles are like driving VW's and Saabs in 1960's New England.  We have a large farm and forest in Russia and a large barn to park these, so each of these cars has a purpose and special use, I wrench them myself, and the parts to repair them are all made in Russia (except the ZAZ) and are dirt cheap!  Every so often my wife and daughter get tired of letting me drive them in the Soviet vehicles and we take the Lexus RX out, and always on long trips. ... View more