Hemmings Find of the Day – 1962 ZAZ 965A

It might look like a Fiat, but this 1962 ZAZ 965A for sale on Hemmings.com shares only a passing resemblance and size with the Italian minicar. The more one looks, the more one sees how far the Ukranian carmaker diverged from the design of the Fiat 600, from the V-4 engine architecture to the torsion bar suspension, to the shape of the car’s rear. This particular ZAZ, one of the later upgraded versions, somehow made its way to the West Coast, where it went through a full and meticulous restoration. From the seller’s description:

ZAZ-965 Zaporozhets model was made between 1960 and 1969. The design was copied from the Fiat 600 and has a very similar appearance, and has a 4 cylinder alloy V 4. This car is offered at a fraction of the restoration costs. This is without doubt the best ZAZ in the world. as you can see from the photos the car is simply wonderful, the basis of the car was a rust-free and accident-free car, the underside of the car is as stunning as the rest of the vehicle. New professional paint. New leather interior real leather, headliner, original steering wheel original with no cracks, rebuilt engine, and gearbox.  New shocks, rebuilt brakes, and suspension, wheels refinished with all new 5 tires new, All chrome has been refinished, All rubber seals replaced,

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