Volga V8 Roadster

Volga V8 Roadster

Volga is known mostly for small Soviet-era sedans used by the KGB and as limos for the communist party central committee members - a little less so for customized German luxury cars. But in a revolution against Western propaganda, the Russian automaker has unveiled its second coachbuilt BMW.

The Volga V8 roadster starts life as a BMW 650i cabriolet before being treated to custom body panels to give the car 60’s retro styling in tribute to the (charismatically-named) Volga GA3-21P. Aside from the bodywork, the car’s mechanicals seem to carry over from the stock BMW, which is probably a smart move.

The V8 Roadster follows the path of the V12 Coupe, based on the BMW 850 CSi, which was built in 2001 as a throwback to the Volga GA3-219 (with a 9, the roadster has a P).

Volga V8 Roadster #2

The 850 CSI had a navigation system? Anyway, I love how they didn't even touch the interior.

interesting. i wanna see an old one. i guess i gotta go google

[QUOTE=Vaigra]
The Volga V8 roadster starts life as a BMW 650i cabriolet before being treated to custom body panels to give the car 60’s retro styling in tribute to the (charismatically-named) Volga GA3-21P[/QUOTE]

nice cyrillic error. it is not GA3, but GAZ, the 3 stands for Z in cyrillic writing...

hey that looks pretty cool actually -
theres something a bit disconcerting about the retro front and unmistakeably modern windscreen pillars
good find :)

This smells mobb a long way:p cool:D

[QUOTE=NSXType-R]The 850 CSI had a navigation system? Anyway, I love how they didn't even touch the interior.[/QUOTE]

uhm?? is that realy a 850 csi interior:confused: :p

looks a bit "new" imo:rolleyes:

[QUOTE=NSXType-R]The 850 CSI had a navigation system? Anyway, I love how they didn't even touch the interior.[/QUOTE]

It's true the 850 CSi didn't have a nav-system. But this roadster version is based on the new 650i cabriolet :p

[quote=Duell]It's true the 850 CSi didn't have a nav-system. But this roadster version is based on the new 650i cabriolet :p[/quote]Yeah, as it says in the text...;)
Kids eh? :p

[QUOTE=Vaigra]Yeah, as it says in the text...;)
Kids eh? :p[/QUOTE]

My mistake. :D

no shit! :eek: haven't heard about that car

cheers asif, has to contact a:level once again then :p

Look it is [url]http://rclub.at.ua/photo/1[/url]
Photo GAZ different generations.
[url]http://volga-racing.3dn.ru/publ/9-1-0-33[/url] That car.
Sorry for my English ;-)

Some photos that were made in 2006.

Some more photos.