A bit of history. Self-made cars. "Agata" based on the "Niva"

We are starting a cycle of historical articles about homemade cars. Craftsmen of all trades and the general lack of talented people at all times, in all countries and cities - some of whom subsequently won worldwide recognition. Including among motorists encountered a truly impressive personality, begins with a "small" - to create your own car with his hands. Among them are the most popular self-taught inventor Ivan Kulibin, Leonti Lukyanovich Shamshurenkov - self-taught, created in 1752 "samobegluyu stroller, Friedrich Luttsman, author of the first car, who later became known under the name of Opel, David Dunbar Buick, Henry Ford, Edoardo Bianchi - progenitor of the Italian automotive industry, Jean-Louis Schlesser - Winner ralii Paris Dakar by car its own production. The list is endless, neo we want to tell about the heroes of our time, creating a unique car on their own without the help of plants and automotive companies. Let's start with a very curious car, named Agata, established in 2000 based on Russian Niva. In general, all-wheel drive coupe - a very rare thing in the automotive world. And if it is not done in Europe, Japan or the United States, and not even in Togliatti - and in the North Caucasus, Mineral Waters, which is particularly unusual. Design firm Agata, headed by Mikhail Romanov, has created a very nice sports car, featuring original shape and design. Despite the fact that the improvised car not loosen up, compared with the serial does not have any safety requirements (unless it is replaced by the crash-test examination, since such cars are available in single copy) nor in the ecological requirements - self-taught inventors continue to create unique machines and, quite likely in the future of these inventors grow new Henry Ford and Ferdinand Porsche.