Ithink it is fair to say that any Yugo is something of an acquired taste, but I have always been attracted by the left-field stuff rather than the more conventional offerings from mainstream manufacturers. When the Berlin wall came down in 1989 and we first saw all those Trabis driving around, I didn't even know what they were but I knew instantly that I wanted one. I've had nine Trabants now, and I've still got one. My partner despairs of me sometimes, she just doesn't get my car taste at all, but you either get it or you don't. For my part, every time I get in the Yugo it just makes me smile.
Mention the Yugo name to most people though, and they immediately think of the smaller Fiat 127-based models, the 45, 55 and 65s. However, this is a 513, which was based on the Fiat 128 and built from 1971-2008, but only sold in the UK from 1981-1990. In Yugoslavia it was badged as the Zastava 101, Zastava being the name of the company in
