Built2Last wrote on 12/16/11 at 14:09:56:Gyrobob wrote on 12/16/11 at 11:04:09:I guess my sources were wrong.
It appears that your sources are just worded differently, because Dasch just quoted you as saying the Yugo is from the US if you read his response, and the Yugo plant was still bombed either way right (assuming it was attached directly to the arms plant)?
Not of this stuff is even cited in the Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastava_Koral#Basic_information Quote from wikipedia:
Zastava Automobiles (Serbian pronunciation: [zāːstaʋa]) is a Serbian industrial conglomerate based in the city of Kragujevac in central Serbia, currently run as a joint venture between the Fiat Group (67%) and the Serbian government (33%).[1] It is most known for its Fiat-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets.
The firm also manufactures military and sporting small arms, most of them based on Russian and German design, under the name Zastava Arms.I am not sure, never actually been there, but I guess both factories are in same compound. Anyhow, they started with a copy of Fiat 127 I think in 70's, sold under "zastava 101". Thos actually had genuine Fiat engines first, then we started making our own. Not good. Yugo in shape US knows it came around 84 for Yu market, export started late 80's. And failed. It is a crappy car. Maybe it's because of bad oil?? Boy, wish we had Klotz back then...
UPDATE: wiki actualy says they started making cars in 55!! Must be that "Zastava 750", copy of Fiat 500 "topolino". FWDs came early 70s.