Automotive publications for 19 January 2026

Air filter like new: a simple way to restore the part with your own hands
Why blowing is bad for the engine and which cleaning method actually works

Why the release of the "ungainly" GAZ Sobol became one of the plant's best decisions in the 1990s
A compact van that appeared at the right time and occupied an empty niche

Why They Drove Without Winter Tires in the USSR
How Soviet drivers didn't change tires and didn't get into mass accidents

Single-Axle Vehicle from the USSR: Engineering Without Compromises
Why the focus was on an ascetic but highly passable road train

The Diesel That Ran on Sunflower Oil: A Forgotten Revolution from Germany
The Elsbett Engine Could Run on Used Frying Oil and Even Functioned on a Soviet Car