Lada Samara T3

Ever hear the one about Ferdinand Porsche being enticed to Russia by Josef Stalin, who wanted the German as its ‘Chief Construction Director’ to revolutionize the Russian car industry?

No? 

Well, he didn’t sign, but he almost did: ol' Ferd was thought to be quite the talent back in the day — for reasons obvious to many. 

If that’d happened, and we knew Porsche as a Russian automaker, it's likely the Porsche-engineered Lada Samara T3 wouldn't exist today.