"Oddballs" pics
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https://www.rbth.com/science-and-tec...eel-soviet-car
From the second link: This one-of-a-kind car was discovered in 2017 in the city of Chelyabinsk. One of the local VK.com users reported finding it at the old garage he purchased outside the city. The amphibious car has been dubbed Argo by the new owner. In spring 2019, it was on display in the Old-Timer Gallery in Moscow - an exhibition of unusual vintage cars. But who made it, and what for?
As he told Russia Beyond, this construction has lots of weaknesses. "The idea itself was very interesting, but absolutely not viable and has a large number of insurmountable drawbacks. I think the designers realized this and decided to stop." His collection also includes dozens of old-timer cars, from such self-made vehicles to ceremonial ZILs – and many of them can be seen on display at Russia’s motor shows. In future, Vladimir plans to open a retro transport museum.
There are several more pictures at those links.
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Could be FE, but the larger air cleaner looks more like what came on Mercury's and Lincoln's, so it could be a MEL? Hard to determine for sure from that distance and angle. It wouldn't surprise me as odd as everything else is.
