Yugo

Update: Parked 23 Years – 1988 Yugo GVL

UPDATE – This 1988 Yugo GVL is listed for sale again after it was featured last August here on Barn Finds. The same seller has it posted here on craigslist in Palmdale, California and they’ve dropped the price from… more»

Nicest One Left? 1987 Yugo GV

We’ve seen a lot of nice-looking Yugos (is that an oxymoron?) here on Barn Finds and I, for one, think they’re pretty cool and interesting. Despite this 1987 Yugo GV reportedly having traveled over 129,000 miles, it looks like… more»

Unloved Classic: 1987 Yugo GV

I always chuckle when I hear that “the key to happiness is lowered expectations”; in fact, I’ve found myself saying it a time or two. With an initial base price of $3990, you’d be excused for thinking that the… more»

Right at Home on a Trailer: 1986 Zastava Yugo

How horrid is the Yugo? One measure of its popularity is the Yugo Club Facebook page: last post in 2023, and all of 370 followers. Rack that up against total production from 1980 to 2008 of almost 795,000 copies,… more»

Porsche Fuel Injection? 1991 Yugo GV Plus

“The reliable new Yugo is based on a very simple concept: basic transportation that won’t cost you your life savings. Which, when you think about it, isn’t exactly a revelation.” So says a 1991 Yugo GV Plus brochure. The… more»

Wego? 1988 Yugo GV Limousine

Talk about cheap advertising gold, this 1988 Yugo Limousine, which the seller refers to as a “Wego”, could be parked outside of your business and people would flock in to see it. It’s listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Pierz,… more»

$3,990 New, $4,995 Now: 1988 Yugo GV

Those of us who lived through the eighties all remember the TV commercials for “the lowest-priced car in America.”  That car was the Yugo.  The Yugo was a Yugoslav copy of a Fiat 124 sedan, and its base price… more»

1 of 74: 1990 Yugo GVC Cabrio

A lot of folks would normally get excited over a car that saw sales of maybe 74 copies. But this one is a Yugo, one of the most maligned automobiles of the 1980s. They were notorious for their poor… more»

Abandoned Shop Find: Yugo GV

Have you ever had a barn find hit very close to home? This Yugo GV has been parked in a little shop I I used to drive past daily when I lived down the road from it in Warwick,… more»

Sense of Humor: 1988 Yugo GV

Possessing a sense of humor, particularly during adverse times, can prove vital to maintaining good mental health and well-being. The owner of this 1988 Yugo demonstrates that trait with the stickers plastering its panels. They suggests that you need… more»

Low Mileage 1988 Yugo GV

1988 Yugo. Starts right up. Thirty thousand miles and three thousand bucks, according to the ad here on craigslist. (Thanks, Rustydust, for this tip.) If you hanker for an odd piece of automotive history, and you can register a… more»

Original Paint: 1988 Yugo GV

I always consider myself to be a fortunate man. I have had the privilege to drive some pretty desirable classic cars during my life, but there are still a few that remain on my Bucket List. Some of you… more»

Best One Left? 1989 Yugo GV

This 1989 Yugo GV is a sad sight sitting in this workshop. It had been in hibernation for eighteen years before the current owner spotted it. He discovered that once he dug below the surface, this little gem was… more»

Low Kilometers! Clean 1990 Yugo Koral 55

Fiat made some amazing cars. So amazing that they sometimes licensed their designs to be produced outside of Italy, resulting in some of the most famous Soviet cars around. The Yugo is one such car. While it got more… more»

2 for 1: Pair of Yugo’s

The Yugo was a shortened variant of the Fiat 127 and built by Zastava Automobiles in the former Yugoslavia. With an assist from entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, the cars found their way to the U.S. during 1985-92 but developed a… more»

Cheap and Cheerful? 1989 Yugo GVL

The poor old Yugo has been the butt of more cruel jokes than I care to remember. It was imported and marketed in the US with a single aim, and that was to be the cheapest new car sold… more»

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