Minsk tractor collective project no. 157

[puddingwrestler]

Gentlemen, I come with amazing news!
While searching the archieves of Pravda for further information on the PAH small car project, Oleg Gradenko (the man who discovered the lost surviving PAH prototype) unearthed a rather fascinating reference to the Minsk Tractor Factory - the very factory which was eventually converted to produce the PAH small car. I have had the extract translated from russian, and it is reproduced below:

Commerades! Glorious news from Minsk Tractor Factory of new project to secure technological dominance for Soviet Union! Workers at factory are to be hearing of English running-dog capitalist lacky name Campbell who is for to be build wery fast car to be set land speed record. Workers decide glory of setting such record must be for Russia! Workers begin project for to be making such type vehicle in own time and during glorious state provided lunch break in patriotic cafateria is run by mothers of worker martyed in great revolution. Machine is for to be power by engine such as found in aircraft for drop bomb design by glorious A.N. Tupolev and also have many feature like found on aircraft such as fin for steer. Engine is wery powerful and to drive front wheel. Already joyful soviet worker have for to be weld frame together in spare locker-room at Minsk people's gymnasium, built by planning accident in west wing of tractor factory (Editor's note: See Pravda June 1932 article entitled "Architect Is for to be sent to Siberia" for further details) Happy worker sure machine for to be get world speed record.

As yet no further details of this mysterious machine have surfaced, except for references to 'Project no. 157' My highly skilled field research team is currelty trying to fill in the gaps.

[JayBee]

OMG! One trusts that it will have a herring.

[lancer]

OMG! One trusts that it will have a herring.

I think you mean a red herring eh comrade?!?!

[puddingwrestler]

Commerades; all herring caught by glorious People's Collective Herring Fleet are dyed patriotic red at cannery!
Am not sure as to why you are concerned with project 157 carrying a Herring.

[JayBee]

Well PW,
you did propose a "With a Herring" GB.

Jim

[puddingwrestler]

Would this project also feature the miracle material Beetaplast, as used in the PAH?

Niet commerade, miracle of Beetaplast only create after great patriotic war. Project 157 is occur in 1930s.

[nev]

As yet no further details of this mysterious machine have surfaced, except for references to 'Project no. 157' My highly skilled field research team is currelty trying to fill in the gaps.

Comrade, is glorious news!  Hard working Russian meerkats lead world in field of researching gaps!

Simples!