The Gulyaev car was a self-built open car made in the early 1970s by Igor Gulyaev, a craftsman who had done technical handiwork since childhood. It was his first attempt, built within the limits of tradition, with a motorcycle engine, wheels from an invalid carriage with chain drive, and a rear axle of his own design with a chain drive. The brakes were hydraulic, with elements of novelty built on…