I wouldn’t begin to guess how many of you have tried foie gras, which is the fattened liver of a goose or a duck. To fatten the liver, the feathered beast undergoes a process known as gavage. That means that a feeding tube is crammed down the gullet and the soon-to-be-dinnertime creature is force-fed corn. Twice a day for over twelve days for a duck, three times a day for seventeen or so days for a goose. Personally, I’ll take my duck canard á l’orange and my goose roasted, thank you, but you need to understand what the context is for what you are about to see.

This flat-black Lada has a date with destiny. It runs…barely…and the mental patients at Garage 54 want to know what will happen when you force-feed the Lada’s four-banger with oil. No matter what the outcome, “bad” is a fantastic guess. Oil shooting out of everywhere is a possibility. Fire is a legitimate concern. Bending a rod after trying to compress a cylinder full of 30 weight oil is a very likely scenario. Or maybe the exhaust pipe turns into a fountain of synthetic, pre-warmed. Whatever the case, these guys are determined to see what will happen, so with the throttle opened enough to keep the engine in the rev range, and a ton of oil at the ready, it’s time to send another Lada to the afterlife. At least this one won’t show up wanting a top-off!