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27/10/2023 1:04 am
Here is a big and quite American-looking 1936 Soviet Russian Zis 101A limousine. It is shown visiting some friends staying (permanently) at the Lubyanka Hotel in Moscow and chauffeuring kindly Uncle Joe around Red Square, etc.
The 1/43 model is very well done by 1st Models and I got it at one of the shows in Countryside, IL a few years ago.
27/10/2023 4:51 am
I love the touch of Uncle Joe peering at you suspiciously as you snap him, on his way to the Yakolev plant to inspect progress on their new fighters. Four hour mass at St. Basil's can wait: there are more immediate means to save Russia!
27/10/2023 7:22 am
Looks a bit like a 1938 Pontiac: at least the front grill is similar.
27/10/2023 7:33 am
It' as though someone from Zis infiltrated the Buick plant and sent the plans back to Russia.
27/10/2023 12:30 pm
Looks a bit like a 1938 Pontiac: at least the front grill is similar.
The side profile, except for the sloping trunk, to me looks like a Nash.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
27/10/2023 1:01 pm
spasiba......... 
Topic starter
27/10/2023 5:42 pm
This big automobile certainly has some American influences (perhaps Buick ?) in it's design. An impressive-looking automobile and replica.
In a dictatorship, the desires of the leader can play a very important role in a lot of things and designs, like the "People's Car, Trabant, Flying Dragon and Zis/Zil. One must not make the "boss" look bad, whether your name is Hitler, Stalin Mao, Il-Sung/Jong-un ....... or XI and Vladimir, etc !
There has also been much discussion on the possible use of later Packard stamping dies after the war, either officially or unofficially.
In any and all cases, it is a really cool 1936 1/43 resin model !
27/10/2023 7:01 pm
In a dictatorship, the desires of the leader can play a very important role in a lot of things and designs, like the "People's Car, Trabant, Flying Dragon and Zis/Zil. One must not make the "boss" look bad, whether your name is Hitler, Stalin Mao, Il-Sung/Jong-un ....... or XI and Vladimir, etc !
There has also been much discussion on the possible use of later Packard stamping dies after the war, either officially or unofficially.
In any and all cases, it is a really cool 1936 1/43 resin model !
Mike, here are two of your 'Packard' Zis 110s. The pastel blue has a little Stalin and adjutant to drive him around, but sadly they're in the box.
Terrible photo - apologies.
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Topic starter
27/10/2023 7:30 pm
Thanks, Charles ! These are attractive Zis "Packard" automobiles/1/43replicas and the Stalin "lighthearted" blue convertible is very interesting. How enjoyable for a dictator to be driven around Moscow by his chauffeur on a warm summer afternoon. I predict no speeding tickets !
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27/10/2023 9:28 pm
And here is a later Russian limo for high level officials. Also with some Packard influences.
And what a high level US official might be riding in.
Or someone from the UK.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA