Here a man has parked his huge Packard limousine in his front hall of his large mansion for safekeeping. Because there are no servants around to open the door, for her, both he and his wife cannot figure out how to actually open the back and let her out. Thus, he will need to call 911 to get help. I am not sure what the painting on the wall actually shows and, in addition, Salvador Dali apparently is their interior decorator and is responsible for the drapes.
Lol Geoff, I think we are supposed to ignore all that other stuff going on and I guess just concentrate on the huge and beautiful Packard limousine ! This is the man to ask who owns one ...... and he clearly also has a powerful spotlight in his front hall to shine brightly on his gorgeous Packard ride !
That back seat is SO comfortable that she would rather be there than on her couch. The butler is about to check on her to determine if she is ready for her nightly Bombay Sapphire martini.
Blown up, the painting reveals a dog lying down on the ground. It favors a Collie. What is next to the dog is vague at best.
Here a man has parked his huge Packard limousine in his front hall of his large mansion for safekeeping. Because there are no servants around to open the door, for her, both he and his wife cannot figure out how to actually open the back and let her out. Thus, he will need to call 911 to get help. I am not sure what the painting on the wall actually shows and, in addition, Salvador Dali apparently is their interior decorator and is responsible for the drapes.
You may recognise the man in the photo as Nikita Khrushev, the Soviet Premier who had a great fondness for Packards and used them for his personal transport. The photo was taken at Spaso House, in Moscow, the residence of LLewellyn Thompson, the then U.S. ambassador in Moscow. Mr Khruschev is explaining the many luxurious features of the Packard to the ambassador's wife, Jane Monroe Goelet. She was an artist who brought various artworks (including the picture shown) from the US State Department's "Art in Embassies" Program to the ambassador's residence.
Due to the severity of the Russian winter it was commonplace for the ambassador's official car to be parked in the front hall of his residence to avoid discomfort and possible frostbite while entering and leaving the vehicle.
I am just a tad bit skeptical, Graeme. If it was really he, Nikita would be pounding his shoe on the hood of the Packard. Besides, this does not explain the missing dog.
You have convinced me Graeme. I had originally thought that the Packard was in a very elaborate garage but suddenly realized that the car was not a Packard at all, but a very nicely done Soviet copy.
You have convinced me Graeme. I had originally thought that the Packard was in a very elaborate garage but suddenly realized that the car was not a Packard at all, but a very nicely done Soviet copy.
The script on the hood says OneEighty. If it were a Soviet copy, it would be the Russian for OneEighty, which is "180".
The painting of course, of course, of course, is Napoleon on his horse, his horse.
If you zoom in on Napoloeon's horsie you can see the sou coin slot at the base of the neck. These were very prevalent in the French shopping malls throughout the 1800s. As the years went by a more confident Napoleon, even cocky it is said, rode with the reins in just one hand and the other wedged in his jacket front. French locals knew him as "le cowboy qui crie yippikaiyay".
