Joseph Stalin's ZIL Limousine for Sale

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Mar 26th 2010 at 8:02PM

A 1949 ZIL ZIS-110 limousine that belonged to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is being offered for sale in Finland via global online luxury marketplace JamesList at an undisclosed price. The car, a sort of Russian Rolls-Royce, is based on the Packard Super Eight and powered by a 6 liter, 8 cylinder engine producing 140 hp with a top speed of over 87 mph. Stalin was supposedly given a Packard by FDR during the war and was so impressed that he ordered ZIL to copy it. Stalin used the vehicle, a landaulet painted Soviet green, as a parade car from 1950–1953, a fact borne out by documents from Russia's Ministry of Defense as well as archival photos. Restored to complete perfection, it has only 1276 km on it and features a stately leather interior. See the gallery for pix.

Gallery: Stalin's ZIS 110 Limousine

Tags: JamesList, Joseph Stalin, landaulet, limousine, Packard, Russia, Stalin, USSR, ZIL

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

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ibgone Mar 27th 2010 12:24AM

I'm sorry but i'll never understand collecting artifacts from a mass murderer. Stalin killed on 40,000,000 people and we honor him by restoring to 'complete perfection' his prized car.

let it rust.