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Joseph Stalin's ZIL Limousine for Sale

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

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Christies Pulls $15 Million Car From Auction

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Christies announced a few months ago that a 1939 Auto Union D-Type, a racing car that was part of a collection commissioned by Adolph Hitler, was to be auctioned at the Rétromobile 2007 show in Paris on February 17. But that particular item will not enter the auction after all; Christies has just pulled the car from the show, "pending further exploration into the car's race history."

It is decidedly odd that the auction house would decide to pull a car valued at $12-$15 million just a few days before it was to be sold, but despite months of research into the history of the object (which were undoubtedly necessary to price it in the first place), if they aren't confident about their estimate, it is far better to remove it for a later sale then take a chance on a bidder spending that much money for something not worth it.

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