This Russian Federation artifact was rumored to have been Mikhail Gorbachev's transporter at one time.
As the official limousines of the Soviet state, ZiL limousines offered luxuries available to only a select few.
This one was reportedly part of the fleet used by Mikhail Gorbachev, and was in service with the Russian Federation until 2001.is currently at $50,000. With all due respect to the likes of the Lada Niva or the GAZ Volga, some Russia-made cars are more equal than others. Today's pick is a battleship-sized limousine from the height of the Cold War, a ZiL 41045 believed to have ferried none other than Mikhail Gorbachev himself. It's listed for sale on the auction site Bring a Trailer, which, likeof this thing. The styling is pure Soviet Blocky, all square angles and imposing bulk.
Inside, this ZiL is as well appointed as a Soviet leader's summer dacha, with mohair seats in back and birchwood veneers. You also get a Radiotehnika stereo and a Vilma cassette player—ideal for blasting out Boney M's. It's 20 feet of Politburo special treatment. You'd probably also need to get yourself one of those fur hats.Built in vanishingly small numbers, a ZiL limousine makes for a unique collector car, albeit one with a prodigious thirst for high-octane fuel .
With five days to go, the high bid sits at $50,000. Comrades, don't miss out on your chance to bid for this rare collectible.Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He grew up splitting his knuckles on British automobiles, came of age in the golden era of Japanese sport-compact performance, and began writing about cars and people in 2008.
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