From my book Cars of the Soviet Union: "In 1988 ZIL revealed the prototype for a new car, the 4102. Although based on the 41041, this had front wheel drive. Two examples were presented to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, but the project was canned-- a victim, it would seem, of Gorbachev's campaign against the ostentatious privileges enjoyed by the Soviet elite."
Wow! Didn't know about that one, thanks for sharing. That sounds like a book I should have.
ReplyDeleteThere's more on that car (and 2 pictures) here: http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-G(Zil).htm
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Quattroporte III.
@Viva: It's got a lot of good information and nice color pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhen Obama visits Pinera, please share with us a picture of the two of them in the Ford Galaxie!
I'll try. But I don't think US Presidents tend to take open-car rides anymore, do they? Pity because it would be awesome to see them in the beautiful Galaxie.
ReplyDeleteI have some pictures of the Ford in La Moneda that I must remember to blog.
@Viva: That is a good point about the open-car. Also, it's in great shape but it may not be a good idea to have our president in a 40+ year old car.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Pinera's official car? Is it the same Peugeot that Bachelet had?
No. The Peugeot 607, the Lincoln presidents Frei and Lagos used before and other official cars that were state-owned were auctioned.
ReplyDeleteNow the Piñera government arranged a deal with Lexus, and the Japanese offered the cars with no charge. They are an LS600h for the President and two Camry.
Before taking office, we used his own Hyundai Veracruz.