Re: The ZIS 110
Posted by Randy Berger On 2008/1/23 11:11:45
The Russians stayed with the Packard look and even copied the 1956 models. If you ever see the footage of the parade in Red Square honoring Yuri Gagarin, it will appear he is riding in a 1956 Caribbean convertible, but it is a Russian copy. 
They were very good at copying, including patent and copyright claims
This Youtube gives a side view of the car in the parade.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8lLzvJSpnY&NR=1
I never heard of the gift of a Packard by FDR to Joe, but I can see how it could have been exaggerated to include the dies for the 1941 auto. I saw the Russian car at Warren in 99 and it did resemble GM product from the rear. It was a good looking copy - don't know how well it ran.
They were very good at copying, including patent and copyright claims
This Youtube gives a side view of the car in the parade.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8lLzvJSpnY&NR=1
I never heard of the gift of a Packard by FDR to Joe, but I can see how it could have been exaggerated to include the dies for the 1941 auto. I saw the Russian car at Warren in 99 and it did resemble GM product from the rear. It was a good looking copy - don't know how well it ran.
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