Good to know that he never walked alone.


[picture source: Time Inc.]

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In those early years Mr. Nixon hasn't been a political heavy weight.

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One or another tank would consider itself fortunate to be a bit more ZIS like.

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BTW Did you know that Mr. Nixon had been on a good footing with Soviet cars?



[picture source: Time Inc.]

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To close the circle a picture that shows the young --> Kim Il Sung and his new car in 1958. Make sure to click the embedded link.

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John, you stole the show. My narrative was on the way to North Korea. To be honest I don't have any friendly comment on this country and wonder that the sun still is shining there. Unfortunately the roaring mouse has one or two big firecrackers. Ok, back to old cars.

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These pictures taken from a documentary movie of the 60s containing the answer. Richard Nixon used an old ZIS convertible on his travel through Poland. What looks like a lambada dancing man is a defense response against flying flowers. Please don't forget that even the fairest rose has spikes!
Moments later the driver got into trouble.

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Well, end of the fifties! The Packard prewar design reached the age of the rocket and even the strongest ZIS got tired. But what's that? The pictured car seems to sail under false colors. Help! Car force number one fell into the wrong hands. Alert! The red flag acompanied by the regalia of the President of the United States? That must be the work of a secret defector! Or a diplomatic egg dance?


[picture source: Dansk Aftenbladet]

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John, I support a Czech ZIS-owner to get original parts (picture one & two)
and now he is looking for a way to say thank you and invited me. The car will probably be a Tatra 52, I neither know its body maker nor any other detail - never look a gift horse in the mouth. That's a sample picture.

1959 - We call it tradition-conscious when the Britsh Prime Minister uses an old fashion car to go on state visit.
Ok, let's start to call the Soviet behavior (US-American) tradition-conscious when comrade Nikita picks him up in a ZIS.


John, this year I will go on a vintage car rally in a prewar Tatra.



[picture source: Красная звезда; Feb 14, 1959]

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A small red hexagon reveals that the Finnish car is in good hands.

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