@mushler Stanley Slotkin was a son of Russian immigrants, he was also a collector of old books among other things, so it's possible that he was in Finland or FSU for other reasons. I found dozens of articles in the archives in which details also don't match. Thanks for your input, if there are other observations, please share.
@MaxMyrmyr For example, Finland never was behind iron curtain and anybody who had the money could buy a car. Not many citizens could afford buying a car after war and the market was regulated. Regulations were mostly affecting western cars, because there was goverment limits in spending foreign currency. These limitations did not affect that much soviet products because the trade with east was mostly done by exchanging products, not money.
So Stanley could have walked into "Konela" dealer and buy legally almost any Soviet made car. And so I don't think that he would have even needed to smuggle it out of the country, unless the car really was stolen from somewhere. It's true that Pobedas were used as cabs in Finland at that time. It was considered a good warm car for the cold climate and it was available. I read the old article elsewhere in the net and it had more details that didn't sound right.
The simpliest explanation for the story about the car would be that it didn't happen in Finland but in some Soviet country. But then again, would Stanley have been in a Soviet contry shopping furniture like that?
Real jem! 99% stock parts! You are soo lucky! If you ever need any consult, just ask, i have 9 of them, lots of books, and a huge experience regarding this model repairs etc.
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mushler 1 month ago
@mushler Stanley Slotkin was a son of Russian immigrants, he was also a collector of old books among other things, so it's possible that he was in Finland or FSU for other reasons. I found dozens of articles in the archives in which details also don't match. Thanks for your input, if there are other observations, please share.
MaxMyrmyr 1 month ago
Nice story, but hardly a true one. Too many details do not match.
mushler 1 month ago
@mushler what are you referring to?
MaxMyrmyr 1 month ago
@MaxMyrmyr For example, Finland never was behind iron curtain and anybody who had the money could buy a car. Not many citizens could afford buying a car after war and the market was regulated. Regulations were mostly affecting western cars, because there was goverment limits in spending foreign currency. These limitations did not affect that much soviet products because the trade with east was mostly done by exchanging products, not money.
mushler 1 month ago
So Stanley could have walked into "Konela" dealer and buy legally almost any Soviet made car. And so I don't think that he would have even needed to smuggle it out of the country, unless the car really was stolen from somewhere. It's true that Pobedas were used as cabs in Finland at that time. It was considered a good warm car for the cold climate and it was available. I read the old article elsewhere in the net and it had more details that didn't sound right.
mushler 1 month ago
The simpliest explanation for the story about the car would be that it didn't happen in Finland but in some Soviet country. But then again, would Stanley have been in a Soviet contry shopping furniture like that?
mushler 1 month ago
Cool M 20 ;]
MZMA402 1 month ago
Максим Молодец! И оформил фильм на 5+ и Музон классный подобрал!
30mnt 2 months ago
krasotka , i know the felling, i got my first volga gaz 21 yr 2000.
arturarmani1 3 months ago
Дай бог чтоб прослужила владельцу ещё долго. Машина очень хорошая и надёжная.
Zalupis 9 months ago
Real jem! 99% stock parts! You are soo lucky! If you ever need any consult, just ask, i have 9 of them, lots of books, and a huge experience regarding this model repairs etc.
TheAsatot 1 year ago
neat car. they dont make them like they use to.
djgrooveline 1 year ago
Приятная машинка не тронутая колхозом с такой приятно иметь дело
pobedovod 1 year ago
what do you know:) a GAZ M20 in the US
SuperMAZ007 1 year ago
its very iteresting! Old soviet car in US))
requisitum 1 year ago
Куда старушку занесло!?Аж в Калифорнию...
Bruno47602 1 year ago
nice to know, you got GAZ M 20 to the US.
defendor10 2 years ago
да уж тачила что надо
DonSanBogdan1 2 years ago
Классная тачка, хотя мне это до конца не оценить...:)
minskheavy 2 years ago
победоводы везде найдутся!Машинка в отличном состоянии!Все родное,живое.Работать с такой одно удовольствие.Поздравляю.
planne1 2 years ago