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Rotter Posted 20 years ago
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Wealthy car enthusiasts at an auction in Moscow can choose between the latest super machine or a Nissan limo that smells of Leonid Brezhnev's tobacco.
Millions of dollars' worth of rare cars - including historic Soviet stalwarts - are going under the hammer.

Lots on offer include Brezhnev's Nissan limousine and an armoured car used by former leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

It is the first commercial car auction ever conducted by Sotheby's in Russia.

In a country which is home to 33 billionaires, Communist-era vehicles are among the main attractions.
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Rotter Wealthy car enthusiasts at an auction in Moscow can choose between the latest super machine or a Nissan limo that smells of Leonid Brezhnev's tobacco. Millions of dollars' worth of rare cars - including historic Soviet stalwarts - are going under the hammer. Lots on offer include Brezhnev's Nissan limousine and an armoured car used by former leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

  • Rotter Wealthy car enthusiasts at an auction in Moscow can choose between the latest super machine or a Nissan limo that smells of Leonid Brezhnev's tobacco.
  • Millions of dollars' worth of rare cars - including historic Soviet stalwarts - are going under the hammer.
  • Lots on offer include Brezhnev's Nissan limousine and an armoured car used by former leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.
  • It is the first commercial car auction ever conducted by Sotheby's in Russia.
  • In a country which is home to 33 billionaires, Communist-era vehicles are among the main attractions.
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RotterWealthy car enthusiasts at an auction in Moscow can choose between the latest super machine or a Nissan limo that smells of Leonid Brezhnev's tobacco.

Millions of dollars' worth of rare cars - including historic Soviet stalwarts - are going under the hammer.

Lots on offer include Brezhnev's Nissan limousine and an armoured car used by form

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