by Even though the USSR promoted equality, some were more equal than others. We are talking about the Soviet leaders. While ordinary citizens were buying Zaporizhzhia at the price of a Mustang, the party elite was driving not only luxurious official cars but also cool imported vehicles.
Vladimir Lenin and Rolls-Royce
The leader of the world proletariat loved luxurious “bourgeois” cars. Most of the cars were inherited from Nicholas II’s garage, although in the 1920s, the Soviet government purchased cars in the West.
By the way, one of Lenin’s Turcat-Mery cars was stolen, and his Delaunay-Belleville 45 limousine was shot at. 
Lenin especially often used expensive Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, having both a summer convertible and a winter caterpillar-ski version.
Stalin and Packard
It is no secret that Packard was Stalin’s favorite brand. During the Civil War, he got a confiscated Packard Twin Six from some landowner—the first car in the world with a V12. 
Then, the people’s leader had several different Packards.
For the longest time, he used the armored Packard Twelve limousine, gifted by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. This was probably Stalin’s coolest car. 
By the way, the Soviet ZIS-110 limousine was copied from the Packard. For Stalin, naturally, an armored version was made.
Khrushchev and Mercedes 300 SL
Nikita Khrushchev’s first car was a Lincoln Zephyr with a V12, then his garage included a Cadillac Fleetwood and even a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud (like Scrooge McDuck’s). However, most of the time Nikita Sergeevich used Soviet ZIS-110 and ZIL-111. 
However, Khrushchev’s coolest car was undoubtedly the 1956 Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing supercar. This legendary coupe was gifted to the first secretary in Germany, but he practically never used it—he gave it to engineers at a Leningrad research institute for studying the innovative fuel injection. The car also appeared in the Soviet film “The Dead Season.”
Brezhnev and the Elite Car Park
Brezhnev was certainly knowledgeable about elite cars, and he had a great many cool rides—any millionaire of that era could envy dear Leonid Ilyich.
Brezhnev’s first car was a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, gifted by Khrushchev. Later, his daughter Galina used the car. This turquoise coupe is now in Ukraine and is often seen at retro shows. Then the general secretary had a six-door Mercedes 600 Pullman, a Mercedes SL convertible, a multitude of Cadillac and Lincoln, and even a 1966 Maserati Quattoroporte! The last one was a gift from the Italian Communist Party.
Moreover, during a U.S. visit, Leonid Ilyich was gifted a Lincoln Continental with leather upholstery and seat power adjustments. Overjoyed, the general secretary even took Richard Nixon for a ride in it. 
The Soviet leader also got into an accident in a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. This Brezhnev’s car is now kept in the Riga Motor Museum, and after the accident, it was decided not to restore it.
Rumor has it that the general secretary even had a Ferrari 365 Daytona. However, some cars quickly bored Brezhnev and were passed around. His Porsche 911 Targa somehow ended up in the Soviet police. 
After Brezhnev, Soviet general secretaries tried not to display affection for capitalist car brands and used ZIL limousines of various models. Many leaders’ cars have now found homes in museums and private collections.
