{"id":5873,"date":"2022-02-22T20:02:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T18:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=5873"},"modified":"2022-04-21T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:37:51","slug":"1927-bootleggers-cadillac-is-the-star-in-kaliningrad-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/1927-bootleggers-cadillac-is-the-star-in-kaliningrad-film\/","title":{"rendered":"1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac is the Star in Kaliningrad Film"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac stars in Last Tango in Kaliningrad<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Published: 22 February 2022 ~ 1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac is the Star in Kaliningrad Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of days ago I wrote a post<\/span><\/a> in which I recounted a recent interview about a forthcoming film in which I play the part of a wartime MI6 officer. Within that post I practised humility by confessing that the only reason I was interviewed and not the star of the film was because cars can\u2019t talk, and even if it could we would have never got it up the steps and into the studio of Baltic Plus<\/a><\/span> radio.

The star of the film Last Tango in Konigsberg<\/em>, conceived and written by journalist, author, historian and screenplay writer Yury Grozmani, is a 1927 Cadillac.

Apparently, this particular model was designed for use as an ambulance, but the elongated, tall and rectangular shape of the body made it highly suitable for servicing hotels, representational functions in embassies and consulates and the final ride to the graveyard.

The current owner of the vehicle, a Mr Ivan Zverev, is a well-known collector. In addition to the Cadillac, he owns an excellent collection of household items from the German era and the Soviet period and is the founder and creator of the historical museum in the village of Nizovie<\/a>,<\/span> Guryevsky district, Kaliningrad Oblast.

According to Mr Zverev, bootleggers used the Cadillac to transport illegal alcoholic beverages during the prohibition era in the United States, which possibly explains the presence of several bullet holes in the cabin and the body of the vehicle.

I have it on good authority that the bootleggers had just such a car in Billy Wilder\u2019s famous film, Some Like it Hot<\/em>.

Technical spec<\/span><\/strong>
Make:<\/strong> Cadillac
Series:<\/strong> 314 (One of the \u2018Superlux\u2019 models)
Manufacture:<\/strong> Cadillac Motor Car Co, Michigan, USA
Date of manufacture:<\/strong> 31 December 1927
Engine configuration:<\/strong> V8
Engine size:<\/strong> 5173cc
Engine power:<\/strong> 80hp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ivan Zverev at the wheel of his 1927 Cadillac<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2022 Mick Hart. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographs reproduced by kind permission of Yury Grozmani<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac stars in Last Tango in Kaliningrad Published: 22 February 2022 ~ 1927 Bootleggers\u2019 Cadillac is the Star in Kaliningrad Film A couple of days ago I wrote a post in which I recounted a recent interview about a forthcoming film in which I play the part of a wartime MI6 officer. 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