Parada oficiala in 1956 / Parade in 1956

Din fototeca arhivelor nationale din fosta Iugoslavie (link), un set de imagini cu o vizita oficiala, in Bucuresti si Ploiesti, in 1956. Personajele sunt Tito si nevasta sa, Jovanka. Poze cu coloanele oficiale in anii 60 si 70 sunt destul de commune, dar e prima oara cand vad ceva din anii 50.

Masinile sunt in majoritate sovietice: GAZ-12 ZIM si ZIS-110, dar pe langa ele sunt doua modele Chevrolet, model 1954. Tot de origine americana e decapotabila in care se pozeaza Jovanka Broz - un Chrysler din 1953. Nu ar fi  fost extrem de impresionata: Tito avea masini mult mai fabuloase, inclusiv un Rolls Royce Phantom.

Interesant numarul 101 pe masina de sef de stat...

From the photographic archives of the former Yugoslavia (link), a set of images showing an official visit to Bucharest and Ploiesti in 1956. The characters are Tito and his wife, Jovanka. Motorcade photos from the 60s and 70s are relatively common, but this is the first time I have seen any from the 1950s.

The cars are generally of Soviet origin - GAZ-12 ZIM and ZIS-110, but alongside them appear two 1954 Chevrolets. Also American is the convertible in which Jovanka Broz is being photographed: a Chrysler from 1953.  She wouldn't have been especially impressed - Tito had far more exciting cars including a Rolls Royce Phantom.

The registration plate "101" on the head of state vehicle is interesting...