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Dictators throughout history and the cars they loved

Posted May 31st 2012 10:45AM

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Kim Jong-Il's funeral procession

With Sacha Baron Cohen's latest movie, The Dictator, raking in box office millions, our friends at Hagerty Insurance have compiled a list of the Top 10 Dictator Car Guys. While we're familiar with the automotive fancies of some foreign rulers – like Kim Jong-Il, whose funeral was something of a classic car parade – this list digs deep into the annals of totalitarianism.

It's no surprise that among these powerful men, exotics from the likes of Ferrari were highly esteemed. What's more shocking is just how brutal some of these guys were. If you haven't cracked a history book in some years, consider this your impetus to at least read the Wikipedia entry for El Jefe.

So what was Sacha Baron Cohen's pick for his character's dictatorial ride? A parade of gold Dartz SUVs, of course. you can read the full article at Hagerty's website.

News Source: Hagerty

Image Credit: KCNA/AFP/Getty Images

The Dictator Premiere

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hemusbull

Is the seen to believe it? The dictator's body is ON the car, literally...Oh, I forgot, he is dead and cold doesn't scare him...LOL!

May 31 2012 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply