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This page is about the Russian car and truck factory. For other meanings, see ZIL (disambiguation).


Zavod imeni Likhacheva More commonly called ZIL (or ZiL, Russian: ????? ????? ???????? — Likhachev Factory, literally "Factory named after Likhachev") is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
 leaders, as well as bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosan
Aerosan

An aerosan is a type of propeller-powered snowmobile, running on skis, used for communications, mail deliveries, medical aid, emergency recovery and border patrolling in northern Russia, as well as for recreation....
s.






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This page is about the Russian car and truck factory. For other meanings, see ZIL (disambiguation).


Zavod imeni Likhacheva More commonly called ZIL (or ZiL, Russian: ????? ????? ???????? — Likhachev Factory, literally "Factory named after Likhachev") is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
 leaders, as well as bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
es, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosan
Aerosan

An aerosan is a type of propeller-powered snowmobile, running on skis, used for communications, mail deliveries, medical aid, emergency recovery and border patrolling in northern Russia, as well as for recreation....
s. The company also produces hand-built limousines and high-end luxury sedans in extremely low quantities, primarily for the Russian government. ZIL passenger cars are priced at the equivalent of models from Maybach and Rolls-Royce, but are largely unknown outside the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States

The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics.The CIS is comparable to a confederation similar to the original European Community....
 and production rarely exceeds a dozen cars per year.

The factory was founded in 1916 as Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO, Russian ????????????? ?????????? ???????? — Moscow Automotive Enterprise). The plans were to produce Fiat
Fiat

Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland....
 F-15 1.5 ton trucks under license. Because of the October Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed and the Bolshevik party assumed power in Saint Petersburg....
 it took until 1 November 1924 to produce the first vehicle, the AMO-F-15. In 1931 the factory was re-equipped and expanded with the help of the U.S. A.J. Brandt Co., changed its name to Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod Imeni Stalina (ZIS or ZiS). After Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, following the death of Joseph Stalin, and Premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964....
 denounced the cult of personality
Cult of personality

A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise....
 of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
 in 1956, the name was changed again to Zavod Imeni Likhacheva, after its former director Ivan Alekseevich Likhachev.

Models


Limousines


  • ZIS-101
    ZIS-101

    ZIS-101 was a limousine from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva. The 101 was introduced in 1936 and was equipped with an straight-8 engine producing and giving a top speed of ....
     (1936)
  • ZIS-110
    ZIS-110

    ZIS-110 was a limousine from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva introduced in 1946. The 110 was developed from the reverse engineering of a 1942 Packard Super Eight....
     (1942)
  • ZIS-115
    ZIS-115

    The ZIS-115 is a Russian-built armored version of the ZIL-110, which in turn was manufactured from 1942 Packard dies imported from the United States....
  • ZIL-111
    ZIL-111

    ZIL-111 was a automobile from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva introduced in 1959. The styling was inspired by the mid-1950s Packard, a United States automobile manufacturer....
     (1958)
  • ZIL-114
    ZIL-114

    ZIL-114 was a automobile from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva introduced in 1970 to replace the former ZIL-111 series which was gradually becoming out of date....
  • ZIL-115
    ZIL-115

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  • ZIL-117
    ZIL-117

    The ZIL-117 was a luxury limousine built by ZiL in Russia during the early 1970s. Although a unique design, it resembled Chrysler Imperials of the mid-1960s....
  • ZIL-4104
    ZIL-4104

    The ZIL-4104 was a limousine built from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, when it served as the transport of the elite of the Soviet Union. So much status did the car have that, although it is estimated that no more than fifty cars were produced each year, ZIL 4104s were granted exclusive use of the outside lane on highways during the mod...
  • ZIL-41041
  • ZIL-41047
    ZIL-41047

    ZIL-41047 is a limousine from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva. It has seven seats including the driver. When loaded it weighs . The top speed with two persons is listed as "not less than 190 km/h "....
  • ZIL-4105


Trucks

Zil 5301
  • AMO-F-15 (1924)
  • AMO-3 (1931)
  • ZIS-5
    ZiS-5 (truck)

    The ZIS-5 was a 4x2 Soviet truck produced by Moscow ZIS factory from October of 1933 on. It was an almost identical copy of the American Autocar Company Model CA truck....
    , ZIS-6
    ZIS-6

    The ZIS-6 is a Soviet general purpose 6?4 army cargo truck, a three-axle version of the ZiS-5 two-axle truck. It was built from 1933 until October 1941 at the Moscow Zavod Imeni Likhacheva factory and reached a total production of 21,239....
     (1934, copies of the U.S. Autocar
    Autocar Company

    The Autocar Company is a Hagerstown, Indiana specialist manufacturer of waste disposal trucks. Started in 1899 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania as a manufacturer of Brass Era car automobiles, and from 1907, trucks....
     2 10-cwt truck)
  • ZIS-22, ZIS-42 (1941?)
  • ZIS-128
  • ZIS-150
    ZIS-150

    File:Zis 150 museum .jpgThe ZIS-150 was a Soviet truck. In 1947 it replaced the ZIS-5 on assembly line. ZIS-150 together with GAZ-51 was the main Soviet truck of '50s, judging by their quantity....
     (1947)
  • ZIS-151
    ZiS-151

    The ZiS-151 is a general-purpose truck, produced by the Soviet Union in 1947?65, at Zavod imeni Likhacheva. In 1956, the factory was renamed Zavod imeni Likhacheva, and new trucks were called ZiL-151 ....
     (1948)
  • ZIL-164 (1957)
  • ZIL-157
    ZIL-157

    The ZIL-157 is a general purpose 2.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced in post-WW2 Soviet Russia.The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the URAL-375D series which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979....
     (1958)
  • ZIL-130
    ZIL-130

    ZIL-130 is a Soviet/Russian truck designed and developed by Zavod Imeni Likhacheva, Moscow, Russia.Replaced an older model ZIL-164. First prototypes - 1958....
     (1964)
  • ZIL-131
    ZIL 131

    The ZIL-131 is a general purpose 3.5 tons 6x6 army truck, the basic model being a general cargo truck. Variants include a tractor-trailer truck, a dump truck, a fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer....
    (1967)
  • ZIL-133 (1975)
  • ZIL-135
    ZIL-135

    The Zavod Imeni Likhacheva-135 is a large, 8 wheeled military transport and self-propelled artillery truck produced in the Cold War by the Soviet Union starting in 1966....
     (1966)
  • ZIL-5301 "Bychok" ("Bull") (1992)
  • ZIL-6404 (1996)
  • ZIL-6309 (1999)
  • ZIL-6409 (1999)
  • ZIL-433180 (2003)
  • ZIL-432930 (2003)
  • ZIL-4327 (2004?)
  • ZIL-4334 (2004)


Buses

  • ZIS-8
  • ZIS-16 (1941?)
  • ZIS-154
  • ZIS-155 (1949)
  • ZIS-127 (1955)
  • ZIL-158 (1957)
  • ZIL-118 "Yunost" (1967)
  • ZIL-3250 (1998)


Sport and racing cars

  • ZIS-101 Sport (1939)
  • ZIS-112/4 (1958)
  • ZIL-112 Sports
    ZIL-112 Sports

    ZIL-112 Sports was a sports car made by Zavod Imeni Likhacheva between 1960 and 1962. The 112S initiated a number of firsts for cars produced in the Soviet Union such as controlled slip differential, disc brakes, radial-ply tires etc....
     (1960-62)
  • ZIL-412 S (1962)


Misc

  • B-3 half-tracked transporter
  • ZIS-152
    BTR-152

    The BTR-152 was a non-amphibious Soviet Union wheeled armored personnel carrier that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60....
     armored personnel carrier
  • ZIL-485
    BAV 485

    The BAV 485 is a Soviet Union amphibious transport, similar to the DUKW.Introduced in 1952, it was intended to complement the GAZ 46 4x4 amphibious reconnaissance vehicle, but using the ZiS-151 6x6 truck as its basis....
     amphibious truck
    Amphibious vehicle

    An amphibious vehicle , is a vehicle or craft , that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on water - just like an amphibian.This definition applies equally to any land and water transport, small or large, powered or unpowered, ranging from amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars, buses, trucks, RVs, and military vehicles, all the way...
  • ZIL-4906 amphibious vehicle
  • ZIL-41041 sedan
  • ZIL-41047
    ZIL-41047

    ZIL-41047 is a limousine from Zavod Imeni Likhacheva. It has seven seats including the driver. When loaded it weighs . The top speed with two persons is listed as "not less than 190 km/h "....
     limousine
    Limousine

    A limousine is a luxury car sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder....
  • ZIL-4102
    ZIL-4102

    ZIL-4102 was a front-wheel drive saloon developed by the Soviet Union auto maker Zavod Imeni Likhacheva in 1987 on the highly successful ZIL-41041 platform....
     prototype saloon
  • ZIL-E-167
    ZIL-E-167

    ZIL-E-167 is an off-road truck designed in Soviet Union at early 1960's. It was built to be used in difficult climatic conditions, like the Urals, Siberia, the Far East and northern territories of Soviet Union....
     all-terrain vehicle


See also

  • Soviet Artillery Factory No. 92 was also named Zavod imeni Stalina (ZiS)


External links


http://www.bert-hein.de All about the ZIS-110 and database of existing ZIS cars