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'''Zavod Imeni Likhacheva''' ('''ZIL''' or '''ZiL''', Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва (ЗиЛ) — Likhachev Factory) is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leaders, as well as [[bus]]es, [[armored fighting vehicle]]s, and [[aerosan]]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 car|Rolls-Royce]], but are largely unknown outside the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] and production rarely exceeds a dozen cars per year.  
{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Zavod Imeni Likhacheva''' ('''ZIL''' or '''ZiL''', Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва (ЗиЛ) — Likhachev Factory) is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosans. 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 car|Rolls-Royce]], but are largely unknown outside the CIS and production rarely exceeds a dozen cars per year.  


The factory was founded in [[1916]] as '''Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo''' ('''AMO''', Russian Автомобильное Московское Общество (АМО) — Moscow Automotive Enterprise). The plans were to produce [[Fiat]] F-15 1.5 ton trucks under license. Because of the [[October Revolution]] and the subsequent [[Russian Civil War]] 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]] denounced the [[cult of personality]] of [[Joseph Stalin]] in [[1956]], the name was changed again to '''Zavod Imeni Likhacheva''', after its former director [[Ivan Alekseevich Likhachev]].
The factory was founded in 1916 as '''Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo''' ('''AMO''', Russian Автомобильное Московское Общество (АМО) — Moscow Automotive Enterprise). The plans were to produce [[Fiat]] F-15 1.5 ton trucks under license. Because of the October Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War 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 denounced the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin in 1956, the name was changed again to '''Zavod Imeni Likhacheva''', after its former director [[Ivan Alekseevich Likhachev]].


==Models==
==Models==
===Limousines===
===Limousines===
[[Image:Zil-41047.jpg|thumb|200px|[[ZIL-41047]], limousine of [[President of the Russian Federation]].]]
 


* [[ZIS-101]] (1936)
* [[ZIS-101]] (1936)
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===Trucks===
===Trucks===
[[Image:Ził001.jpg|thumb|right|ZIL 130]]
[[Image:ZIL 5301.JPG|thumb|right|ZIL 5301]]


* [[AMO-F-15]] (1924)
* [[AMO-F-15]] (1924)
* [[AMO-3]] (1931)
* [[AMO-3]] (1931)
* [[ZIS-5]], [[ZIS-6]] (1934, copies of the U.S. [[Autocar Company|Autocar]] 2 10-cwt truck)
* [[ZIS-5]], [[ZIS-6]] (1934, copies of the U.S. [[Autocar]] 2 10-cwt truck)
* [[ZIS-22, ZIS-42]] (1941?)
* [[ZIS-22, ZIS-42]] (1941?)
* [[ZIS-128]]
* [[ZIS-128]]
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===Sport and racing cars===
===Sport and racing cars===
[[Image:ZIL-112S-front.jpg|thumb|right|ZIL-112 Sports]]
 
* ZIS-101 Sport (1939)
* ZIS-101 Sport (1939)
* ZIS-112/4 (1958)
* ZIS-112/4 (1958)
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===Misc===
===Misc===
* [[ZIS-112 Prototype|ZIS "112" prototype]] (1951)
* B-3 half-tracked transporter
* B-3 half-tracked transporter
* [[BTR-152|ZIS-152]] [[armored personnel carrier]]
* [[BTR-152|ZIS-152]] armored personnel carrier
* ZIS-458 [[amphibious vehicle]]
* ZIS-458 [[amphibious vehicle]]
* ZIL-4906 amphibious vehicle
* ZIL-4906 amphibious vehicle
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* Soviet [[Artillery Factory No. 92]] was also named ''Zavod imeni Stalina'' (ZiS)
* Soviet Artillery Factory No. 92 was also named ''Zavod imeni Stalina'' (ZiS)


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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commonscat|ZiL vehicles}}
{{commonscat|ZiL vehicles}}
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* [http://digilander.libero.it/cuoccimix/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-G(Zil).htm History of ZIL at digilander.libero.it]
* [http://digilander.libero.it/cuoccimix/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-G(Zil).htm History of ZIL at digilander.libero.it]
* {{ru icon}} [http://www.avtomash.ru/pred/zil/zil_istori.htm History of ZIL at avtomash.ru]
* {{ru icon}} [http://www.avtomash.ru/pred/zil/zil_istori.htm History of ZIL at avtomash.ru]
* [http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-G(Zil).htm Autosoviet: ZiL]


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[[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of the Soviet Union]]

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Zavod Imeni Likhacheva (ZIL or ZiL, Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва (ЗиЛ) — Likhachev Factory) is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosans. 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 and production rarely exceeds a dozen cars per year.

The factory was founded in 1916 as Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO, Russian Автомобильное Московское Общество (АМО) — Moscow Automotive Enterprise). The plans were to produce Fiat F-15 1.5 ton trucks under license. Because of the October Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War 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 denounced the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin in 1956, the name was changed again to Zavod Imeni Likhacheva, after its former director Ivan Alekseevich Likhachev.

Models

Limousines

Trucks

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 (1960-62)
  • ZIL-412 S (1962)

Misc

References

  • Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, p. 44. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.

See also

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

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