ZIS-110
| ZIS-110 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
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| Also called | ZIL-110 (1956-1958) |
| Production | 1946-1958 (possibly 1961) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size luxury car |
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| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.0L ZIS-110 I8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,760 mm (148.0 in) |
| Length | 6,000 mm (236.2 in) |
| Width | 1,960 mm (77.2 in) |
| Height | 1,730 mm (68.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,575 kg (5,677 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | ZIS-101 |
| Successor | ZIL-111? |
ZIS-110 was a limousine from ZIL introduced in 1946. The 110 was developed from the reverse engineering of a 1942 Packard Super Eight[1] during 1944. The first 5 prototypes were completed by August 1945. It was powered by a 6-litre, 8-cylinder engine producing 140 hp (104 kW) and giving a top speed of over 140 km/h (87 mph). It was made in both sedan and convertible versions.
The ZIS was rumored to use machinery from the Packard 180 assembly line which was sent to the USSR after American production ended. However, according to The Fall of the Packard Motor Car Company,[2] there is no evidence whatsoever in the Packard archives of such a transfer. Moreover, as one of the main results of the collection of information and material of Bert Hein, there can be lots of current opinions within the car literature disproved.[3] The database includes, in addition to some pictures of commissars with Packards, a registry of existing cars and information about all ZIS versions, but particularly a point to point comparison between the products of Packard and ZIS. Therefore more likely that the top commissars, including Joseph Stalin, owned several Packards and wanted their first effort at a luxury car to be based on what is arguably one of the top cars of the 1940s. These cars were often given as gifts to foreign communist leaders such as Mao Zedong and Kim Il-sung. After Stalin ZIL 110 c cabriolet was used as a parade car for Nikita Khrushchev, and this model was given as a gift to Enver Hoxha, the lifelong president of Albania.
Production ended in 1958, with total of 2038 cars made.
Variants
- ZIS-110A: Ambulance version. Produced 1948-1958.
- ZIS-110b: Phaeton version. Produced 1947-1958.
- ZIS-110B: Convertible version.
- ZIS-110I: ZIS-110 with GAZ-13 Chaika powertrain.
- ZIS-110P: All-wheel-drive version.
- ZIS-110SH: Prototype all-wheel-drive version. Four built (two based on Dodge WC51 and two based on domestic units). Produced in 1949.
- ZIS-110SH: Staff car version.
- ZIS-115: Armored version. Also known as ZIS-110C.
References
- ↑ http://www.autogallery.org.ru/zis110.htm Autogallery.ru - ZIS-110
- ↑ Ward, James A. The Fall of the Packard Motor Car Company, 1995, Page 46
- ↑ Ward, James A. The Fall of the Packard Motor Car Company, 1995, Page 46
External links
- Autogallery.ru - ZiS-110 picture gallery with technical specifications and history
- ZIS 110 Exterior and Interior in Full 3D HD (Stereoscopic 3D video of ZIS 110, YouTube)
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ZiS-110. |
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| Limousine | ZIS-101 | ZIS-110 | ZIL-111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armoured limousine | ZIS-115 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing car | ZIS-101A | ZIS-112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||