ZIS-101

ZIS-101

Overview
Manufacturer	Zavod Imeni Stalina
Production	1936-1939 (ZIS-101) 1939-1941 (ZIS-101A)
Body and chassis
Class	Limousine
Body style	4-door sedan (ZIS-101) 4-door convertible (ZIS-102)
Powertrain
Engine	5.8L ZIS-101 I8
Transmission	3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,605 mm (141.9 in)
Length	5,750 mm (226.4 in)
Width	1,890 mm (74.4 in)
Height	1,870 mm (73.6 in)
Chronology
Successor	ZIS-110

ZIS-101 was a limousine produced by the Soviet car manufacturer Zavod Imeni Stalina. It was introduced in 1936 and was equipped with an 5.8 L (354 cu in) straight-8 engine producing 90 hp (67 kW) and giving a top speed of 115 km/h (71 mph).^[1] The car was fitted with a 3-speed manual gearbox.^[2]

It was followed by the ZIS-101A that had improved the engine giving 110 hp (82 kW) and a new top speed of approximately 130 km/h (81 mph). Production ended in 1941.

In 1939, a two-seat sport version designed by Valentin Nikolaevich Rostkov called 101-Sport was built.^[3] The engine was the same as in the 101-A, but boosted to 141 hp (105 kW) and a top speed of 162 km/h (101 mph) (although a Pravda article claims 170–180 km/h). It was, however, not made in more than one or two copies.

Variants

ZIS-101: Initial production version. Produced 1936-1939.
ZIS-101A: ZIS-101 with improved engine. Produced 1939-1941.
ZIS-101B: Improved ZIS-101, prototype.
ZIS-101C: Ambulance version.
ZIS-101 Sport: Two-seat version. Produced in 1939.
ZIS-102: Convertible version. Produced 1938-1940.

ZIS-101 standing in the Kremlin, the persons on the photo are, from left to right, Ivan Likhachev (Director of ZIS), Sergo Ordzhonikidze (Minister of Heavy Industry), Iosif Stalin (General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union), Vyacheslav Molotov (Minister of Foreign Affairs), and Anastas Mikoyan (Minister of Trade).

ZIS/ZIL car timeline, 1930–1959
Type	1930s										1940s										1950s
Type	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Limousine								ZIS-101								ZIS-110													ZIL-111
Armoured limousine																ZIS-115
Racing car										ZIS-101A												ZIS-112

References

↑ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
↑ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
↑ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.

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