| ZIS-110 |
 |
| Overview |
| Manufacturer |
ZIL |
| Production |
1946-1958 (possibly 1961) |
| Body and chassis |
| Class |
Full-size |
| Body style |
- 4-door sedan (ZIS-110)
- 4-door convertible (ZIS-110B)
- 4-door ambulance (ZIS-110S)
|
| 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
[3]
there can be lots of current opinions within the car literature
disproved. 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
[citation needed], with total of 2038 cars made.
[citation needed]
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