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ZIL-111
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The ZIL-111 was a limousine produced by the Soviet car manufacturer ZiL from 1958 to 1967. It was the first post-war limousine designed in the Soviet Union. After tests with the shortlived prototype ZIL-Moscow in 1956, which gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest passenger car in the world, the ZIL-111 was introduced from ZIL in 1958. The body style was in the American tradition of the time and resembled the mid-1950s cars built by Packard, although, apart from being in tune with current trends, it was an original design and had nothing in common with them, except in gen

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Automobile.image
Museum of automotive technology UMMC (16.03.2023) - 31.jpg
Automobile.name
ZIL-111
Automobile.manufacturer
ZIL
Automobile.assembly
Soviet Union: Moscow (Likhachov Plant)
Automobile.predecessor
ZIS-110
Automobile.successor
ZIL-114
Automobile.class
Full-size
Automobile.layout
FR layout
Automobile.engine
6.0 L ZIL-111 V8
Automobile.transmission
2-speed automatic with a torque converter
Automobile.caption
ZIL-111V

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Mass
2815
Image
Зил-111А.jpg
Height
1641
Width
2040
Length
6139
Speed
170
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Commons category
ZIL-111
native label
ЗИЛ-111
wheelbase
3760
inception
1959-00-00
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The ZIL-111 was a limousine produced by the Soviet car manufacturer ZiL from 1958 to 1967. It was the first post-war limousine designed in the Soviet Union. After tests with the shortlived prototype ZIL-Moscow in 1956, which gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest passenger car in the world, the ZIL-111 was introduced from ZIL in 1958. The body style was in the American tradition of the time and resembled the mid-1950s cars built by Packard, although, apart from being in tune with current trends, it was an original design and had nothing in common with them, except in general layout. The interiors were trimmed with top quality leather and broadcloth and decorated with thick pile carpet and polished wooden fittings. It featured a comprehensive ventilation and heating system and a 5-band radio, all of which could be controlled from the rear, electric windows, vacuum-operated screen wash, windshield and front door window defrosting. It was powered by a 6.0 L V8 engine producing connected to an automatic transmission (similar to that of Chrysler's PowerFlite and influenced by it, but different in design) giving a top speed of , hydraulic drum brakes with a vacuum servo booster, coil and wishbone IFS. The car won a top prize at the Brussels Expo World Fair in 1958.

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