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Zavod imeni Likhachova, more commonly called ZIL is a Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, | Zavod imeni Likhachova, more commonly called ZIL is a Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, hand-built limousines and high-end luxury sedans. | ||
The factory was founded in 1916 as Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO). | The factory was founded in 1916 as Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO). | ||
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). | 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). | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZiL] | |||
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Revision as of 10:59, 6 October 2011
Zavod imeni Likhachova, more commonly called ZIL is a Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, hand-built limousines and high-end luxury sedans.
The factory was founded in 1916 as Avtomobilnoe Moskovskoe Obshchestvo (AMO).
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).
See Also
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