Along with tests of ZIL-157R prototype ZIL made offroad tests of a special 3-axle floating prototype ZIL-136 with an integral body, assembled in July 1957 by order of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. For the first time was used a simplified version...
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2.5-ton ZIL-157R prototype with three axles was built in June 1957. It was a combination of units of trucks ZIS-150, ZIS-151 and ZIL-157. It was equipped with a 6-cylinder engine rated at 104 horsepower, tire inflation system, power steering, front and...
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In order to determine the parameters and design solutions of amphibious vehicles in April 9, 1956, a prototype ZIS-E134 model №2 was built. It differed from its predecessor by a special body, lack of flexible wheel suspension, a jet with a rotary...
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The first vehicle developed by ZIL design department was ZIS-E134 (model #1) prototype, which was built in August 1955. It had a very unusual design which was made under military requirements. The chassis design included four driving axles. On the one...
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A typical example of the first attempts to create a fundamentally new vehicles by ZIS company was a unique prototype on a chassis of ZIL-157 which was built in 1956. This prototype with a blank front engine compartment received the designation ZIS-E134...
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