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ZIS-150 -- Vintage vehicle cards of the USSR #12

  • Writer: The Left Chapter
    The Left Chapter
  • Sep 30
  • 1 min read
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From the original Soviet card (translated):


ZIS-150 (1947-1957): The first domestic truck with pneumatic brakes and a five-speed gearbox. These vehicles were produced in the USSR and People's Republic of China based on Soviet designs. Engine displacement: 5,555 cc, power: 90 hp, length: 6.72 m, curb weight: 3,900 kg, speed: 65 km/h, payload: 4,000 kg.


Additional research information:


The ZIS-150 (also called the ZIL-150) was a Soviet truck that replaced the ZIS-5 on the assembly line in 1947. Along with the GAZ-51, it was the primary Soviet truck of the 1950s, and was produced in huge numbers with over 700,000 of the main design manufactured in the USSR alone.


In addition to the main production line in Moscow, it was produced in the Georgian SSR. It was also produced in Braşov, Romania, from 1954 to 1960 and in the People's Republic of China as the Jiefang CA-10 at the First Automotive Works. At least one prototype was constructed in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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