If it has the 3 jet pods on the side it is a 1952 200 deluxe. If no pods then the grill has been changed.Owen you are right on the 250. Brian

Dave, are you certain about that? I may be incorrect but I believe the 17" wheels saw their last in 1936 seniors. According again to the shop manual, both the 37 Super Eight and 12 had 16" wheels, though different widths of course. And I believe they are all 5-lug wheels.

The ZIS-110 engine:I don't have any engines for ZIS-110, these engines here are extremely rare. The last one I saw for sale was 5 year ago and it was not a complete one. The owner asked 500$ for it and it was sold in a week!
The only flatheads I have had to repair are GAZ M20 "Pobeda" and GAZ 51 and 52 engines! If I find any documents where the measurements for the ZIS engine can be found I let everyone know immediately.

Im not that kind of a person how deals with Military involved things. There are a lot of WW II and other military related things/objects collectors here. So finding something these days is becoming harder. The "golden days" for collecting migth have been in the 90s.

I'm no expert, but from 50 ft away, the V-12's had 6 bolt 17" wheels/drums whereas the Super8's definitely had 16" 5 bolt wheels/drums. Many, many other chassis differences, but I would think the wheels would be a dead giveaway. Post a picture, and I guarantee you will get a definitive answer here.

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thankyou sir -- I'll have to admit though I'm seeking more "Yoda-esque" knowledge than I'm imparting LOL -- I'm surprised at the number of people our age too -- its great that we are keeping the hobby alive but I can guarantee you without the old schools around we would all be lost --

Since there's no leakage from the MC I'll check out the compensator valve when I get back from FL. I'll also keep my eyes open for that needle in the hay stack cylinder with a 5/8 to 11/16" piston

Thanks for the info

Found a little gas leak, little transmission leak -- thats next on the list now, after we get done with the brakes -- both cyliders in the rear were completely frozen up -- those are new now, all shoes are back on --- won't get to talk to the paint and body man until Monday -- got it registered today though, and got personalized plates that read "55 PACK" LOL --- thought it was funny since thats all it says on the title PACK -- so its not a 6 pack, its not an 18 pack -- its a 55 PACK

Hardtop.
Do you currently have any Zis staight 8 engines apart???
I would like to know the distance between any two cylinders. Would also like to know the distance between cylinder head stud holes.

Are there any WW-II US or Russian army surplus parts that are still stored in the area????

Good question. Going out a bit on a limb here, but browsing the 37-38 shop manual there are some differences in the springs, front and rear, between 37 Super 8 and 37 Twelve, and some differences again between those in 1938 as well. Not sure you could find numbers on the front coils as they were color-coded, but rears often have a part number on them. There are also some differences in frame dimensions (aside from the obvious wheelbase issue); this info is given in the 37-38 combined shop manual. Sorry I've not scrutinized the data for exact differences, do you have the manual? If not, you should have one.

Earlier in the 30s (in the beam axle era) but not sure of the later seniors, there was a number on the frame near the left-rear front spring perch, but it was only a sequential number and as far as I know they generally ran in the same range as the motor numbers. Even if the number was found on a 1937 I don't know enough about how to decode it but if it followed the prior practice, it was not a part number.

It will be interesting to see what other information you get on this, and please keep us posted.

Im Sorry, If i said something inappropriate, there is just this thing: There are these moments on russian/soviet cars when somethings so messed up you dry to fix it and it gets worse and then when things go even more bad that you would rather give up. In this moment one thing might start to make sens and the problem can be solved and then another and another one.
Until the problem completely solves itself.
So its new do the readers do decide what to think of it!