Re: ZIL-111

Posted by R Anderson On 2010/3/25 8:57:25

In some respects the ZIL-111 design is even more conservative than the Packard. It looks like a pastische of several US cars, particularly in the greenhouse - the windshield and it's trim looks right off a '55 Imp - but, while looking overall most like a Packard, it is its own design, and one that has worn rather well over time, IMO, because of it's conservatism. Some of the trim detailing is a bit clumsy or heavy handed, like the massive chome plastered over the tops of the front fenders by the headlights, the Chaika is better in that respect, again IMO. I just wish I could see all these big USSR cars in person more conveniently! Cars can look so much better in person than in pictures sometimes.