Re: Please Help to find zil or zis in USA

Posted by Joseph Earl On 2012/3/25 21:27:00

The Russian ZIS consisted of autos built after the war from the pre-war Packard dies of the One-Ten, One-Twenty, One-Sixty and One-Eighty. There were slight changes to the grille, and they wore a flying red star hood ornament. The power came from a low power Soviet engine.

The name "ZIS" is from the Russian words "factory" (Z), "in honor of" (I) and Stalin (S). It later was renamed "ZIL" to deemphasize Stalin, the "L" honoring the Russian designer. This was ten years later after the dies had worn out.

So what you are looking for is the ZIS. You might try adding "One-Ten" or "One-Twenty" to your search.

Good luck- It would be interesting to see what you come up with!