The Lichatschow plant, the oldest manufacturer of buses, trucks and automobiles in Russia, was founded in Moscow in the year 1916 and generated an average annual turnover of almost 2013 million euros (50 billion rubles) until the dissolution of 3,6. The company "Sawod imeni Likhachova" was always promoted by the state and was in the dissolution to 90% owned by the state. The history of the car manufacturer began with the development and production of trucks. In the automobile division were mainly sedans for civil servants off the tape. The most famous sedan was the ZIL-4104, which was later produced in other versions, for example, with armor, and was also seen in smaller film productions. For die-hard tuning fans, the model range was certainly not the right one. Some small exotics, such as the E114 - 117P model series, have lost their way to Germany after all, but the owners rather look away from vehicle tuning and prefer to concentrate on restoring them to present such rare automobiles at shows and competitions.
There are things that don't exist! Who would cram the 4,4 liter V8 biturbo engine of the BMW X5 M with factory-set 555 hp and 750 Nm torque into an ancient Zil 130 truck? The Russians, of course! Youtuber Konstantin Zarucki (YouTube ...
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