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SIL 111 - On the road in Khrushchev's state coach

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Created on November 1, 1963

Text:

Heinz Kranz

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

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SIL 111 (1963) - stately sedan

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SIL 111 (1958) - imposing appearance

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SIL 111 (1958) - View of the interior

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SIL 111 (1958) - A look under the hood

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ZIL 111 D (1964) - as a convertible, for open-top statesmen - SK Collection (Retro Classics Stuttgart 2018)

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ZIL 114 (1978) - State limousine with 7-liter eight-cylinder engine - SK Collection (Retro Classics Stuttgart 2018)

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Summary

The SIL 111 is regarded as a kind of Soviet Cadillac. A luxury colossus on four wheels for heads of state and aristocrats. Unlike the Americans, however, the Soviets focused on durability and robustness. Find out what other special features the 111 had to offer in this (historical) report by hobby magazine from 1963.

This article contains the following chapters

Without any problems
Quiet ship
When trucks are built next to state cars
Oversized everything
Ocean liner on wheels
Made for Russia
Comparison with its competitors

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

At first, we thought it was a "vodka idea" to take a close look at the very car driven by Soviet Prime Minister Khrushchev. However, having already got to know all the world's greats, from Rolls Royce to Cadillac, it didn't seem so far-fetched to us to check what the Soviets actually offer with their top-of-the-range automobile product. It was easier than we thought. We called the Soviet embassy in Rolandseck, and press attaché Vladimirov was not surprised that hobby wanted to test Ambassador Smirnov's representative car: "Tell me when you're coming, the car will be ready for you!" There it was, the SIL 111, fully fueled and spick and span. The diplomatic license plate 0-77 was a certain reassurance for me that I could drive the "steamer" safely through the narrow streets of Bad Godesberg and Bonn - taking into account those extenuating circumstances that you need when you haven't driven a "truck" for a long time.

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