One of the most well known in the world Soviet vehicles is ZiL-157 truck with high cross-country capabilities. ZiL-157 has developed at the design bureau in 1958 attached to the Likhachov automobile factory in Moscow. High exploitation qualities of ZiL-157 truck made it an excellent base model for various army vehicles – fuel trucks, command and staff mobile posts , radio and radar stations, transport and launchers for anti-aircraft missiles, medical cars, multiple launch rocket systems. ZiL-157 trucks were in service with Soviet and Warsaw Pact armies, armed forces in Africa, Asia and Near East and were widely used in various local conflicts of 50s – 70s.
ITEM NUMBER 72541 SCALE 1:72 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD After 1950 MARKINGS ZiL-157, Soviet Army, 1960. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 98 x 34 mm BOX SIZE 217 x 135 x 32 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 73