SovAvto Website.
Before AMO (Avtomobilnoe
Moskovskoe Obshchestvo [Moscow Autombile Enterprise]) was rebuilt
in 1931 it produced AMO-F-15 -- the first Soviet truck. After the
reconstruction, production of AMO-2 began, it looked similar to
ZIS-5. Soon, however, by 1932, after improvements to AMO-2; AMO-3
and AMO-4 were put on the assembly line. In 1933-1934 AMO was
rebuilt again and became known as ZIS
(Zavod Imeni Stalina [Stalin's Plant]). Thus, AMO no longer
existed, but ZIS began production of its first truck -- ZIS-5.
ZIS-5 was based on an american Autocar truck. In 1941 the
production line at ZIS was stopped and moved to Ulianovsk [UAZ]
and to Miass [UralZIS/UralAZ]. UAZ-ZIS produced ZIS-5 from 1942-1944.
By 1942 the main ZIS located in Moscow restarted production of
ZIS-5 and continued until 1947. The new UralZIS plant in Miass
started the production line of 
UralZIS-5 in summer of 1944
and put their own logos on the radiators, continuing production
until 1955. Also important to notice is that from 1942 all ZIS-5
were outfitted with flat fenders and wooden doors and seats.
During the war years, just like GAZ-AA, ZIS-5 had its bumper and
right headlight removed. Then, in 1947-1948 along with the new
ZIS-150 truck, a modified ZIS-5, indexed as ZIS-50, was made with
the new ZIS-150
engine. In 1955 UralZIS modified UralZIS-5 (ZIS-5), giving it a
new engine and more aerodynamical fenders, and naming it UralZIS-355. In 1956, however,
shortly after Stalin's death some criticism for not following in
Lenin's footsteps prompted the factory to be renamed ZIL (Zavod imeni Lihacheva [Lihachev's
Plant]).
| Model | ZIS-5 | ZIS-6 | ZIS-10 | ZIS-21 | ZIS-42 |
| Seating | 2 | ||||
| Net-weight, kg [lb] | 3,100 [6,820] | 4,230 [9,310] | 2,780 [6,120] | 3,700 [8,140] | 5,250 [11,550] |
| Full load weight, kg [lb] | 6,100 [13,420] | 8,230 [18,110] on paved roads/ 6,730 [14,810] on dirt roads | - | 6,200 [13,640] | 7,500 [16,500] |
| Load weight, kg [lb] | 3,000 [6,600] | 4,000 [8,800] on paved roads/ 2,500 [5,500] on dirt roads | - | 2,500 [5,500] | 2,250 [4,950] |
| Total trailer weight, kg [lb] | - | - | 6,000 [13,200] | - | - |
| Length, mm [in.] | 6060 [239] | - | 5350 [211] | 6060 [239] | 6095 [240] |
| Width, mm [in.] | 2235 [88] | 2145 [84] | 2260 [89] | 2360 [93] | |
| Height, mm [in.] | 2160 [85] | 2260 [89] | 2950 [116] | ||
| Base, mm [in.] | 3810 [150] | 3900 [154] | 3810 [150] | ||
| Minimal clearance, mm [in.] | 250 [9.8] under rear axle | - | 250 [9.8] under rear axle | 245 [9.6] | 395 [15.6] |
| Minimal radius of turn, m [yards] | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maximum speed, km/h [mi/h] | 60 [37] | 55 [34] | 48 [30] | 45 [28] | 35-45 [22-28] |
| Maximum horsepower, hp [kW] | 73 [54] @ 2,300 rpm | 45 [34] @ 2,400 rpm | 73 [54] @ 2,300 rpm | ||
| Maximum torque, N·m [lb·ft] | 28.5 [185] | 20 [130] | 28.5 [185] | ||
| Engine displacement, liters [cc] | 5.55 [5,555] | ||||
| Compression ratio | 4.6:1 | 7.0:1 | 4.6:1 | ||
| Gear ratios | 4 gears | ||||
| Main gear ratio | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mileage, liters/100km [mi/gal] | 34 [6.9] | 41 [5.7] | 90 [3.2]* | 60 [3.9] | |
| Acceleration time from 0-100 km/h [62 mi/h], seconds | - | - | - | - | - |
| Breaking distance, m [yards] | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fuel tank capacity, liters [gal] | 60 [16] | - | 65 [17] A-66 | - | 300 [79] A-66 |
| Years of production | 1934-1944 | 1934-1945 | 1934-1936 | 1939-1944 | 1942-1943 |
| Type of engine | ZIS-5, 6 cyl., carb., 4-tact | 6 cyl., gas operated, 4-tact | ZIS-5, 6 cyl., carb., 4-tact | ||
| Bore/Stroke, mm [in.] | 101.6 [4.00]/ 114.3 [4.50] | ||||
| Wheel formula | 4 X 2 | 6 X 4 | 4 X 2 | semi-caterpillar | |
| Pictures | See below [too many to fit here] | ||||
*the numbers for ZIS-21 fuel economy are in kg/100 km [lb/mi] of wood.
Here is the ZIS-5 family. Some of the family members were produced in Miass (UralZIS).
| Model | Type of body | Years of production | Major difference from base model ZIS-5 (as detailed above) | Pictures |
| ZIS-5 | board platform | 1934-1944 | this is the base model (see in table above) | (50 KB color, front view [4]), (3 KB b/w, front view [3]), (16 KB color, rear view, 1938 [28]), (19 KB color, side view, 1938 [28]), (30 KB b/w, front view, ZIS-5V [16]), (17 KB b/w, side view, ZIS-5V [16]), (16 KB b/w, side view [104]), (69 KB color, front view, drawing [106]) |
| ZIS-6 | board platform | 1934-1945 | 6 X 4, therefore longer base, heavier (see in table above) | (56 KB b/w, side view [24]), (31 KB b/w, side/front view [ZIS-5 and ZIS-6] [1]), (37 KB b/w, front view, "Katyusha" BM-13 [4]), (124 KB color, side view, fire truck [1940 model] [28]), (24 KB b/w, front view, drawing, firing rockets [103]), (56 KB color, side view, drawing [106]) |
| ZIS-8 | bus | 1934-1938 | ZIS-8 |
(30 KB color, side view [3]), (17 KB b/w, side view [1]), (136 KB b/w, front view [10]), (69 KB color, side view [10]), (9 KB b/w, side view [104]), (13 KB b/w, side view [104]), (25 KB b/w, side view [16]), (20 KB b/w, front view, bus depo in Moscow [104]), (61 KB color, side view, drawing [106]) |
| ZIS-10 | tractor | 1934-1936 | (see in table above) | (50 KB color, side view, drawing [106]), (10 KB b/w, side view, tractor w/ trailer [1]) |
| ZIS-11 | mostly firefighter's cistern, but some w/ board platform | 1935-1941 | long base, fire truck model [PMZ-11] has 360L [95 gal.] cistern, 14 crew seats | (13 KB b/w, front view [board platform] [28]), (103 KB color, front view [fire truck PMZ-11] [68]), (33 KB b/w, front view [fire truck] [16]) |
| ZIS-12 | board platform | (?) | extra long base | (13 KB color, side view, scale model [28]) |
| ZIS-14 | board platform | 1934 (?) | extra long base | (15 KB b/w, side view [3]) |
| ZIS-13 | board platform | 1936-1939 | gas generator engine | (53 KB color, side view, drawing [3]) |
| ZIS-15 | board platform | 1939 | prototype replacement for ZIS-5, interrupted by WWII, very different | (47 KB b/w, side view, drawing [7]), (89 KB color, front view, drawing [3]) |
| ZIS-22 | board platform | 1938-1942 | semi-caterpillar | - |
| ZIS-21 | board platform | 1939-1944 | gas generator engine, (see in table above) | (56 KB b/w, side views [ZIS-21, ZIS-32, ZIS-42] [1]), (11 KB b/w, front view [104]), (7 KB b/w, side view, drawing, longer wheelbase, extra axle [104]), (12 KB b/w, side view, drawing [103]) |
| ZIS-30 | board platform | 1941 | gas operated engine | - |
| ZIS-32 | board platfrom | 1941 | 4 X 4 | (56 KB b/w, side views [ZIS-21, ZIS-32, ZIS-42] [1]), (5 KB b/w, front view [3]), (130 KB color, side view, drawing [3]) |
| ZIS-33 | bus | ? | ? | (68 KB b/w, side view [7]) |
| ZIS-42 | board platform | 1942 | semi-caterpillar, (see in table above) | (56 KB b/w, side views [ZIS-21, ZIS-32, ZIS-42] [1]), (38 KB b/w, side view [4]), (32 KB b/w, side view [4]), (32 KB b/w, side view [16]), (158 KB color, side view, drawing [3]), (13 KB b/w, side view, drawing, w/ gun trailer [103]), (71 KB color, side view, drawing [106]) |
| ZIS-42M | board platform | 1943-1944 | semi-caterpillar, ZIS-16 engine (ZIS-16 engine parameters) |
photos same as ZIS-42 |
| ZIS-44 | van | - | - | (26 KB b/w, side view [16]) |
| UralZIS-5 | board platform | 1944-1955 | similar to ZIS-5, Ural engine | (83 KB color, front view, PMZ-11 [68]) |
| ZIS-50 | board platform | 1946-1951 | ZIS-150
engine |
- |
| UralZIS-21A | board platform | 1946-1952 | same as ZIS-21 | (33 KB b/w, side view [4]), (10 KB b/w, side view [7]) |
| ZIS-S1 | dump truck | 1947-1949 | ? | - |
| UralZIS-352 | board platform | 1952-1956 | very similar to ZIS-21 | - |
Vehicles with ZIS-16 engines. I consider them different from the large family of ZIS-5, but what links them together is ZIS-42M which had a ZIS-16 engine.
| Model | Type of body | Years of production | difference from base model ZIS-5 | Pictures |
| ZIS-16 | bus | 1938-1942 | ZIS-16,
everything is different |
(27 KB color, side view [4]), (11 KB b/w, rear view [5]), (17 KB b/w, side view [1]), (19 KB b/w, side view [ZIS-16S] ambulance, 10 seats/10 stretchers, 1939-1945, 5,000 kg [1]), (17 KB color, monument [7]), (18 KB b/w, front view [103]), (21 KB b/w, front view, at a factory [104]), (58 KB color, side view, drawing [106]), (19 KB color, side view, stamp [29]) |
| ZIS-LUX | bus | 1934 | ZIS-16,
everything is different |
(89 KB color, front view [3]) |
| ZIS-17 | bus | 1939 | prototype replacement for ZIS-16, interrupted by WWII, very different | (56 KB b/w, side view, drawing [based on ZIS-15] [7]) |
Page created on Friday, February 19, 1999. Page last updated on Sunday, February 10, 2002 02:03:22 AM EST.
