ZIS-101

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = ZIS-101

| image = ZIS 101 (1938) 1X7A8090.jpg

| caption =

| manufacturer = ZIS

| aka =

| production = {{unbulleted list|1936–1939 (ZIS-101)|1939–1941 (ZIS-101A)}}

| assembly =

| predecessor =

| successor = ZIS-110

| class = Limousine

| body_style = {{unbulleted list|4-door sedan (ZIS-101)|4-door convertible (ZIS-102)}}

| engine = 5.8L ZIS-101 I8

| transmission = 3-speed manual

| wheelbase = {{convert|3605|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|5750|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1890|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1870|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

The ZIS-101 was a limousine produced by the Soviet car manufacturer Zavod Imeni Stalina from 1936 to 1941. Its chassis was reverse-engineered from a Buick 33-90, except for the front suspension, engine, exhaust and battery carried over from 1933 experimental limousine L-1, itself an unlicensed Buick 32-90 copy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.zr.ru/content/articles/915567-zis-101-istoriya-sozdaniya|title = ЗИС‑101: из чего сделали первый советский лимузин}} but the body was designed by Budd Company for $1,500,000 while the stamps were made by Hamilton Foundry & Machine Company for another $500,000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.autowp.ru/zis/101|title = WheelsAge}} It was equipped with an {{convert|5.76|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}} straight-eight OHV engine (a metric copy of Buick 345) producing up to {{cvt|110|PS|kW|0}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.zr.ru/archive/zr/1936/18/dvighatiel-avtomobilia-zis-101|title=Двигатель автомобиля ЗИС-101 - Сентябрь 1936 года - архив За рулем}} and giving a top speed of {{convert|115|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.{{citation | last = Odin | first = L.C. | title = World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production | publisher = Belvedere Publishing | date = 2015-06-12 | asin = B00ZLN91ZG }} The car was fitted with a 3-speed manual gearbox.

It was followed by the ZIS-101A that had improved the engine giving {{cvt|116|PS|kW|0}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.zr.ru/archive/zr/1940/23-24/novyi-dvighatiel-zis-101|title=Новый двигатель ЗИС-101 - Декабрь 1940 года - архив За рулем}} and a new top speed of approximately {{convert|130|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. Production ended in 1941 with over 8,000 cars built.

File:39 Zis Stalin.jpg inspecting a ZIS-101, 1936]]

In 1939, a two-seat sport version designed by Valentin Nikolaevich Rostkov called 101-Sport was built. The engine was the same as in the 101-A, but boosted to {{cvt|141|PS|kW|0}} and a top speed of {{convert|162|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} (although a Pravda article claimed 170–180 km/h). It was, however, not made in more than one or two copies.

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