ZIL-130 explained

ZIL-130
Manufacturer:ZIL
Production:1962–2012
Assembly:Moscow (1962-1994)
Chita (1974-1978)
Novouralsk (1994-2012)
Predecessor:ZIL-164
Successor:ZIL-4331
Class:Truck
Body Style:2-door standard cab
4-door double cab (fire engines only)
Engine:6.0L ZIL-130 V8
Transmission:5-speed manual
Wheelbase:38001NaN1
Length:66751NaN1
Width:25001NaN1
Height:24001NaN1
Weight:43000NaN0
Related:ZIL-131
ZIL-133

The ZIL-130 is a Soviet/Russian truck produced by ZIL in Moscow, Russia. The first prototype was built in 1956. Production began in 1962, while mass production started in 1964. It was one of the most numerous cargo trucks in the USSR and Russia, in total ZIL built 3,380,000 trucks up to 1994. In 1995, production was moved to the now-defunct Ural Motor Plant (UamZ, its trucks were known as UamZ-43140).

History

ZIL started working on a replacement for the ZIL-164 right after De-Stalinization took place. The first prototype was built some months later and had an all-new cabin, as well as a wider, wraparound windshield and a V-shaped emblem identical to 1956 Ford F-Series trucks.[1]

The new model retained little from its predecessor, with a new V8 engine (displacing 6.0 liters) and a more reinforced frame. The newer truck was slightly shorter in wheelbase than the ZIL-164 truck.[1] Mass-production started in 1964 under the ZIL-130 name, and soon the ZIL-164 was discontinued in favor of its more modern successor.

The ZIL-130 received the latest features adopted by the global car industry of the 1950s while not being based on any foreign model and having a unique chassis, cabin and other parts.[1] In 1965, production of the 6x6 ZIL-131 variant intended for the military started and then the 6x4 ZIL-133 also followed; both of these were heavily based on the standard 4x2 ZIL-130 truck.

Since 1986, in accordance with the branch standard OST 37.001-269-83, the ZIL-130 series received new indexes: ZIL-431410 (ZIL-130), ZIL-431510 (ZIL-130Г), ZIL-441510 (ZIL-130В1), ZIL-431810 (ZIL-138), ZIL-431610 (ZIL-138А), etc.

In 1986, ZIL introduced the newer ZIL-4331, but production of the ZIL-130 continued even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, eventually ending in 1995, when the design tooling was sold to UamZ and production there of a rebadged and slightly improved ZIL-130 would continue until 2012 as the UamZ-43140 and then as the AMUR-531350. The most notable difference between the UamZ/AMUR versions and the standard ZIL-130 was that the truck now used the cab from the ZIL-131 and was also available with a 4-cylinder MMZ D-240 engine, apart from the old V8.

Like the broadly similar 3.5 ton GAZ-53, the ZIL-130 was also available in a 4-door double cab configuration, but only in fire engine forms.

Modifications

Over the course of production, there were two modernizations of the ZIL-130 in 1966 and 1977. After 1977, the radiator enclosure was changed.

Prototype modifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Легендарный ЗИЛ-130: все его американские родственники . . 21 August 2021.

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