| ZIS-101 | |
| Manufacturer: | ZIS |
| Successor: | ZIS-110 |
| Class: | Limousine |
| Engine: | 5.8L ZIS-101 I8 |
| Transmission: | 3-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 36051NaN1 |
| Length: | 57501NaN1 |
| Width: | 18901NaN1 |
| Height: | 18701NaN1 |
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,[1] 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.[2] It was equipped with an 5.760NaN0 straight-eight OHV engine (a metric copy of Buick 345) producing up to [3] and giving a top speed of 1150NaN0. The car was fitted with a 3-speed manual gearbox.
It was followed by the ZIS-101A that had improved the engine giving [4] and a new top speed of approximately 1300NaN0. Production ended in 1941 with over 8,000 cars built.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 and a top speed of 1620NaN0 (although a Pravda article claimed 170–180 km/h). It was, however, not made in more than one or two copies.