ZIS-101 was a limousine from Zavod Imeni Stalina. The 101 was introduced in 1936 and was equipped with an 5800 cc straight-8 engine producing 90 hp and giving a top speed of 115 km/h. The car was inspired by Packard designs of the time. It was fitted with a 3 speed automatic gearbox and torque converter.
It was followed by 101-A that had improved the engine giving 110 hp and a new top speed of aproximatley 130 km/h of maximum speed. Production ended in 1941.
In 1939 a two seat sport version designed by Valentin Nikolaevich Rostkov called 101-Sport was made. The engine was the same as in the 101-A, but boosted to 141 hp and a top speed of 162 km/h (although a Pravda article claims 170-180 km/h). It was however not made in more than one or two copies.
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