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Offline faksta

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Re: Rare racing and sports cars
« Reply #25 on: March 26, 2012, 02:23:12 AM »
You're right, ZIS and ZIL is the same factory, which was born as AMO in 1916. ZIS ('Zavod Imeni Stalina' - 'Stalin Plant') was renamed in 1956 in favor of its former director and subsequently Minister of road transport and highways in USSR Ivan Likhachev and became ZIL ('Zavod Imeni Likhacheva' - 'Likhachev Plant'). You may remember when Khruschev came into power Stalin's cult of personality was dispelled.

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Re: Rare racing and sports cars
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2012, 11:44:41 AM »
...is it really a feature article? Well, thanks :P

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Re: Rare racing and sports cars
« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2012, 12:56:47 AM »
You're right, ZIS and ZIL is the same factory, which was born as AMO in 1916. ZIS ('Zavod Imeni Stalina' - 'Stalin Plant') was renamed in 1956 in favor of its former director and subsequently Minister of road transport and highways in USSR Ivan Likhachev and became ZIL ('Zavod Imeni Likhacheva' - 'Likhachev Plant'). You may remember when Khruschev came into power Stalin's cult of personality was dispelled.

Thanks for the clarification.  At least something is clear in my mind now.  :)

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Re: Rare racing and sports cars
« Reply #28 on: October 13, 2015, 10:03:44 AM »
Pics restored...all but 1.