Good mate of mine went up to see his rellies in London today and saw this monsterous thing. A ZiL 131. Hope you like it.
Ooh lovely.. Good to see that you have primed your mates to photograph any interesting military vehicles they may happen upon.
I see there are a few for sale, priced at €4500. Zil 131 Russian Trucks for sale page Surplus Military Vehicle prices
A fine, if somewhat gratuitous, opportunity to post these Zil videos I was watching on youtube only yesterday: YouTube - ZIL-134 (8Ñ…8) Pre-production model YouTube - Launcher on ZIL-135K (8Ñ…8) prototype YouTube - ZIL-135LM YouTube - ZIL screw drive (1) YouTube - ZIL screw drive (2) YouTube - extreme offroad from Russia
Awesome vehicle guys! I was driving it while studied to get drivers license, unforgettable stuff! Thumbs up to London's chap.
I just love the Archimedes screw vehicle. Great idea. Is this propulsion method unique to the Russians? Great videos Adam. Regards Tom
Just found a pretty interesting website. Good gallery of old Eastern-Bloc kit. ZIL131.COM Russian truck forum
I just love the Archimedes screw vehicle. Great idea. Is this propulsion method unique to the Russians? We had a little thread on screw-drive vehicles somewhere Tom... Aha: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/weapons-technology-equipment/11377-corkscrew-drive.html