Zil ZiS-42
Series: Other models
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ZIL – other models: the collective page of Soviet trucks outside the named ranges, from the pre-war AMO-F-15 through the ZIL-130 to the all-wheel-drive military truck ZIL-131
This page gathers trucks from ZIL, the Moscow plant Zavod imeni Likhachova, which until its renaming in 1956 after the fall of the Stalin cult traded as ZIS (Zavod imeni Stalina) and before that, founded as AMO, built the AMO-F-15 in 1924, the first series-built Soviet truck. Among the best-known models are the ZIL-130, the most-built Soviet truck from 1964 to 1994, and the ZIL-131, an all-wheel-drive 6x6 military truck. The model names also include Finnish registration terms: "Avolavakuorma-auto (BA)" denotes a flatbed truck, "Umpikorinen (BB)" a truck with an enclosed box body.
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The register lists 22 versions with 14.7 to 110 kW from six- to eight-cylinders of 5,550 to 7,800 cm³, unladen weights from 4,000 to 8,200 kg, gross weights from 10,100 to 12,000 kg, lengths from 5,050 to 8,150 mm, widths from 1,760 to 2,550 mm and heights from 2,180 to 2,480 mm.
ZIL trucks shaped road freight in the Soviet Union and its successor states for decades and were exported in large numbers to Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia; the ZIL-131 remained in service with numerous armies long after the end of the Soviet Union.
On these vehicles, the condition of frame and load bed, corrosion on wings and cab, the condition of clutch, gearbox and, on the all-wheel-drive models, the transfer case count, along with the availability of spare parts, today mostly through specialist Eastern European parts trade.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Zil Pozostale modele, Zulassungsdaten Traficom (Finnland)
Technical data
Engine
| Engine | R6 5, 6 lcorrect |
|---|
Drivetrain and chassis
| Drive | tylnycorrect |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | 4-speed manual gearboxcorrect |
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Shift the gearbox cold and warm — jumps only show up at temperature.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
A general list for this type of machine — no substitute for an inspection or an appraiser.
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This page carries 3 individual figures for this model. They come from 1 recorded source; every figure can be traced there. What we cannot document is not here — we leave gaps open rather than estimate them.
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Other models in this series
00131H
00131H-6X6/3350+1250
130 DIESEL P-JAV/5200
130 G1 DIESEL L/4500
131
131 KO
131V-6X6/3350+1250
157 K 6X6/369+112
157 KV 6X6
164 A
375 A
AMO-F-15
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) (retrieved August 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · How we check the data
Truck in 3D section
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