The ZIL-117, created in 1971 on the basis of the government limousine ZIL-114, according to the authoritative publication HotCars, is “a rare case of a Soviet “luxury” car that would correspond to the status of one of the best cars of the Soviet period.” “ZIL-117 was the pearl of that time, and it proved that the USSR knew how to make truly good cars,” Canadian journalists wrote. His unofficial nickname is “Shorty”.
ZIL-117 was created as a shortened (and at the same time more dynamic) version of the government limousine ZIL-114 and in status stood one step lower than the “senior” ZIL. Under the hood of this car is a 7.0-liter V8 producing 303 hp. with an aluminum block, four-barrel carburetor and transistor ignition.
According to the official version, the shortened car was made to accompany motorcades, but according to the unofficial version, the initiator of the development was Brezhnev, who loved to drive on his own.
The copy that is now up for sale costs 30 million rubles. The car comes with special signals and a full set of documents from the times of the USSR.
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In Russia they also sell a unique minibus RAF-21A “Afalina” for 6 million rubles. It is a hybrid of parts from the production models RAF-977D, GAZ-21, GAZ-22 and others.
