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RUSSIAN MOTOR VEHICLES - SOVIET LIMOUSINES 1930-2003

by Maurice A. Kelly

Published by Veloce Publishing. 1st. 2011

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A book concerning Russian Limousines, and the Chinese models that were initially derived from them. Investigating the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how production was subsequently achieved. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 126 pages.

Tiny nick to front edge of spine towards base. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

ISBN: 9781845843007
Stock no. 1320159

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Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Putilov factory and the Leningrad L-1 limousine
  • 3. The AMO Works/Zavod im Stalina/Zavod im Likacheva
  • The Limousine Models Produced at the Zavod im Stalina from 1936 to 1941
  • Limousines and their Derivatives from the Zavod im Stalina (ZIS) in the postwar era
  • 4. The Gorky Automobile Works
  • The Gorky automobile factory
  • Limousine models manufactured at the Gorky automobile factory
  • 5. Chinese Limousine models made with Russian aid
  • Chinese limousines related to the Russian technology that was made available in the 1950s
  • The Hong QI (Hung Ch'i) Red Flag limousine series
  • Other Limousines made in the People's Republic of China
  • 1) Limousines made in Beijing (North City)
  • 2) Limousines made in Shang-Hai Shi ('City above the sea')
  • 3) Prototype touring limousines made at the Tianjin (Tientsin) Automobile Repair Works
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: specifications of limousine models
  • Appendix B: Production Figures for the Hong Qi limousine and its variants
  • Appendix C: Notes on '5-star' logos
  • Bibliography

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