ZIS-8 Bus

Manufacturer	Zil (Savod imeni Stalina)
Production period	1934 to1938
engine	6-cylinder gasoline
power	54 kW
length	7,37 m
width	2,3 m
height	2.75 m
wheelbase	4,421 mm
seating	21
Perm. total weight	5670 kg

The ZIS-8, (Russian ЗИС-8), was a bus of the Soviet manufacturer Savod imeni Stalina (ZIS) in the 1930s

History

The ZIS-8 city bus was technically based on the ZIS-5 truck, which was then widely used in the Soviet Union. It is clear that mass production began in 1934. it ended again in around 1938. The same engine was taken over by the truck ZIS-5. The chassis came from the ZIS-11, a version of the ZIS-5 with a long wheelbase. The body was made in mixed construction. The framework consisted of wooden beams and boards, which were then covered with steel sheets.

Also in 1934, a prototype of a three-axle bus was made with comfort equipment, but he never went into mass production. The vehicle was called ZIS-lux. It was based on an extended chassis of the three-axle ZIS-6. It is particularly noteworthy that there was already a radio in the passenger compartment of the ZIS-Lux. The body shape was much more modern than that of the ZIS-8 and was similar to the later built ZIS-16.