ZIL-111 1958 black 1:43 DeAgostini Auto Legends USSR #49

Partworks about cars of the Soviet USSR and Socialist Eastern countries. The similar collection series in world could be published in different magazines: Altaya, Ge Fabbri, Hachette and Eaglemoss.

The ZIL-111 is a Soviet luxury, executive-class passenger car that was produced by the Likhachev Plant (ZIL) in Moscow from 1958 to 1967.

The ZIL-111 represented the pinnacle of Soviet automotive engineering of its time; it served exclusively the top leadership of the USSR—including First Secretary of the Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev—and was also used to transport foreign delegations and participate in formal state parades.

Gifts to allies: Several ZIL-111 vehicles were presented as official gifts from the Soviet leadership to the heads of other nations. For instance, such exclusive automobiles were given to North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.