"Big" doesn't tell the whole story. "Humongous" is more like it. Everything about this 1985 ZiL 41045 limousine is gargantuan. Its proportions, engine, and story, too. The car was part of the fleet of ...

The limousines of 20th-century heads of state don't come up for auction all that often, as such cars tend to be displayed in museums or still belong to government garages. A few are certainly in ...

If you are a nostalgic for Soviet-era cars, then this 1989 ZIL-41052 presidential limousine should make your heart beat faster. One of only 13 made, this particular armored car was used by the ...

As the official limousines of the Soviet state, ZiL limousines offered luxuries available to only a select few. This one was reportedly part of the fleet used by Mikhail Gorbachev, and was in service ...

In Russia, one carmaker is still fighting the Cold War. ZIL, maker of the giant limousines that ferried Soviet dictators from military parades to their dachas, is seeking to update these relics of ...

Zavod imeni Likhachova (literally "Factory named after Likhachov", although better know as ZiL) is a Russian manufacturer of heavy equipment and armored vehicles like tanks or amphibious transporters, ...

The Kremlin is said to be nostalgic for the luxury sedans and limousines of old, with officials seeking a new line of cars for official motorcades and the like. One of the names that has emerged is ...

It was once the beloved mode of transport of Soviet leaders smothered in medals but now the legendary ZiL limousine is making a comeback after manufacturers finished a hand-built machine for President ...

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is said to be keen to revive the ZiL limousine, the car that was for decades the automotive symbol of Soviet authority, for government and diplomatic use. This rather ...

With all due respect to the likes of the Lada Niva or the GAZ Volga, some Russia-made cars are more equal than others. Today's pick is a battleship-sized limousine from the height of the Cold War, a ...

This one was reportedly part of the fleet used by Mikhail Gorbachev, and was in service with the Russian Federation until 2001. With the auction set to end on Tuesday, July 25, bidding on the Bring a ...