1934 Russian ZIS-5 Cargo Truck. Precise 1:43 scale die-cast truck is manufactured by OMO in Russia, which is where I bought it. Has removable high cargo cover, dual tires in the rear and detailed body and undercarriage. Includes an information card about the truck (in Russian). It is mounted on a plastic base in the original box. Has the original price tage of 2730 Russian Ribles on the box (about $41).

In 1931 the Moscow Automotive Enterprise (AMO) truck plant was re-equipped and expanded with the help of the American A.J. Brandt Co., and began to produce a new truck with designation of AMO-2. It was intended as a replacement of the previous AMO-F15, the first Soviet truck ever built (actually a copy of the Italian Fiat F-15). Soon AMO-2 was improved, and new models AMO-3 and AMO-4 appeared. In 1933 AMO was rebuilt again and renamed into Factory No. 2 Zavod Imeni Stalina (or Plant of Stalin's Name, abbreviated in ZIS or ZiS) and in the summer, the first prototypes of the new ZIS-5 appeared. Serial production of the new truck started on October 1, 1933. The truck was an instant success and, which together with GAZ-AA, became the main Soviet truck of 1930-50's. It also evolved into the workhorse of the Soviet armed forces: at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa the Red Army could line up 104,200 of those trucks.

This die-cast car is Mint in the original box (although the celephane is torn).

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