The ZIL-118 Yunost (Youth) was a microbus built by ''Zavod imeni Likhachova'' (Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва, Factory named for Likhacov), or

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, the ZIL-118 Yunost (''Youth'') was developed in 1961, on the factory's own initiative. Only 20 were built because of a lack of interest of government. ''ZIL-118 Yunost'', De Agostini ''Avtolegendy SSSR'' series Nr.28 The few built were solely to special order, with a number as high-capacity ambulances.Thompson, p.213. An updated version appeared in 1970 in several versions: the 118K coach 118KS ambulance, both using the ZIL-508.10 V8 from ZIL trucks. The ZIL-118 was further facelifted in the 1980s, becoming the ZIL-3207. Production ended in 1994, with total number built, of the 118K/KS and 3207, reaching only 86.

Variants

*ZIL-118A: Ambulance version of ZIL-118. *ZIL-119 (ZIL-118K): Modernized ZIL-118. *ZIL-119A (ZIL-118KA): Ambulance version of ZIL-119. *ZIL-3302: Prototype truck based on ZIL-119.

Notes

Sources

* Thompson, Andy. ''Cars of the Soviet Union''. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008. {{ZIL timeline, 1960-present Cars of Russia

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