1957 ZiL MMZ-585 [164]

1957 ZiL MMZ-585 [164] in Guardian, Movie, 2014

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
pchetv ◊ 2021-12-25 11:26	1957 ZiL MMZ-585 [164]. How did they get it in Indonesia? -- Last edit: 2021-12-25 18:01:17
Gamer ◊ 2021-12-25 20:02	Looks like it was specially intended for there or something. Typing in 'ZIL 164' already gives me Bahasa autocompletes.
s13a ◊ 2021-12-25 20:23	pchetv wrote How did they get it in Indonesia? During the Cold War era, both nations had strong relations. Indonesian military started buying GAZ 69 since 1958, so inevitably, they most likely ordered a bunch of other (heavier) vehicles I´ve found a link, although it isn´t saying much, but it does mention that ZiL trucks have been involved in the construction of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium which was was built between 1960 and 1962 : https://bus-truck.id/truk/truk-zil-164-si-buaya-jonggol/10116 It is possible that these trucks were sent there in the late 1950 or early 1960s.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2021-12-25 20:49	The trucks supplied to Indonesia were left hand drive (at least the one shown in the article is), but ZiS/ZiL must have planned for right hand drive versions, because the dashboard appears to be symmetrical with the instrument panel and the glovebox door the same size.