ZIL started working on a replacement for the
ZIL-164, right after
De-Stalinization took place. The first prototype was built some months later and had an all-new cabin, as well as a wider, wraparound windshield. The new model retained little from its predecessor, with a new
V8 engine (displacing 6.0 liters) and a more reinforced frame. The newer truck was slightly shorter in wheelbase than the ZIL-164 truck.
Mass-production started in 1964 under the
ZIL-130 name, and soon the
ZIL-164 was discontinued in favor of its more modern successor. The ZIL-130 received the latest features adopted by the global car industry of the 1950s while not being based on any foreign model and having a unique chassis, cabin and other parts. In 1965, production of the 6x6
ZIL-131 variant intended for the military started and then the 6x4
ZIL-133 also followed; both of these were heavily based on the standard 4x2 ZIL-130 truck. Since 1986, in accordance with the branch standard OST 37.001-269-83, the ZIL-130 series received new indexes: ZIL-431410 (ZIL-130), ZIL-431510 (ZIL-130Г), ZIL-441510 (ZIL-130В1), ZIL-431810 (ZIL-138), ZIL-431610 (ZIL-138А), etc. In 1986, ZIL introduced the newer ZIL-4331, but production of the ZIL-130 continued even after the
dissolution of the Soviet Union, eventually ending in 1995, when the design tooling was sold to
UamZ and production there of a rebadged and slightly improved ZIL-130 would continue until 2012 as the UamZ-43140 and then as the
AMUR-531350. The most notable difference between the UamZ/AMUR versions and the standard ZIL-130 was that the truck now used the cab from the ZIL-131 and was also available with a 4-cylinder MMZ D-240 engine, apart from the old V8. Like the broadly similar 3.5 ton
GAZ-53, the ZIL-130 was also available in a 4-door double cab configuration, but only in fire engine forms. == Modifications ==