ZIL 131 military truck





















≈ US$10,640
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1981 ZIL-131 6×6 with a rare KUNG box body. Just 12,660 km in 45 years, a spotless chassis and a full service in our own workshop. Ready to drive home.
CONDITION
– Original-spec olive green paint, even and well preserved
– Straight, solid body. Clean axles and chassis, no rust worth mentioning
– Drives, steers and brakes as it should
– Technical inspection passed
– One of the cleanest examples on the market right now
FULL MILITARY SPEC
– Screened ignition, three-seat cab, cab-mounted searchlight
– Front winch: 5,000 kg pull, 65 m practical cable length
– Working Central Tyre Inflation System, controlled from the cab
– Roof rack, spare wheel with mounting bracket
RARE KUNG LAYOUT
Six windows down each side, a side entry door and no internal partitions: one bright, open space with standing height. Already fitted with a 230 V installation (sockets, lighting, fuse box, ready for external power), two side benches and a cork board. The hard part of a camper conversion is already done.
SERVICED BEFORE SALE
Engine, gearbox, transfer case and all three axle oils changed. Brake fluid and coolant replaced. Fuel, air and oil filters replaced. Ignition timing and carburettor checked and adjusted. Lights, electrics, brakes and CTIS tested and working.
TECHNICAL DATA
Engine: 6.0 L V8 petrol, 110 kW (150 hp)
Transmission: 5-speed manual + 2-speed transfer case
Top speed: 80 km/h | Fuel tanks: 2 × 170 l
Dimensions (L × W × H): 7,040 × 2,500 × 2,980 mm
Weight: 7,000 kg | Load capacity: 5,000 kg
Tyres: Kama 11.00-20 road tyres
OPTIONS BEFORE DELIVERY (at extra cost)
– 12.00-20 cross-country tyres: Stomil T45, Rosava KI-113 or Neumaster W16A
– LPG system fitted by a specialist workshop in Jarocin, around €2,000. It roughly halves your fuel bill and pays for itself in about 4,000 km.
REGISTRATION AND COLLECTION
The truck is kept unregistered on purpose: in Poland, trucks of this size pay vehicle tax from the month after registration. Registration takes an hour or two. We register it before your visit so your test drive is fully legal. When you buy, we go to the registration office with you and register it in your name on export plates, so you drive it straight home.
Polish insurance for export plates costs €100–500 per year, and you can claim back the unused part once the truck is registered in your country.
Jarocin is 230 km from the German border on the A2/E30. Can't come in person? Book a live video walkaround. We deliver to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and most of Europe.
ABOUT US
We are ForTankmen from Jarocin, Poland. For more than fifteen years we have been working inside and underneath Warsaw Pact trucks, cars and armour: restoring them, repairing them and keeping them on the road. We run our own workshop and a parts store with over a thousand parts for ZIL, Ural, GAZ, Tatra and Soviet tracked vehicles, shipped to collectors all over Europe. More than a hundred of our customers keep coming back.
Every vehicle we sell goes through our workshop first. We don't sell anything we wouldn't drive across the border ourselves. And we're still here after the sale: when your ZIL needs tyres, parts or advice, you already know who to call.
Come and see it. We'll have the coffee on.