A7205 FIAT IZORSKI

Fiat Iżorski was a Russian armored car from the First World War. The first prototypes of this vehicle were built in 1914-1915. It is estimated that about 75 vehicles of this type were built in total. The length of the vehicle was 4.8 meters with a width of 1.9 meters. The drive was provided by a single four-cylinder engine with a power of 60-61 KM. The armament consisted of two 7.92 mm machine guns. Fiat Żorski was developed for the needs of the Russian army on the basis of Austin armored cars imported to Russia. Compared to its prototypes, it differed in the use of many elements - mainly the chassis - also imported to Russia by Fiat. The armor, riveted, was manufactured in the Izorsk plant - hence the name of the car: Fiat-Iżorski. It is worth adding that, together with Austin and Austin-Putilov, it was one of the most important armored cars of the Russian army during World War I. The car was also used during the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War. Several copies of this vehicle also served in the Polish Army.