Even in 80's this truck was used in Soviet Army, because of its great safety. But the obsolescence of design (at first, lack of drive hydro-amplifier) forced it to be used in these years for secondary tasks on short range. However today, Zakhar (the nickname of ZiL-157) also can be seen in farm service or as wrecking service unit.
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