Wednesday, 2 April 2008

Ivan Bilicky makes limousines

Resident of the village Cornyn, near Rivne, 54-year-old Ivan Bilicky yourselves makes limousines by himself.

In Kiev Bilicky arrives by his own limousine. He named it his “BIL 2002”. He parks his silver 8-meter-length limousine at Sq. of Glory in Kiev, in front of the hotel "Salute." At frontal glass he writes - "for sale".

“I sell urgently, due to lack of money” - said Ivan Efimovich. “I myself made for it undercarriage, rack and passenger compartment. It took nine months. I name vehicles with my own surname - "BIL". Release of 2002.

Ivan Bilitsky has graduated only rural school. As teenager learned to fix and make motorcycles. Then left for to the Russian city of Togliatti. 15 years he worked there at the Volga car. In Togliatti Bilicky erected his first car.

I took defective details, brought them to mind - explains the master. – I spend more than a year, but cost the car appeared almost for free.

Bilicky began to erect limousines when he was back to Ukraine. The first was 6.5 m by length. It was sold for $ 10 thousand. Within few years, was rolled out six limousiness. Two of them – “BIL 2002 and BIL 2005” - master has remained for himself. To buy the details for "BIL 2002" was taken a loan worth of $ 30 thousand.

“I have purchased sheet metal, wheels, glass, the undercarriage and engine of 280 horse forces from the "Audi A8" – Belicky explains. “I worked in backyard. This is not difficult. The suspension I made by myself. I have the lathe. The shutters I sewed by myself also” - master smiles.

Inside, Bilicky carved wooden bar and raised the TV. Then he ordered leather couches.

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