Obscure Polish cars

[Peter C]

FSO Wars:

 

Designed between 1982-86, as a replacement for the ageing Polonez.

 

 

Syrena 110

 

"with a very advanced design (the car is dated 1964; the similar Renault 5 went in production only seven years after)."

 

 

FSO 125-P Coupè:

 

"with the 1500 cc engine of the sedan, but boosted up to 90 hp, 170 km/h"

 

 

 

Polonez Stratos:

 

"it was an official factory rally car with the engine of the mythical Lancia "Stratos" (2418 cc, six cylinders central-placed, power between 230 and 285 hp)!! A very quiet and slow Eastern car was transformed in a real savage beast!"

 

 

Fiat 126 Estate:

 

 

Beskid 106-L:

 

"it had a look very similar to the Renault "Twingo"...but it was realized in the 1982, 11 years before the French car! It had a very good style (realized in Poland) and aerodynamic (Cx=0,29); the engine was an evolution of the Fiat "126", 700 cc. liquid cooled, subsequently adopted on the Fiat "126 Bis" and "Cinquecento", but also another Fiat engine (1116 cc. four cylinder) was used. The developement of this car, originally destined to replace the Polski Fiat "126-P" in the FSM production, was stopped by the Italian project of the Fiat "Cinquecento"

 

 

Polonez Analog 4x4:

 

 

 

Polonez Coupe prototype:

 

 

FSO Ogar:

 

Designed in 1977, based on the FSO 125p.

 

 

 

Tarpan:

 

 

 

 

 

Zuk:

 

 

 

Nysa:

 

 

[pogweasel]

"WARS" LOL. Looks like a Mazda 323/Talbot Horizon mash-up Those 'Tarpan' and 'zuk' things look mega-shit. I would like one.

[dollywobbler]

I want a Nysa!! Thanks for the research. Great stuff.

[Peter C]

I want a Nysa!!

There you are, a couple of Zuks and Nysas, all up for circa £350 (£1 = 4.5 PL Zl):http://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=914953499http://otomoto.pl/zuk-dubel-kabina-T1533091.htmlhttp://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=923292963Where dreams come true: http://www.otomoto.pl/

[whitevanman]

Can I haz the Analog 4x4.... PLEEZ, its lush

[Timewaster]

I remember seeing the Wars in the coming soon feature of What Car? several times with a promised launch date that got further and further away before they quietly moved on to the next "scoop".

[RedSparrow]

This site is worth a look if you haven't seen it already:

 

http://www.autosoviet.altervista.org/index3.htm

[ChinaTom]

We have often thought of a Polonez representing the very ethos of Autoshite, but this adds fairy dust to the sparkly balls on the cheap cake (no sultanas)

 

[Quintus]

Ah, the joys of Eastern European motoring. I've had first-hand experience of this as some years ago my dad drove a Lada Riva that ended up being one of the many sent back to Russia.I remember seeing an FSO Polonez at one of the UK motorshows way back when. The main thing I recall is all the exposed screw heads around the interior when compared to Western European stuff.

[Split_Pin]

This ranks pretty highly in shite-looking vehicles

 

 

Looks like someone has had some fair useage of this one.

 

Good man.

 

I'd love to roll up at work and take up 3 spaces in the car park with this heap of chod. And leave a large puddle of oil behind too.

[barrett]

Ah, the joys of Eastern European motoring. I've had first-hand experience of this as some years ago my dad drove a Lada Riva that ended up being one of the many sent back to Russia.I remember seeing an FSO Polonez at one of the UK motorshows way back when. The main thing I recall is all the exposed screw heads around the interior when compared to Western European stuff.

when I was a lad a friend of mine (well, her mum) was looking into buying a used Polonez. I went on the test drive with them and was trying to convince her to get it, it was such a luxorious car after the Citroen Dyanes she'd had previously. Needless to say she didn't take my advice and bought a Talbot Horizon instead!

[RedSparrow]

Yeah a friend of mine at schools' mum bought a Polonez. She loved it after her previous car........a Morris Marina.

[warren t claim]

When I was growing up I was fortunate enough to live around the corner from the main FSO and Yugo dealer. These things used to leave the showroom with miss matched poundland wheeltrims. Their mechanic said to me that four years was the typical life expectancy of a Polski 125 clone. Maybe five for a Polonez.

[Tayne]

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[Andrew353w]

Was I cruel? I gave my daughter a 125p to drive after she passed her test... She loved it! it certainly had character and was admired by all the eastern Europeans who moved here (?) in the late 1990s/2000s. It was a comfortable car, with soft seats and springs, although it wallowed in corners somewhat. A HUGE boot and enough room to move 5 people in reasonable comfort-what more could a student ask for?

[Spiny Norman]

Was I cruel? I gave my daughter a 125p to drive after she passed her test...

If nothing else it would have made her study hard so she could get a decent paid job! Actually that's doing the FSO a dis-service, the 125P was quite a decent car in its day, and it sold for about half the price of anything comparable from Europe. Imagine nowadays if someone sold a toughened-up version of a Mk1 Nissan Primera for seven grand or so.

[warren t claim]

The nearest we would get to a 125p for the 21st century would be if someone started importing Iranian 405's into the Uk.

[barrett]

I know it's not polish, but does anyone know what happened to the Tatra 603-A prototype. It was in C&SC about 15 years ago in a tatty but solid state, for sale somewhere in eastern europe, but i've not heard anything about it since. I really hope someone is restoring it because it's an absolutely lovely looking thing, and probably worth a bit now the way Tatra prices are going....

[Pete-M]

I'm mortified about Tatra 603 prices. Could have bought a useable one three years ago for £1750, came home to raise the necessary fundages and when I got back to Czech a few months later they were £6000. So I gave it a miss.

[barrett]

Absurd isn't it?Still, if you can afford one it's probably as good investment for the future if you look at the prices off older streamlined Tatras.

[Timewaster]

The nearest we would get to a 125p for the 21st century would be if someone started importing Iranian 405's into the Uk.

I'd buy one!When it was about 10 years old with a borderline MOT

[brammy777]

This thread is brilliant. I havent heard of most of these.That Tarpan looks horrendously awkward, but I bet its pretty good in reality.

[Quintus]

Yeah a friend of mine at schools' mum bought a Polonez. She loved it after her previous car........a Morris Marina.

My dad owned a Morris Marina (1.8 Super Deluxe in white) prior to the Riva. The Riva wasn't a noticeable improvement in handling, if memory serves...Wonder how many other BL owners made the switch to Eastern European stuff?

 

I'm also a Tatra fan. Cruising around in a nice 613 would be fantastic.

[lovejoy]

That 126 Estate looks very interesting, I never knew there was such a version made, I wonder if any are still about; I have seen lots of FSM 126's still running about in eastern Europe.

[eggy]

Great thread !

There's at least one Analogue 4x4 in Aberdeenshire, I'm trying to remember where it is so I can go and get a picture.

oh shit thats all i needed to know, i was trying to find one of these on polish websites last week,now theres one potentially a couple of hundred miles away from my house, i was also eyeing up tarpans last week but they were all late model and over 5000, i think i would really enjoy going over to poland and picking up some sub £1000 shite,maybe next year......

[whitevanman]

Another Autoshite road trip....think we are gonna have to buy a sherpa crew bus for deffinate

[nigel bickle]

A Zuk or Nyssa is fairly high up on my ''want'' list.Sadly-not currently able to travel the distance needed to buy a good one.

[carlo]

Was I cruel? I gave my daughter a 125p to drive after she passed her test... She loved it! it certainly had character and was admired by all the eastern Europeans who moved here (?) in the late 1990s/2000s. It was a comfortable car, with soft seats and springs, although it wallowed in corners somewhat. A HUGE boot and enough room to move 5 people in reasonable comfort-what more could a student ask for?

My first car, in 1982, was a Wartburg Knight (yes, I know it's East German but it seems to fit the thread). Cost me £150 and the excitement of having that car at the tender age of 19 was immense. I had to wait a week whilst it had a new clutch fitted and the tension was unbearable. It also had character in bucketfuls, a great suspension, a freewheel facility, wonderful sounding 2-stroke engine and a huge body & boot. We won't mention the brakes/handling.I also remember my dad, who was a car trader, buying a two year old FSO Polonez in brown in about 1982. It really had a luxurious interior and looked quite a beast; I couldn't drive it at that stage so couldn't comment on its road manners. It stuck around for months and months and was one of the very few cars he lost money on in 20 years!

[ChinaTom]

I love that 126 Estate. I think I have a pic of that in an old book somewhere and I'm sure I remember it saying it was a diesel.

[Tayne]

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