Automotive

Chosen vehicles from the collection

FSO Warszawa

Commonly known as Warszawka or Garbuska (trans. hunchback, beetle car), this passenger car was manufactured from 6 November 1951 to 30 March 1973 at the FSO in Żerań - Warsaw (Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych -  Passenger Car Factory), under a licence from the USSR. During the entire production period, 254,471 units of the model were manufactured, of which 72,834 were exported. It was the first mass-produced car in the history of post-war Poland. Based on the Warszawa car, the following delivery vehicles were constructed: FSC Żuk, ZSD Nysa and FSR Tarpan. The model was succeeded by the Polish Fiat 125p.

Mikrus MR-300

A Polish passenger car with a very simplified design, manufactured between 1957 and 1960 by WSK-Mielec (Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego - Communication Equipment Factory in Mieliec) in cooperation with WSK Rzeszów (Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego - Communication Equipment Factory in Rzeszów). A total of 1,728 units were produced.

The Mikrus MR 300 was characterised by an exceptionally simplified construction. Its concept was based on a 4x4 model, i.e. it was designed to seat 4 people, had a 4-wheel chassis, a curb weight of 400 kg and consumed 4 dm³/100 km. The car was powered by a two-stroke, two-cylinder, air-cooled engine with a capacity of 296 cm³.

Fire truck

At the turn of 1959/1960, a new model called Star 25 was introduced into production. The main change was the replacement of the existing engine with a new one designated S-472.

The vehicle was designed to transport a six-person firefighting team and was equipped with a motor pump, a self-priming pump and a water tank. It was powered by an S-474 engine with an output of 77.2 kW at 3000 rpm.

Moskwicz 400 (rus. Москвич 400)

Soviet passenger car manufactured by MZMA - Moscow Plant of Small Cars (MЗМA - Moskovsky Zavod Malolitrazhnykh Avtomobilei) between 1947 and 1954

The first example of this model, which marked the beginning of the Moskvich brand, came off the production line at the Moscow plant on 4 December 1946. In terms of design, the Soviet vehicle was a copy of the German Opel Kadett K38. The bodywork was similar to the pre-war KIM 10 car manufactured by MZMA.

SHL Gazela (Gazelle) Motorcycle

Manufacturer: KZWM (Kieleckie Zakłady Wyrobów Metalowych – Kielce Metal Works) - SHL Kielce (Polish brand), Years of production: 1968-1970, Number of copies: 50,000.

Scooter OSA

Osa M-50 (M-52). The only scooter mass-produced in the Polish People's Republic.

Between 1959 and 1965, WFM (Warszawska Fabryka Motocykli - Warsaw Motorcycle Factory) in Warsaw produced approximately 25,000 of them.