Już w momencie podpisywania umowy licencyjnej na Warszawę zdawano sobie sprawę, że konstrukcja ta ma wiele braków i daleko jej do nowoczesności. Inżynierowie FSO nieustannie próbowali ulepszyć i uwspółcześnić Warszawę, ale na przeszkodzie większych zmian stały z reguły albo finanse…
W drugiej połowie lat 50. XX w. zaczęto zdawać sobie sprawę, że Polakom potrzebny jest prawdziwie tani samochód. Przedstawiona w 1955 r. Syrena, choć znacznie mniejsza i tańsza od Warszawy, tanim samochodem na pewno nie była. Potrzebowano czegoś mniejszego. Założono,…
In the previous post about my trip to the Autoworld Museum (link here), I mentioned a word or two about the model shop that was there. As a decent collector, I couldn’t just walk past it. I had to explore.…
The development of the first Laguna took surprisingly long. It began in 1988, but was halted in the early 90s. The works resumed after a year and their effect was shown to the world at the end of 1993. When…
The French car manufacturers don’t have too much luck with the executive car segment lately. The charm, modern technology and ride comfort of their exec cars cannot seem to convince many clients outside the home market. The last model which…
Planned economy in the times of socialist Poland meant that there was no place for fantasies. The best example is the crude motor industry, that produced only what was absolutely necessary. Despite these unfavourable conditions, the engineers from the Polish…
1st January 1983 – this is when the license for the Polski Fiat 125p expired. Despite previous premises, this didn’t mean an end of production of the car. After placing the FSO badge and removing the “Fiat License” plate, the…
The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” is perfectly applicable to the Fiat Regata. The looks of the car are exceptionally humble – it’s just another compact car. A jigsaw puzzle of other Fiats, although – ironically –…
The Mazda 323 never had an easy life. Even though it was a relatively well engineered car, it remained in the shadow of the Toyota Corolla. Understandably, Mazda wanted to change this. In 1980 it introduced the new 323 (code…
Name changes in the world of cars are nothing new. By doing this the manufacturers want to highlight the “new beginning” and draw a clear line between the new model and its predecessors. Two years ago Renault took this approach…