Aero 18

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Aero 18 (1934)
Aero 18 (1934)
18th
Production period: 1931-1934
Class : Small car
Body versions : Limousine , cabriolet
Engines: Otto engine
0.7 liters (13 kW)
Length: 3200 mm
Width: 1190 mm
Height: 1460 mm
Wheelbase : 2230 mm
Empty weight : 500-700 kg
Previous model Aero 10

The Aero 18 (also Aero 662 ) was a Czechoslovak automobile that Aero built from 1931 to 1934.

Like its predecessor, the Aero 18 was also called "Klingler" (Czech "Cinkac" or "Cililink") because of the typical sound of the manual starter.

The two-cylinder two-stroke engine had a displacement of 662 cm³ and made 18 hp. With rear-wheel drive and three-speed gearbox, the car reached a top speed of around 80 km / h. The fuel consumption was 6 l / 100 km.

From the end of 1931, the car was fitted with a second door on the driver's side. With the introduction of the Aero 20 in 1933, the Aero 18 also received front brakes. In 1934 the model was also redesigned externally.

A total of 2583 copies were built.

Motorsport and long distance driving

Bohumil Turek won the gold medal with the new Aero 662 on the 10,000 km AvD in 1931 . The route led from Berlin via Lisbon, Munich, Zagreb and Vienna back to Berlin.

A year later, from July 12 to August 11, 1932, Turek covered 30,000 km in 30 days with this model. This endurance test was intended to be a promotion to launch the new Aero 662. For this purpose, 30 daily stages of 1000 km each had to be completed, monitored by a sports commission. During this time an average of 58.25 km / h was achieved.

Also František Alexander Elstner undertook a long-distance drive again with the Aero 18th The second SPEXOR expedition took place in 1933 with aero models. Three vehicles drove more than 13,500 km via Italy to the Libyan Murzuk and then via Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to Spain, from where it went back to Prague.

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