Aero 20

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Aero 20 (1933)
Aero 20 (1933)
20th
Production period: 1933-1934
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , cabriolet , convertible sedan
Engines: Otto engine
1.0 liter (19 kW)
Length: 3250 mm
Width: 1270 mm
Height: 1460 mm
Wheelbase : 2280 mm
Empty weight : 500-700 kg
successor Aero 30

The Aero 20 (also Aero 1000 ) was a Czechoslovak automobile that Aero built from 1933 to 1934.

The two-cylinder two-stroke engine had a displacement of 998 cm³ and made 26 hp. With rear-wheel drive and three-speed transmission, the car reached a top speed of around 90 km / h. The fuel consumption was 8 l / 100 km.

The Aero 20 was the first mid-range model from this manufacturer.

A total of 236 copies were built.

In addition, 40 copies of the Aero 750 were built on the chassis of this model .

Motorsport and long distance driving

In 1934, Bohumil Turek and Antonin Nahodil took part in the Monte Carlo Rally on an Aero 20 from the starting point in Athens and took third place in the class up to 1500 cm³.

From February to April of the same year, four blue-painted Aero 20s - the 'Blue Team' - went on an expedition through North Africa. The vehicles were piloted by three women's teams and one men's team (service car), which consisted of František Alexander Elstner and an engineer. After 48 days and around 14,000 km, the teams reached Prague again on April 13, 1934. The entire expedition was accompanied by numerous reports and receptions as a marketing campaign.

In the same year the service car of this Africa expedition was used to drive to Kabul (and back), which lasted from May to August 1934.

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