Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe
| Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1922 |
| resolution | 1931 |
| Seat | Warsaw , Poland |
| management | Kazimierz Meÿer |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
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Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe , or CWS for short , was a Polish manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The Warsaw-based company started producing automobiles in 1920. The brand name was CWS . In 1931, production ended after around 800 copies were made.
vehicles
In 1920, 20 vehicles based on the Ford Model T were built . In 1922 the designer Tadeusz Tański developed a four-cylinder engine with OHV valve control , 2985 cm³ displacement and 45 hp , which was also tested in Dodge vehicles from 1923 onwards .
In 1925 a car of its own design was created, which went into series production in 1927 under the model name CWS T-1 as the first Polish car. The four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 3000 cc made 61 hp. The transmission had four gears.
In 1930 three prototypes of the CWS T-8 with an eight-cylinder in - line engine , 2964 cm³ displacement and 80 hp in the body shapes of two-seater roadsters , four-seater touring cars and a closed faux convertible were created .
Also in 1930 the CWS T-2 was presented. This model had the halved engine from the CWS T-8 .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
Web links
- GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on February 14, 2015)
