Fabryka Samochodów cheetah
| Studio Samochodowe Gepard (1990–1992) Fabryka Samochodów Gepard (1992–1995) |
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|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1990 |
| resolution | 1995 |
| Seat | Mielec , Poland |
| management | Zbyslaw Szwaj |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Fabryka Samochodów Gepard , previously Studio Samochodowe Gepard , was a Polish manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Zbyslaw Szwaj who was working on a design for a sports car since 1983, founded in 1990 in Warsaw , the company Studio Samochodowe Cheetah and began the production of automobiles. The brand name was Gepard . In 1992 the name was changed to Fabryka Samochodów Gepard and the move to Mielec . Production ended in 1995. Szwaj then founded Leopard Automobile with some partners .
vehicles
The company made roadsters . In the model Cheetah GP 8 a made V8 engine from Rover with 3900 cc displacement and 190 hp (140 kW) for the drive. The model was also available with a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1997 cc.
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 2 G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
Web links
Commons : Cheetah - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. 2001.
- ↑ Technical data of the four-cylinder model on the pws.home website
