J. Valeš

J. Valeš
legal form
founding	1928
resolution	1929
Seat	Prague - Kobylisy , Czechoslovakia
management	Jaroslav Valeš
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

J. Valeš was a Czechoslovakian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Jaroslav Valeš founded the company in Prague - Kobylisy in 1928 for the production of automobiles. The brand name was Vaja . Production ended in 1929. Other sources name 1929 or 1929 to 1930 as the construction period. A total of 30 to 40 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The company manufactured cycle cars and small cars.

In the smaller model, an air-cooled two-cylinder engine from Itar with 746 cm³ displacement and 12 HP power provided the drive. The empty weight was 340 kg. The maximum speed was given as 60 km / h.

The larger model was more successful. Here a V2 engine from JAP with a displacement of 996 cm³ drove the vehicle. This model cost from 18,000 Czechoslovak crowns . The empty weight was 360 kg. The maximum speed was given as 76 km / h. On offer were two to three-seater roadsters and a two-door, three-seater sedan . The body consisted of a wooden frame with synthetic leather covering . Only the fenders were made of steel .

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 (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 3 P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
• Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Encyclopedie automobilů. České a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti. Computer Press, Brno 2007, ISBN 978-80-251-1587-9 . (Czech)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Šuman-Hreblay: Encyclopedie automobilů.