Serpukhovsky Avtomobilny Zavod

Serpuchowski Motocikletny Sawod (1939–1990) ; Serpuchowski Awtomobilny Sawod (since 1990)
legal form
founding	1939
Seat	Serpukhov
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

SZA

SZD

Oka

Oka with a van body

Serpuchowski Avtomobilny Sawod (SeAS, English SeAZ ) ( Russian Серпуховский Автомобильный Завод ( СеАЗ )), is a large engineering company from Serpukhov in the Russian Federation .

Company history

The company was founded in 1939 as Serpuchowski Motocikletny Sawod , SMS for short (English SMZ ), for the production of motorcycles . From 1952, the company also manufactured micro cars. Most of the customers were physically handicapped. The brand name was initially SMS , from 1990 SeAS . At about the same time, the company was renamed Serpuchowski Awtomobilny Zavod .

vehicles

S 1 L and SZL

The first model was the S 1 L, which was produced in small numbers from 1952 to 1955 . A single - cylinder two-stroke engine in the rear with 123 cm³ displacement and 4 HP (3 kW) power provided the drive . The maximum speed was given as 35 km / h. The SZL developed between 1955 and 1958 got stuck in the prototype stage. Both were tricycles with the single wheel in the back.

SZA

In 1958 the SZA , also written SAZ , followed, with four wheels and a canvas hood. With its flared front fenders and free-standing headlights, this vehicle resembled cars from the 1930s. It had space for two people and some luggage. A closed body was also available on request. The air-cooled single-cylinder engine had an output of around 10 hp (7 kW). Production ran until 1970.

SZD

In 1971 the SZD followed with an angular pontoon body . The single cylinder engine had a displacement of 346 cm³ . Production ran until 1990. In 1989 alone, 10,348 copies were made.

Oka

In 1990 the company began producing the Oka , which had previously been produced by KAMAZ . This was a modern small car with a front-engine and front-wheel drive . Oka later became a brand name as well. Production ended in 2008. The plant now only works as a supplier.

literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5 .
Walter Drawer: Small Cars International. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01959-6 .
Bernard Vermeylen: Cars from the Eastern Bloc. All models since 1945. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-7688-3149-9 .
Andy Thompson: Cars of the Soviet Union. The Definitive History. Haynes Publishing, Sparkford 2008, ISBN 978-1-84425-483-5 . (English)

Web links

Commons : SeAS - collection of images, videos and audio files

Company website (Russian, accessed December 30, 2012)

Individual evidence

^ Thompson: Cars of the Soviet Union.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Linz, Schrader: The International Automobile Encyclopedia.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Vermeylen: Cars from the Eastern Bloc.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Draftsman: Kleinwagen International.

[Cars_of_the_Soviet_Union-1] Thompson: Cars of the Soviet Union.

[Die_große_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-2] Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-3] Linz, Schrader: The International Automobile Encyclopedia.

[Autos_aus_dem_Ostblock-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Vermeylen: Cars from the Eastern Bloc.

[Kleinwagen_International-5] Draftsman: Kleinwagen International.