Tomos

“Tomos 4L” moped, around 1972, probably from Dutch production

"Tomos Classic 2" moped, taken in Japan

Sister model of the Puch Maxi : Tomos Classic XL 25

Tomos Ami 6 from 1967

Tomos 2 CV from 1968

A prototype remained: Tomos Triko from 1981–1982

Tomos (abbreviation for Tovarna Motornih Vozil , literally translated: factory for motor vehicles ; originally Tovarna motornih koles Sežana = factory for motorcycles Sežana ) is a factory in Koper ( Slovenia , formerly Yugoslavia ) that manufactured mopeds and earlier cars under license from Citroën produced. In 2019 the company went bankrupt.

history

The company, founded in 1954, became known for the manufacture of mopeds , small motorcycles and outboard motors . A 750 class motorcycle was also built around 1970, the Tomos Norton TN 750 Fastback . The beginnings were based on constructions from Puch-Werke ( Austria ). One moped series was based on the Puch MS 50 . This was marketed as Colibri and was available as a moped or mokick version. Later mopeds were based on the Puch Maxi . Later Tomos built numerous in-house developments, including racing motorcycles for sport use .

From 1960 the Citroën 2CV was built for the Yugoslav market at Tomos , later also the models Citroën Ami 6 , Citroën Ami 8 and Citroën Dyane . In 1972 Citroën, Iskra and Tomos founded the new company Cimos to continue automotive production. Tomos has long been a major supplier to the motorcycle production of BMW .

The Citroën 2CV, called Ente in Germany , had the nickname Spaček (also Spale or Spaja ) in Yugoslavia , derived from Sitroen ( phonetic spelling for Citroën ) and Paček (diminutive of Patka = duck) or Paja Patak = Donald Duck .

At least one prototype of a three-wheeled mini car was built between 1981 and 1982 . The Tomos Triko , however, did not go into series production.

Since 1966 Tomos two-wheelers have also been built in Epe (Netherlands) . On December 1, 2009, production in Epe was discontinued and relocated to the main Slovenian plant. Moteo has been representing Nederland BV since September 2012. the Tomos brand in the Netherlands.

literature

• Walter Drawer, small car international. Mobile, cabin scooters and driving machines from the 40s, 50s and 60s from over 250 manufacturers from all over the world , 1999, p. 290 ISBN 3-613-01959-6
• Article Cimos and Tomos in: Enciklopedija Slovenije , Volume 2 (1988) and Volume 13 (1999)

See also

• Tovarna Automobilov Cimos

Web links

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

• Official website of the company
• General importer for Austria and Germany
• Homepage of the Tomos factory in the Netherlands
• Tomos USA (with pictures of current Tomos mopeds) ( Memento from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
• Swedish site with pictures of Tomos mopeds from the 1960s ... ( Memento from August 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) ... and another similar site ( Memento from November 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• English-language page about Tomos Citroën cars with pictures ( Memento from April 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• The moped Tomos Flexer on motorradonline.de ( Memento from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Motorcycle maker Tomos sent into receivership. Retrieved April 13, 2020 . 
2. ^ Yugoslav mopeds . In: Motor vehicle technology 05/1961, p. 204.
3. ↑ Tomos | Tomos Mopeds Nederland. January 31, 2019, accessed April 13, 2020 .