Towarzystwo Budowy Samochodów AS
| Towarzystwo Budowy Samochodów AS | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1924 |
| resolution | 1930 |
| Seat | Warsaw , Poland |
| management | Czesław Zbierański and Jan Łaskia |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Towarzystwo Budowy Samochodów AS was a Polish manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Czesław Zbierański founded the company in Warsaw in 1924 as an automobile workshop . In 1927 he hired Jan Łaskia. Work on a prototype began at the same time . The chief designer was Aleksander Liberman. In January 1928 the vehicle was ready. Production began in March 1928. The brand name was AS . The company used many parts that were made in Poland. Only the built-in motors were obtained from France . Production ended in 1930.
vehicles
In the model S-1 a saw four-cylinder engine of Chapuis-Dornier with 950 cc displacement and 18 hp power for the drive. In the S-2 model , a Ruby engine with a displacement of 1095 cm³ was initially used, which was later replaced by a CIME engine with a displacement of 1203 cm³ and an output of 24 hp. For this model, the design-related top speed was specified as 90 km / h. Both models had the same chassis with four-wheel brakes and a three-speed gearbox. Many vehicles were used as taxis . Szydłowiecka Fabryka Powozów Braci Węgrzeckich i Spółki manufactured the bodies.
Production numbers
The company produced around 50 vehicles in 1928. In 1929 only 20 were made, and in 1930 at least three.
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
- Polish website (accessed March 4, 2012)
