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Mar 16, 2011 22:36:31 GMT
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FSO PolonezDeleted
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Mar 16, 2011 22:39:32 GMT
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Works for me ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Mar 16, 2011 22:43:41 GMT
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dunno why but that polonez seems to have a definite hint of nissan sunny in it lol
but yeah rims plus lowering them does definitely work ;D
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Mar 16, 2011 23:13:23 GMT
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Sweet I was waiting for this thread! This is my spot from last summer's visit in the land of Poles... For me it's a definition of Polonez and possibly an inspiration for the future if I ever move to Poland for some time... ![](http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8596/polonez003.jpg) ![](http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/300/polonez002.jpg) ![](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2005/polonez001.jpg) Oh.. and guess what, it was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, definitely the biggest legend in car design as far as I'm concerned. For me it was always very close to Lancia Delta which was designed a year later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgetto_GiugiaroGiugiaro = Alfasud, DeLorean, Mangusta, Ferrari 250GT, Lotus Esprit, Maseratis, Golf Mk1, Passat Mk1... ...Zastava Yugo ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) Oh, and the fiat... D3 WAISS -it's from Wroclaw, where I was born. I saw this car on couple of shows and it was one of the first ever modded 125p's on the scene... Pretty much started the scene. Have few pictures from my good friend's hip-hop video shoot. ![](http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/111/d6a65bd99e264328b3809637a8c4b2e5/l.jpg) ![](http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/108/124281ffd1674a6b93e61e19afc0d5c3/l.jpg) ![](http://a3.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/74/f25873f5ac8f41cdbce3983bfc593622/l.jpg)
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alexg
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Mar 16, 2011 23:19:57 GMT
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1979 'V' Austin Allegro Estate
1990 'G' Rover Metro GTI 1.8 VVC
1985 Sinclair C5
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Mar 16, 2011 23:32:23 GMT
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Mmmmm Stratopolonez... The legendary Polonez with Lancia Stratos running gear and engine. It's been rebuilt and apparently is in running condition! ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) By the way, forgot to mention why there are not many of them around. I seem to remember that the British export ones were a lot better equipped and some of them even had Rover engines. That's why a lot of them got imported back to Poland for parts / steering wheel swaps after they were getting a bit older and prices dropped. I remember lots of them on car transporters with British plates and light bangs/scrapes in the early 90's. Probably first time ever that I saw a RHD car and got really confused ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) Edit: Just found this... All i can say is WoW...
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FSO PolonezBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Wait... it has STRATOS RUNNING GEAR?! I did not know that. The coolness of that car just went through the roof in my opinion.
As for the UK road-going ones, I'd forgotten that they came with Rover K-Series lumps - I think they were sold here as the FSO Caro, which was if I recall just a facelifted Polonez.
When I was a kid the bloke across the road from me had a brand new Polonez. It literally dissolved within 3 years and it was shunted into the garden and a different car parked behind it.
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![](http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8003/dsc07429q.jpg) needs smaller wheels and lowering more. definately going in the right direction though. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Wait... it has STRATOS RUNNING GEAR?! I did not know that. The coolness of that car just went through the roof in my opinion. It had a 2.4 V6 engine used in Ferrari Dino and Lancia Stratos. Basically a story is quite epic as in 1977 during a European Rally Championship in Poland there was a very close and fierce final battle between Polish and French teams both driving Stratoses (Stratosae? ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ). Close to the end the Polish guy changed gear at wrong time and flew out on a corner destroying the body but leaving the rest with only some minor damage. The French guy (Darniche) won the Championship. At the same time there was a rally version of Polonez being prepared (Polonez 2500 Racing) so the Polishes decided to scrap the original engine (FR layout) and use the frame, running gear and the engine of a Stratos plus the body of a rally Polonez. After few litres of very strong vodka, some angle grinders, welders, hammers and a lot of cigarettes with no filters, the legend was born... When the team first started the engine. some people living nearby called Milicja (communist version of police) complaining and worrying about the terrible noise! After running first tests... OK, there were no tests, first rally was supposed to be the first test. Because it was a prototype and the Polonez was not in production for another year it had to go through a handicap race and despite spinning out many times it finished first! People had no idea what was powering the beast and many were confused when after opening the bonnet they saw a gigantic radiator adapted from a Polish lorry - Star (apart from cooling it was also adding weight at the front). Only after looking from behind it became clear what was inside... It is a true legend with 0-62mph in less than 6 seconds and top speeds around 142mph... it also used 100 litres of fuel per 100km. Yeah, that's around 2.35mpg ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The guys who restored it and got it running are also legends and deserve a lot of credit Edit: Forgot to add. The body was made entirely out of metal, none of that girly fibreglass ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) (rougly translated from the remains of restorer's website www.stratopolonez.republika.pl/historia.html ) ![](http://www.stratopolonez.republika.pl/stratopolonez8.jpg)
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FSO PolonezBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Mar 17, 2011 11:34:46 GMT
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Fantastic info, thanks MP! I love it when there's an interesting back-story to these cars. I'm surprised the use of decadent Western engineering was allowed behind the Iron Curtain.
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MrSpeedy
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Mar 17, 2011 12:08:07 GMT
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When I was a kid we had a polish brickie doing our extension. He had a Polonez and I was fascinated by it. Couldn't stop looking at it. Always thought it could be a very cool looking car.
That orange one goes someway to prove that everything has potential
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Leo
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Mar 17, 2011 12:40:20 GMT
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I've got a weird soft spot for these too. Back in what I guess was the very early 90's, my parents had one. Dad had lost his job and company car and needed some wheels. Somehow he found one of these, paid something like 50 notes for it and we had it a while.
Two things stick in my mind, first was that a friend who lived nearby asked when we got the BMW! He thought it looked like a 3 series (would be an E30) because of the quad headlights. Second thing was the disco dash. The choke light and handbrake light flash when on and with the choke, handbrake and indicators on, there was a red, orange and green disco on the dash :-D
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English bloke living in Amsterdam.
'92 VW Golf 1.8 CL @ 220,000 km and counting...
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Mar 17, 2011 12:50:28 GMT
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In The Netherlands you could buy in tne early nineties: A FSO Prima with a Rover K-series (1.4l, 103bhp). ![](http://media.autoweek.nl/m/m1fygb4bklbd_480.jpg) Would be a riot to drive. They did even do a race version! ![](http://members.multimania.co.uk/fsopolonez/fso/14gli.jpg)
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Mar 17, 2011 13:25:44 GMT
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I spotted an FSO Caro Pick up in London at the weekend.
I'd love to find a Polonez hidden away somewhere.
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Current Fleet 2006 Skoda Roomster 1.4 16v (Daily) 1990 Autozam Revue 1.5 Auto Canvas Top (Project) 1993 VW Transporter LWB 2.4D (Camper Project) 1994 Skoda Favorit Foreman II Pick Up (Project) 1979 Skoda Estelle 120LS. (Project) 1982 Kip Kompakt 300 Caravan (Project)
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Mar 17, 2011 22:28:20 GMT
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Mar 17, 2011 23:00:17 GMT
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It's been years and years since I've seen a Polonez in the wild! I honestly don't think I've ever seen one on the road. Stratopolonez is genius ;D
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary.
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The facelift "Caro" was used by a taxi firm in Northampton back in the 90's, think they were about P reg & I think they were powered by n/a Peugeot 1.9 diesel engines!
I have been harbouring ideas about driving an old jalopy of some description to Poland, buying a cheap Polonez and driving home again... A Polish mate of mine at work reckons it would be possible!
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Mar 18, 2011 10:29:15 GMT
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Why drive out there? just fly over,ive been harbouring a desire to do that also but i want a dacia ;D
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1984 Subaru GLF Hatch 1983 Skoda 120LE Super estelle 1977 Subaru DL Wagon 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe 1995 Skoda favorit estate
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Mar 18, 2011 12:47:47 GMT
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Be very careful about buying old Polish/Eastern cars in Poland... To be honest it's best if you have someone there who knows a bit about buying second hand cars as it's quite a skill. You don't want to end up finding out that the car was held up by zip-ties and packing tape whilst you're scratching your head on the side of an Autobahn... Basically it's like buying a dog of a traveller ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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