Still can't beat the malluch :), however this thing does look rather cool,
Does anyone else know that Poland was responsible for the first version of the renault twingo? A friend showed me a video of polish prototypes and some where quite impressive.
Poland's Beskid, a 3-door, 5-passneger hatchback first developed in 1981. was nearly a decade ahead of its time. Its sloping bonnet and overall lines are clearly reminiscent of things to come. But unfortunately, like many, Polish projects, it got sidetracked. Did you know that both Uncle Joe Stalin and Marshal Joe Piłsudski were both instrumental in preventing the development of an indigenous Polish motor industry? Various behind the scenes pressures and manipulations led to the downfall of the CWS, an excellently designed Polish touring car, when the authorities of pre-war Poland made a deal wtih Fiat of Italy.
Am I to understand that there was a chance to start production Beskid car in Poland?
- I think that this opportunity was, is and will be. Finally The Car Factory carries on the policy , that no matter what he has to-date production and what are the possibilities and arrangements with foreign parties , is working to have its own model for implementation under this angle also still modify the Beskid . It is difficult to say what will be the conditions in the early nineties . It is known only that every factory properly developing , sooner or later, must rely on their own designs. Beskid is the way to do it.
