FSO Stratopolonez

Engine: V6, 2418 cc, 285 HP @ 7400 rpm, max speed: 200-230 km/h, acceleration 0-100 km/h: 5s.

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Marian Bublewicz / Ryszard Żyszkowski crew (one of my favourite combination of all the times) on Polonez 2000 Turbo. Photo was taken in 1986 in front of Sudety hotel, during the start to the XVI Elmot Rally, 2nd round of RSMP. They won the whole event with 1:47:42.
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The car that never was:

FSO Syrena Sport - Developed by Cezary Nawrot in early ’60s of XX and created by group of FSO engineers in one, red copy. Based on a Panhard Dyna engine with some Junak motorcycle parts (cylinders, pistons). 1 May 1960 after many tests and hard work was finally showed for public. In Western Europe, Syrena Sport was named the most beautiful cars from behind the Iron Curtain.

Although the project enjoyed the attention, Syrena Sport met with reluctance by the communist regime, which considered it to be very extravagant idea. The prototype was in the warehouses to the seventies of the XX century. Then regime made ​​the decision to completly destroy project. Workers were trying to save at all costs unique prototype, but a special commission was careful to completely break the whole body.

Now a group of enthusiasts are trying to build car from zero, using preserved  materials.

Visit: www.syrenasport.eu

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Did you know that:
“Polonez 1 April 1984 has been approved for group B.  In the used car carburetors, injection, mechanical and electronic  injection. Applied to the polycarbonate side windows, a small steel  bumpers were installed serial Polonez C. front spoilers with air plane  blades, which direct the air to cut vents into the rear bumper to cool  the brakes. The Polonez dismantled chrome accents and a rubber dart to  the front of the mask. Polonez possessed the power of the approximately  210 horsepower. Applied yellow paint and dark blue stripes quadrangles  or painting FSO SPORT. In the early 1990 FSO Sports OBRSO withdrew from  competing in car races. All copies have been dismantled and sold for  parts of today can meet only replicas of racing Polonezs.” via wikipedia

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You probably don’t even know what it is, but i love this.  FSO Polonez.