Beskid was a series of economy hatchback car prototypes in Poland designed by BOSMAL Automotive Research and Development Institute during 1982-1986. The design team was led by Wiesław Wiatrak who later used the Beskid as his daily car and finally passed it to a museum in Kraków.
The car never went into mass production; However, it is also suggested that the Beskid was in fact a back-up measure if licensing talks were unsuccessful; finally the Fiat Cinquecento was produced in FSM. While all seven Beskid prototypes were slated for destruction, six were saved. One was used for a crash test, and the remaining six are located in various institutions in Poland:
The body style was patented, but BOSMAL lacked funds for the extension of the patent.
The name comes from the Beskids mountains.
- Museum of Technology, Warsaw - Yellow
- Museum of Municipal Engineering, Kraków in Kraków - Two, white and green
- Opole University of Technology - White
- Museum of Technology and Transport in Szczecin - Green
- BOSMAL museum at BOSMAL facility in Bielsko Biała - Cream
External links
- BOSMAL website
- Bosmal Beskid 106 prototype - history and pictures (English)
References
- <ref name="B"> Bosmal History retrieved 2012-01-04^