Warszawa (Warsaw) was the first polish car after II World War. The production started in 1951 in august and ended after 22 years in 1973. Finnaly over 250.000 were produced. Warsaw construction based on Russian Gaz M20 Pobieda. License of that car was a 'gift' from Joseph Stalin. This gift cost Poland over 130.000.000 Polish zlotys but it wasn't total cost Additional machinery from Russia cost over 250 milion zlotys.
Orginal Warsaw car
The first Polish car was produced in many version from a regular car to pickup. The car was designated almost for every purpose. Warsawas were on military and police equipement. Even polisch offciels used them as limos.
First Warsawa top speed was 109 km/h. It was not so fast even for those days, but it wasn't slow either. The Car have 2,2 liter engine which produces over 50 horse power. Engine consumes 11-13 liter of fuel which was very high for an European standards( but not for an American ;P). Despite of this engine was complemented, becouse it could run on very bad and low octain petrol.
Warsaw was a really good car. So good, that it was exported not only to Western Europe. Even Norway and Finland bought some of them (over 800 each country).
Nowdays in Poland there are a lot of restored Warsaws. Some of them are used as wedding cabs, some of them are in hands of private collectioners and museums but some of them are tuned to low-riders in american style.
Warsaw M20 in museum
Warsaw 223 Wagon (kombi)
Warsaw Pickup
Rear and front of Warsaw M20 which is used as wedding cab
Restored Warsaw 201 on Old Car Rally in Polish capital - Warsaw
Ruined police Car
Train-car based on Polish Warsaw
Warsaw 210 prototype