First Fiat 518, also called "Mazur", was produced in 1937 on FIAT license. From it's Italian version differs in that it was rebuilt to support polish road and exploitation condition. Mazur has two cabin version supporting 4 and 7 persons. Five seater version was more luxury than seven seater - the chairs were more comfortable and could fold to create sleeping place for at least 2 persons.
Parameters:
- 5-6 seater version with folding and permanent roof
- 2.0 liter engine with 4 valves from FIAT producing 45KM (33kW) on 3600 rpm
- fuel consumption 11l/100km
- weight 1070kg
- Vmax 100-110 km/h (60 mph)
- hydraulical breaks - it was rare back then
- built from steel, wood and canvas
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Fiat 518 was very popular in the Polish army as officer's car. Some Polish chiefs of staffs were using them. Mazur's were also rebuilt to off-roads version. Such vehicles, with machine guns installed, were used during IIWW in 1939.
