- Source: FSM Beskid
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:
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
The body style was patented, but BOSMAL lacked funds for the extension of the patent.
The name comes from the Beskids mountains.
External links
BOSMAL website
Bosmal Beskid 106 prototype - history and pictures (English)
