The FSO Polonez Story

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The FSO Polonez is a car still beloved in its native Poland. When it launched in 1978 it was a modern looking car that was going to put the Polish car industry on the map not only in Europe, but also North America. So, where did this design come from, and what happened? If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Big Car Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-car-bitesized-car-history/id1734663230 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tEQK1WPlF9hknD2dhdInn Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2JpZ2Nhci9mZWVkLnhtbA Amazon Music/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cf15574a-9d87-4a9c-89ad-6cc15579f121PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3556286 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/156870118 ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-big-car-S-irqaQdE5b/ Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/big-car-bitesized-car-history-5646040 Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/93546 My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polski_Fiat_125p https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polski_Fiat_125p https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabryka_Samochod%C3%B3w_Osobowych https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_ESVs https://motofakty.pl/fso-polonez-niedoszly-ambasador/ar/c4-16140959 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Seicento https://motoryzacja.interia.pl/wiadomosci/ciekawostki/news-nietypowe-fakty-z-historii-poloneza-wiedziales,nId,5185625 https://www.zw.com.pl/artykul/246930.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonaise https://archive.is/TWBYj https://web.archive.org/web/20150502094249/http://www.autocentrum.pl/historia-motoryzacji/fso-historia-motoryzacji-w-polsce-polonez-w-strone-nowoczesnosci-historia-modelu-do-konca-lat-80-tych/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Twin_Cam_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez_2000_Rally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500_(2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_VESC https://autoblog.spidersweb.pl/40-lat-poloneza-niewygodna-prawda https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez_Truck https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez_Atu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Tico https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Lanos https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Matiz #bigcar