1984 FSO Polonez 1.5 CE [B01]

1984 FSO Polonez [B01] in Top Gear: The Worst Car in the History of the World, Documentary, 2012

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Weasel1984 ◊ 2012-11-18 15:50	LHD? Then [B01], otherwise [B51], if UK spec. It is strange trim - it doesn't have side strips, like the cheapest Polish "C" version (I doubt it was exported in such form anyway), but has front spoiler, more typical for the more expensive models. Car is perhaps as original, as its set of side mirrors.
Jale ◊ 2012-11-18 15:54	http://www.flickr.com/photos/leicester-vehicle-photography/8123253864/
Weasel1984 ◊ 2012-11-18 16:01	Good thing - badges are visible (=> CE), so it must be private import
dsl ◊ 2012-11-18 17:07	Jale wrote http://www.flickr.com/photos/leicester-vehicle-photography/8123253864/ From the Red Oktober gathering at Crich tramway museum, Derbyshire UK. more photo albums at Link to "retrorides.proboards.com" , http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=836808&page=2 - may be a useful reference for some of the unusual East bloc cars etc in UK.
-- ◊ 2012-11-18 17:47	Link to "retrorides.proboards.com"
130rapid ◊ 2012-11-22 15:29	Weasel1984 wrote It is strange trim - it doesn't have side strips, like the cheapest Polish "C" version (I doubt it was exported in such form anyway), but has front spoiler, more typical for the more expensive models. You can buy the replica of OBR-FSO spoiler on web auction in PL easy. As my friend did. Looks like both owners have been made same mistake: the spoiler is mounted too low. -- Last edit: 2012-11-22 15:35:10
Weasel1984 ◊ 2012-11-22 15:51	Yes - now, when we know it is private import it is more clear it is not original indeed (the plastic bumpers in fact too) Pity what happend to the brown one (I would keep it in its original condition), but it always can be removed. In case of the ultra poor C-version, we have here, it "spoils" its "sophsticated" look even more however. -- Last edit: 2012-11-22 15:58:32
Q-Ball ◊ 2012-11-22 19:02	Clarkson REALLY hates eastern bloc cars, and probably for good reason!
kudos ◊ 2012-11-22 19:05	Base model with rectangular headlights and no rubber side moldings.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2012-11-23 13:46	It could have round ones too. And in the same time the more luxury models (e.g. "Lux" and "X" trims) could have rectangle lights as well. Not really a base version, as it was positioned below the "standard" model. It didn't have nearly everything and its equipment list litterally looked this way: - without... - without... - without... ... However despite it was such a naked nudist, its price was only a bit lower than of the standard model(?!), due to this it was short lived and unpopular (similar like its less cheap predecessors - Polonez Popular and Popular II). This way there are hobbysts, who treat it like an interesting, collectible item. -- Last edit: 2012-11-23 14:00:38
kudos ◊ 2012-11-23 18:38	Thanks for the info!
130rapid ◊ 2012-11-26 21:36	Q-Ball wrote Clarkson REALLY hates eastern bloc cars, and probably for good reason! Early FSO Polonez was strange car. Had rigid and very safe body (welded by robotized line, first one in Polish automotive industry), excellent equipment, nicely finished interior, otherwise terrible outdated suspension (giving tricky road behaviour in some circumstances) and oldfashioned engine (too weak for over 1100 kg weight, thirsty and just medicore durable). The classic 'triumph of form over substance' victim. -- Last edit: 2012-11-26 21:40:58
chicomarx ◊ 2012-11-26 22:01	Quote This is very nasty. It’s a FSO Polonez. Built by communists out of steel so thin you could use it as a net curtain. It is as reliable and as long lasting as a pensioner’s erection. Amazingly, it was styled by Giugiaro, the man who gave us the original Volkswagen Scirocco, the Lotus Esprit, the BMW M1, and countless other breathtakingly beautiful cars. I can only assume that here he was experimenting with the idea of trying to design a car after consuming four litres of absinthe. Yet he doesn't hate it as much as the Nissan Sunny.
Annihilator0001 ◊ 2012-12-03 22:14	the owner of that FSO Polonez is called Edd Kippax
chicomarx ◊ 2012-12-03 22:19	If I were Edd I'd like to remain anonymous.
Annihilator0001 ◊ 2012-12-03 23:29	Link to "www.facebook.com" the same car before UK plates
Annihilator0001 ◊ 2012-12-03 23:31	The vehicle details for B933 SAJ are: Date of Liability 01 04 2013 Date of First Registration 01 03 2012 Year of Manufacture 1984 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1481cc CO2 Emissions 0g/Km Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour BEIGE Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
chicomarx ◊ 2012-12-03 23:38	So a private import from Poland. Weasel1984 was right. Thanks, Annihilator. Same car again: It was bought on eBay. -- Last edit: 2012-12-03 23:59:38
Annihilator0001 ◊ 2012-12-06 00:25	and also he bought the car from a Polish guy in London and then had it MOT and put British number plates on it
Andre Malraux ◊ 2012-12-11 00:20	deleted comment
kudos ◊ 2014-08-14 19:15	Now owned by a member of Autoshite, I believe. -- Last edit: 2014-08-14 19:16:14

1984 FSO Polonez 1.5 CE [B01]

1984 FSO Polonez [B01] in Top Gear: The Worst Car in the History of the World, Documentary, 2012

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