Before World War II
The brand was created in 1932, when the Polish government made an agreement with FIAT to produce licence cars in a state factory PZInż. (Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne) in Warsaw. The cars were sold and serviced by a newly created Polish-Italian company Polski Fiat SA. First cars were assembled from Italian parts (a compact car PF 508/I), later also some other models were assembled from parts, like a small car Fiat Topolino. From the mid-1930s, the factory started to produce whole cars.
Main produced models were (PF stands for Polski Fiat):
- PF 508/III Junak - a compact car
- PF 518 Mazur - a mid-size car
- PF 618 Grom - 1.5 t truck
- PF 621L - 2.5 t truck, also in a bus variant PF 621R
Special military models, developed in Poland:
- PF 508/IIIW Łazik - passenger off-road car
- PF 518 Łazik - passenger off-road car
- PF 508/518 - utility off-road car and a light artillery tractor (based on parts of PF 508 and PF 518)
The brand ceased to exist with an outbreak of the World War II, when the factory was seized by the Germans in 1939.
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