Ralf-Stetysz
Ralf-Stetysz | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | K. Rudzki i S-ka |
Also called | Stetysz |
Production | 1924-1929 |
Assembly | Poland: Warsaw France: Paris |
Designer | Stefan Tyszkiewicz |
Powertrain | |
Engine | R4 1500 cc R6 2760 cc |
Ralf-Stetysz (
Tyszkiewicz designed several prototypes, drawing heavily on contemporary French car designs, but better suited for the dismal Polish roads of the time. A single prototype was completed, with a strengthened suspension, a locking differential and a powerful Continental engine. It was presented at the 1926 and 1927 Paris Motor Show, where it received positive reviews as a good "colonial car".[3] The prototype proved interesting and in 1927 Tyszkiewicz was able to secure cooperation with the Warsaw-based K. Rudzki i S-ka company to start serial production, under the Stetysz brand. The company produced all the mechanical parts and assembled the vehicles while the bodywork was manufactured by Plage i Laśkiewicz of Lublin, the aeronautical company.
Eventually, Ralf-Stetysz launched two models for the 1929 model year, both available in several configurations:
- Stetysz TA, with a 4-cylinder Continental engine of 1500 ccm displacement
- Stetysz TC, with a 6-cylinder Continental engine of 2760 ccm
The initial batch of roughly 200 cars of both models proved durable, and their sales looked promising. The cars were featured at the
On 11 February 1929 the Stetysz Warsaw factory was completely gutted by fire, along with a number of already completed vehicles awaiting delivery. Tyszkiewicz wanted to rebuild the factory, but the move was blocked by shareholders of K. Rudzki & S-ka, a firm specialising primarily in bridge construction. Eventually, Stefan Tyszkiewicz resigned himself to discontinue his own brand and focused instead on importing and producing, under licence,
References
- ISBN 9788361184805.
- ISBN 9788301151089.
- ^ "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1927 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1926). Paris: Histoire & collections. Nr. 78s: Page 57. 2006.
- ^ http://polskie-auta.pl/stara/ralf.htm Zdjęcia samochodów Ralf-Stetysz - Photographs of Stetysz cars.
Bibliography
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k605534p.texte Report on the car in the Paris daily, 'Le Petit Parisien'.
- "Automobilia". Toutes les voitures françaises 1927 (salon [Paris, Oct] 1926). Paris: Histoire & collections. Nr. 78s: Page 57. 2006.