Marius Crisan

Aro 243 Diesel

miercuri, 1 octombrie 2014 21:33 | 1 Comment | Marius Crisan

Aro 243 Diesel was the first diesel Aro ever made at Campulung-Muscel. It was presented at TIB 1978. The engine was made in collaboration with ICPAT-Brasov. Aro 243 D had a maximum load of 700 kg. The 4 cylinder 3100 cc engine that develops 68 hp and 18.5 kgfm of torque was proven reliable and rugged after some tests off road but also at 100+ km/ h speeds on highway.

The main advantage and reason of development was its low fuel consumption, of about 9 – 10 l/ 100 km compared to the classic gasoline engines which consumed 14.5 l/ 100 km. This was in the context of the 1973 oil crisis, when diesel oil was much cheaper. Engineer Petre Livoschi, one of the creators of this model, stated that after about 200 000 km traveled with the Aro 243 D you would save enough money to buy another exact diesel Aro from the factory.

Bibliography:

Almanah Auto 1979 – Al. SOLOMONESCU

Posted in: Aro, Aro 24 | Tagged: 243, aro, d, diesel

Oltcit in 1981

sâmbătă, 30 august 2014 12:45 | Leave a Comment | Marius Crisan

Oltcit has first appeared at the TIB 1981. It was a very anticipated vehicle, projects for the Craiova plant started in 1976. Oltcit was presented in two versions: Special and Club. The Oltcit Special weighs 835 kg and has a 2 cylinder 652 cc 34 HP at 5 250 rpm engine. The thing that brought attention to the Special model was its` engine starting system. The starting system uses two magnetic sensors which sends signal down to a microprocessor, and from there to the sparking plugs. The Oltcit Club weighs 875 kg and has a 4 cylinder 1 129 cc 56.5 HP at 6 250 rpm engine.

The maximum speed was 120 km/ h for Oltcit Special and 149 m/ h for the Oltcit Club. Fuel consumption at 90 km/ h was of 5.7 l at the Specialmodel and 6.7 l at the Club model. The urban fuel consumption was 7.3 l (Special) and 9.7 l (Club ).

Bibliography:

Almanah Auto 1982 – Al. SOLOMONESCU

Posted in: Oltcit | Tagged: oltcit

Daewoo Espero 1.5 DOHC 16V GLX

sâmbătă, 30 august 2014 11:15 | Leave a Comment | Marius Crisan

Daewoo Espero 1.5 DOHC 16V GLX was a sedan made at Craiova between March of 1996 and 1998. Daewoo Espero presented itself as more of a premium sedan, it came with ABS, AC, electric side windows front and back, central locking system , four speaker audio system and many other premium features. The prices in 1996 were: 12 300$ (GLX), 13 150$ (GLX, AC), 14 150$ (GLX, AC, AT). The Espero is based on the 1992 Opel Vectra.

Technical data of the Daewoo Espero 1.5 DOHC 16V GLX, AC with ABS (the 14k$ model):

– 4 cylinder, 90 HP at 4 800 rpm and 137 Nm torque engine

– manual 5 speed gearbox

– max speed of 170 km/ h

– 1 156 kg

Bibliograpy:

Auto Capital magazine – March 1996

Posted in: Dacia

Prototypes at TIB 1989

sâmbătă, 30 august 2014 10:39 | Leave a Comment | Marius Crisan

At the Targul International Bucuresti 1989, which took place between the 14th and 22nd of October, were presented some very interesting unique models – from Timisoara, Craiova and Pitesti. In the first picture we see an extended Lastun, with a metallic bodywork. The second model is a four door Oltcit, called Oltina. The red Dacia below is a 1100 cc, 45 HP model.

Bibliography:

Autoturism magazine – November 1989

Posted in: Dacia, Oltcit | Tagged: Prototypes

Salon Automobil wallpapers

marţi, 26 august 2014 12:51 | Leave a Comment | Marius Crisan

I just scanned some very nice high quality pictures up to 1080p from the Salon Automobile (1973) book. You will find 15 pictures of models like BMW Coupe 2000 CF, Buick Le Sabre Custom, Opel GT, Peugeot 504 Coupe or even Rolls Royce Silver Shadow.