Wikov
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wichterle a Kovářík a.s., Wikov CZ, Wikov (Czech Republic)
thumb|The factory of Wichterle & Kovářik around 1900 Wichterle & Kovářik was a Czechoslovak machinery manufacturer based in Prostějov. They produced cars and trucks from 1925 to 1937.
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Vinony files it under Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Czechoslovakia, Motor vehicle manufacturers of Czechoslovakia and Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1937.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Headquarters
- Prostějov
- Image
- Prostějov, továrna F Wichterle po roce 1900.gif
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1945-00-00
- Commons category
- Wikov
- inception
- 1918-12-22
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Development
- Models
- Prototypes
- Model 7/28
- Model 35
- Model 40
- Model 70
- Literature
- External links
- References
thumb|The factory of Wichterle & Kovářik around 1900 Wichterle & Kovářik was a Czechoslovak machinery manufacturer based in Prostějov. They produced cars and trucks from 1925 to 1937.
== Development == František Wichterle founded a small factory in Prostějov, 1878 where he built agricultural vehicles. Dr František Kovařík owned a similar company in the same town who produced similar machinery. On 22 December 1918, the two companies merged into a joint-stock company Wichterle & Kovářik Ltd. After experimenting with different prototypes, including buying a chassis from Italian engineering company Ansaldo, mass production did not begin until 1925 (or 1927 according to some sources) with the model 7/28. Production of the cars were discontinued in 1937 and continued producing small trucks until 1940 after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War 2.
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