FSC Żuk

The chassis, suspension and engine from FSO Warszawa formed the basis of the Żuk and the Nysa light vans designed in the late 1950s.

After 1989, with the liberalization of the Polish economy, the Żuk was able to maintain sales to the traditional markets and expand the number sold to individual consumers.

The Polish postal service (Poczta Polska) used large numbers of Żuks painted in a dull orange colour, and local fire services used them as personnel carriers or even as mini fire engines in country districts.

[1] There were two main types of Żuk trucks, the ones with the original slightly "rounded" front and the more angular improved version.

The pump was powered by the crankshaft of the truck's engine via an electromagnetically actuated clutch A16: "crew cab" version of the A11, with shorter bed