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Wikov 35 “Kapka” (Drop)

Beside the series production of the vehicles and a few pieces of the sports raced vehicles, there were outstanding and experimental vehicles and prototypes from the beginning of the 1930s. The car maker reacted to the then developing trends in a construction of motor vehicles. The most popular of them was the first Czechoslovak car with aerodynamic bodywork Wikov 35 “Kapka” (“Drop”). With this car, the car maker was willing to help with increasingly clear tendencies to adjust the shape of cars to higher speeds. Although this project was not successful and from the beginning was problematic from the point of applicability at the then road conditions, it showed one of the options of the future development of car bodywork.

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The vehicle 35 “Kapka” (Drop), the first Czechoslovak car with an aerodynamic bodywork.

 

https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Wikov-35-Kapka-17243

 

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Wikov 35 Kapka, 1931

auto small
 Manufacturer   Wikov
 Model   35 Kapka
 Year of production   1931
 Start of production   1931
 End of production   1931
 Body type   tudor
 Number of doors   2
 Number of seats   4
 Engine position   front
 Drive wheel   rear
 Fuel   petrol
 Number of cylinders   inline 4
 Cooling   liquid
 Capacity   1743 ccm, 105.9 cu-in
 Bore   72.0 mm, 2.835 in
 Stroke   107.0 mm, 4.213 in
 Compression ratio   5.2:1
 Valve Gear   OHC
 Valves per cylinder  
 Fuel system   carburator, 1 x Zenith
 Aspiration   normal
 Max power [kW / PS / hp]   26 / 35 / 35 at 2800 rpm
 Max torque [Nm / ft-lb]   114 / 84 at 1600 rpm
 Total power (hybrid)  
 Total torque (hybrid)  
 Gearbox   M3
 Gearbox (option)  
 Wheelbase   2800 mm, 110.2 in
 Front track   1280 mm, 50.4 in
 Rear track   1280 mm, 50.4 in
 Length  
 Width  
 Height  
 Weight   1200 kg, 2646 lb
 Maximum speed   105 km/h, 65 mph
 0-100 km/h  
 Standing km  
 Foto: Lukáš Hron, Concours d´Elegance Loučeň 2015 + archiv Auta5P

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ONE OF THE OLDEST CARS IN THE WORLD, 1887 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardoux steam quadricycle carriage.
As steam engines reduced in size and improved in efficiency, a number of attempts were made to built a steam powered carriage. De Dion, Bouton and Trepardoux developed this steam powered carriage in 1887. Several examples were built. In 1889 Bouton saw a petrol engine at the Paris Exhibition and recognized that would be a more effective power source. De Dion Bouton went on to become a pioneering auto maker.
Louwman Museum, The Hague, Netherlands

 

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On 7/22/2024 at 6:43 PM, Subdeacon Joe said:

https://wikovveteranclub.cz/en/the-produced-types-and-categories-of-the-cars/

Wikov 35 “Kapka” (Drop)

Beside the series production of the vehicles and a few pieces of the sports raced vehicles, there were outstanding and experimental vehicles and prototypes from the beginning of the 1930s. The car maker reacted to the then developing trends in a construction of motor vehicles. The most popular of them was the first Czechoslovak car with aerodynamic bodywork Wikov 35 “Kapka” (“Drop”). With this car, the car maker was willing to help with increasingly clear tendencies to adjust the shape of cars to higher speeds. Although this project was not successful and from the beginning was problematic from the point of applicability at the then road conditions, it showed one of the options of the future development of car bodywork.

http://wikovveteranclub.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/16.jpg

The vehicle 35 “Kapka” (Drop), the first Czechoslovak car with an aerodynamic bodywork.

 

https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Wikov-35-Kapka-17243

 

nic

Wikov 35 Kapka, 1931

auto small
 Manufacturer   Wikov
 Model   35 Kapka
 Year of production   1931
 Start of production   1931
 End of production   1931
 Body type   tudor
 Number of doors   2
 Number of seats   4
 Engine position   front
 Drive wheel   rear
 Fuel   petrol
 Number of cylinders   inline 4
 Cooling   liquid
 Capacity   1743 ccm, 105.9 cu-in
 Bore   72.0 mm, 2.835 in
 Stroke   107.0 mm, 4.213 in
 Compression ratio   5.2:1
 Valve Gear   OHC
 Valves per cylinder  
 Fuel system   carburator, 1 x Zenith
 Aspiration   normal
 Max power [kW / PS / hp]   26 / 35 / 35 at 2800 rpm
 Max torque [Nm / ft-lb]   114 / 84 at 1600 rpm
 Total power (hybrid)  
 Total torque (hybrid)  
 Gearbox   M3
 Gearbox (option)  
 Wheelbase   2800 mm, 110.2 in
 Front track   1280 mm, 50.4 in
 Rear track   1280 mm, 50.4 in
 Length  
 Width  
 Height  
 Weight   1200 kg, 2646 lb
 Maximum speed   105 km/h, 65 mph
 0-100 km/h  
 Standing km  
 Foto: Lukáš Hron, Concours d´Elegance Loučeň 2015 + archiv Auta5P

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Wikov 35 Kapka

Had one. Got arrested for Obscene Driving. Had to sell it to pay the fine.

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