ČAS (car)
Česká automobilová společnost pro obchod a montáž motorových vozidel, formerly Bratři Rechzieglovi, was a Czech manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles.
ČAS (car)
neznámý (unknown) · Mgazín Auto, Vol. 2 (1920-21), No. 6 (October), p. 123, https: kramerius.techlib.cz/kramerius-web-client/view/uuid:addfa1fd-76ac-41a7-8d4b-2c61a289daae?page=uuid:a2a92a57-3958-11e7-b750-001b63bd97ba · Public domain
- Founded
- 1920.
- Headquarters
- Prague.
- Activity
- automotive industry.
- Products
- car.
- Dissolved
- 1924.
In this article
History
Based in Prague, the company began producing motorcycles in 1920 and later automobiles in 1921 under the brand name ČAS. Production ended around 1924.
Motorcycles
They produced a two-cylinder boxer engine with either a 129cc or 174cc engine. They later made a single-cylinder engine.
Automobile
A year later, they produced a small four-wheeled two-seater automobiles. Powered by a single-cylinder two-stroke engine with a displacement choice of 250cc or 350cc. According to other sources, they used a 689cc air-cooled two-cylinder engine from Coventry-Victor as well as a two-cylinder engines from Walter in later models.
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Literature
Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8. (German) George Nicholas Georgano (Editor-in-chief.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Band 2: P–Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1. (English).
Scooter ČAS, inzerát uveřejněný v časapise Auto(1920)
neznámý (unknown) · Magazine Auto, Vol. 2 (1920-21), No. 3 (July), p. III, https: kramerius.techlib.cz/kramerius-web-client/view/uuid:9f35aade-ba7b-45a0-a286-009a2982975f?page=uuid:a59b4153-3958-11e7-b750-001b63bd97ba
Alexander Kolowrat (uprostřed) prohlíží scooter ČAS, na kterém startoval redaktor Jaroslav Kalva (Zbraslav 1921). V závodě kategorie A (Scootery) Kalva obsadil 2. místo
neznámý (unknown) · Magazine Auto, Vol. 9, No. 12 (December), p. 792, https: kramerius.techlib.cz/kramerius-web-client/view/uuid:5cf7031e-9764-4363-b752-717452c41d7a?page=uuid:e75cf163-3eda-11e7-b97e-001b63bd97ba
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- 1.Georgano, George Nick. The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. 251. 2001. 1-57958-293-1.
- 2.Linz, Harald H. Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie. United Soft Media Verlag. 2008. 9783803298768.
- 3.Šuman-Hreblay, Marián. Encyklopedie automobilů : české a slovenské osobní automobily od roku 1815 do současnosti. Computer Press. 2007. 978-80-251-1587-9.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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