Walter vehicles
Walter was an automotive manufacturer based in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The plant survived the war intact and in 1946 the company was nationalized as Motorlet n.p. Walter ceased making cars in 1951.
Also recorded as Walter Fiat
Walter vehicles

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- Name
- Josef Walter and Co.
- Founded
- 1911
- Headquarters
- Czechoslovakia
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Dissolved
- 1951
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Walter was an automotive manufacturer based in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The plant survived the war intact and in 1946 the company was nationalized as Motorlet n.p. Walter ceased making cars in 1951.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Josef Walter and Co. • Type — Subsidiary • Founded — 1911 • Defunct — 1946 • Hq Location City — Prague • Hq Location Country — Czechoslovakia • Industry — Automotive
Historic names
Historic names
• 1911–1919: J. Walter a spol. • 1919–1932: Akciová továrna automobilů Josef Walter a spol. • 1932–1946: Akciová společnost Walter, továrna na automobily a letecké motory
History
History
• Illustration — Walter WZ phaeton(1920) • Illustration — Walter P-IV sedan (1927) • Illustration — Walter Super 6 touring (1930) • Illustration — Walter Royal cabriolet (1931) Josef Walter founded the company in 1911 to make motorcycles and motor tricycles. It started to make cars in 1913: firstly its own models Walter WI/WII/WII (1912-1914), Walter WZ/WIZ/WIZI (1919-1928), Walter P (1924-1928), Walter 4 B (1928-1930), Walter 6 B (1928-1931), Walter Super 6 (1930-1934), Walter Standard 6 (1930-1933), Walter Regent (1932-1937) and Walter Royal (1931-1932) and later the Walter Junior (Fiat 508), Walter Bijou (Fiat 514), Walter Princ (Fiat 522) and Walter Lord (Fiat 524) under licence. By 1926 Walter was Czechoslovakia's fourth-largest car maker by sales volume. In 1929 it still held fourth place, and production peaked at 1,498 cars for the year. By 1932 Walter production had slumped to 217 cars for the year. The figure recovered to 474 in 1933 but fell again to 102 in 1936 and only 13 in 1937. Walter ceased making cars in 1951. • Illustration — Walter W I (1913) • Illustration — Walter WZ limousine (1920) • Illustration — Walter WZ taxi (1921) • Illustration — Walter P-II touring (1925) • Illustration — Walter P-III Super Sport (1927) • Illustration — Walter 4 B sedan (1929) • Illustration — Walter 6 B touring (1929) • Illustration — Walter Standard 6 limousine (1930) • Illustration — Walter Super 6 cabriolet Brožík (1931) • Illustration — Walter Super 6 touring (1931) • Illustration — Walter Royal limousine before Trocadero in Paris (1931) • Illustration — Walter Royal cabriolet Petera (1931) • Illustration — Walter Regent cabriolet (1932) • Illustration — Walter Standard S, winner of the Race 1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia (1934) • Illustration — Walter Bijou sedan – Fiat 508 (1931) • Illustration — Walter Junior sedan – Fiat 514 (1932) • Illustration — Walter Junior SS roadster – Fiat 514 Ballila Sport (1934) • Illustration — Walter Princ sedan – Fiat 522 (1934) • Illustration — Walter Princ roadster – Fiat 522 (1934) • Illustration — Walter Lord limousine – Fiat 522C (1936)
Production
Production
• Illustration — Walter Junior sedan - Fiat 508 Balilla Berlina(1932) • Illustration — Walter Junior roadster - Fiat 508 Balilla Spider(1933) • Illustration — Walter Junior SS roadster - Fiat 508 Balilla Spider Sport (1935)
Walter cars
Walter cars
• Model — Year — Engine — Displacement (cm³) — Power — Wheelbase (mm) • W-III — 1913 — 4R SV — 2.600 — 26 HP — 2.600 • W-II — 1913 — 4R SV — 1.840 — 20 HP — 2.570 • W-I — 1913 — 4R SV — 1.240 — 14 HP — 2.560 • WZ — 1919 — 4R SV — 1.540 — 18 HP — 2.760 • WIZ — 1920 — 4R OHV — 1.540 — 20 HP — 2.760 • WIZI — 1922 — 4R SV — 2.120 — 25 HP — 2.825 • P-I — 1924 — 4R OHV — 1.540 — 20 HP — n.c. • P-II — 1924 — 4R OHV — 1.945 — 25 HP — n.c. • P-III — 1925 — 4R OHV — 1.945 — 30 HP — 3.100 • P-IV — 1928 — 4R OHV — 2.300 — 35 HP — 3.100 • 4-B — 1928 — 4R OHV — 1.908 — 35 HP — 2.800 • 6-B — 1928 — 6R OHV — 2.860 — 60 HP — 3.300 • Standard — 1930 — 6R OHV — 2.500 — 65 HP — 3.300 • Super — 1931 — 6R OHV — 3.257 — 70 HP — 3.600 • Regent — 1931 — 6R OHV — 3.257 — 80 HP — 3.600 • Royal — 1931 — 12V OHV — 5.874 — 120 HP — 3.700
Walter under Fiat Licence
Walter under Fiat Licence
• Model — Year — Engine — Displacement (cm³) — Power — Wheelbase (mm) — Variant of • Bijou — 1931 — 4 SV — 1.438 — 32 HP — 2.555 — Fiat 514 • Junior — 1932 — 4 SV — 995 — 22 HP — 2.250 — Fiat 508 • Junior S — 1933 — 4 SV — 995 — 30 HP — 2.250 — Fiat 508 Ballila • Junior SS — 1933/34 — 4 OHV — 995 — 35 HP — 2.250 — Fiat 508 • Princ — 1933 — 6 SV — 2.491 — 60 HP — 2.775 — Fiat 522 • Lord — 1933 — 6 SV — 2.491 — 60 HP — 2.875 — Fiat 522C
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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1911
Walter vehicles established.
1911
Walter vehicles is recorded from 1911.
1951
Walter vehicles ceased.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Tuček, Jan. Auta první republiky 1918–1938. Grada Publishing. 2017. 978-80-271-0466-6.
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