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Jelcz (pronounced like ''Yelch'' after the town of the same name) is a Polish brand of trucks, military vehicles,
File:Jelcz 043 and P01 Poznań RB1.JPG, Jelcz 043 and Jelcz P01
File:Jelcz truck towing a trailer.jpg, Jelcz 315
File:1101 Jelcz 325 1986.jpg, Jelcz 325
File:GCBA 5 24 Jelcz P422 of OSP Krynica Morska.jpg, Jelcz
File:Trolejbus Jelcz 120ME Gdynia 1.jpg, Jelcz 120ME
File:Jelcz T120-2 in Kraków.jpg, Jelcz T120-2
File:Jelcz S442D28 MSPO2010.jpg, Jelcz S442.D28
File:Polish military vehicle DSC 2350.JPG, Jelcz P662 "Jaśmin"
File:Jelcz P882 D53 z systemem Multilift.JPG, Jelcz P882.D53
File:WR-40_Langusta,_MSPO_2007.JPG, WR-40 Langusta on Jelcz P662.D35
File:Jelcz_442_01.jpg, Jelcz P442.28 "Bartek"
File:Jelcz P662D43 z wyrzutnia.JPG, Jelcz P662.D43
File:Jelcz P662 D35 dla NDR.JPG, Jelcz P662.D35
File:Jelcz C642D.43.JPG, Jelcz C642.D43
Jelcz of KMKM Warszawa
Jelcz Sp. z OO website
(Polish)
Jelcz en. website
(English) {{Authority control Truck manufacturers of Poland Defence companies of Poland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1952 Bus manufacturers of Poland Polish brands Polish Limited Liability Companies
Jelcz (pronounced like ''Yelch'' after the town of the same name) is a Polish brand of trucks, military vehicles, bus
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es and trolley buses
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produced by ''Zakłady Samochodowe Jelcz''/''Jelczańskie Zakłady Samochodowe'', with both names roughly translating as ''Automotive Works of ownJelcz''.
Currently, the company operates as Jelcz with a focus on manufacturing offroad military trucks.
History
In 1952, a decision was made to use a former German armaments factory in Jelcz-Laskowice near Wrocław for production in western Poland. A company called Zakłady Budowy Nadwozi Samochodowych (Automobile Chassis Works) was established. After the reconstruction of the factory, the company started to develop and build car bodies forLublin
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and Star
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trucks. The company built buses such as the Jelcz PR110D.
In 1974, the Polish expedition to Lhotse used a Jelcz 316 car to travel from Warsaw to Nepal. In 1975, the expedition of the Wrocław Mountain Club to Broad Peak Central used a Jelcz 315-M car to travel from Wrocław to Islamabad, driving up to 9000 km between 2–21 May.
Since 2004, Jelcz Sp. z o.o. concentrates on producing military trucks, mainly Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (for example, the WR-40 Langusta platform). Since 2012, the sole owner of Jelcz sp. z o.o. is Huta Stalowa Wola SA, which is a part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA.
Gallery
See also
* Jelcz M11 * Jelcz PR110 * Jelcz M125MReferences
Jelcz of KMKM Warszawa
External links
Jelcz Sp. z OO website
(Polish)
Jelcz en. website
(English) {{Authority control Truck manufacturers of Poland Defence companies of Poland Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1952 Bus manufacturers of Poland Polish brands Polish Limited Liability Companies