The Zbrojovka Z 9 was a car produced by
Československá Zbrojovka in the 1930s. First shown in 1929, the car had a conventional design, with a liquid-cooled two cylinder
two stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of t ...
mounted at the front driving the rear wheels. In addition to a four door open top
phaeton body, the car was also produced as a two-door to order, as both a
roadster and a
sedan, and a doorless pickup. In 1931, one car was raced across Europe, while another participated in the
Monte Carlo Rally, although it did not finish. Production ran until 1932, with a total of 850 produced.
Design
At the Prague Motor Show October 1929, Zbrojovka showed a slightly larger car than the
Z 18 designed for a more upmarket customer.
The car was put into production in 1930 as the Z 9 to replace the earlier vehicle.
[ The Z 9 was of a conventional front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, with drum brakes on all wheels, rigid axles, a three speed manual gearbox and a Gleason rear differential.]two stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of t ...
engine with a bore of and stroke of .[
The basic body style was a four door open top phaeton which was available in black and cost 42,000 Kčs. The phaeton was long with a ]wheelbase
In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. For road vehicles with more than two axles (e.g. some trucks), the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front ...
of . It was wide and high.Curb weight
Vehicle weight is a measurement of wheeled motor vehicles; either an actual measured weight of the vehicle under defined conditions or a gross weight rating for its weight carrying capacity.
Curb or kerb weight
Curb weight (U.S. English) or kerb ...
was . The Z 9 was also available as a two door roadster by order and a two door Tudor sedan, which was high and available in dark blue and dark green. Other vehicles were fitted with bodies produced by third parties, including two door cabriolet and semi-cabriolet designs created by Fischer of Brno and Brožík of Plzeň, and a four door cabriolet produced by Sodomka.[ In addition to the various passenger car models, the Z 9 was produced as a doorless pickup.][
The car was produced between October 1930 and June 1932, with a total of 850 vehicles manufactured of all body styles.][
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Performance
The Z 9 could reach a top speed of and had a typical fuel consumption of between .[
The car saw moderate success as a racing machine. Antonin Kahle and Rudolf Müttermüller completed a European cross-country race that started from Berlin in May 1931 and covered in ten countries from Portugal to Yugoslavia in a Z 9, finishing in June. The Kroup brothers were unsuccessful in their bid to win the 1931 Monte Carlo Rally, retiring after losing their way in fog near Lyon.][
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Production
The car was produced between October 1930 and June 1932, with a total of 850 vehicles manufactured of all body styles.[
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References
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Cars introduced in 1929
Cars of the Czech Republic
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles