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Car fan converts old Maluch into classy electric motor with 6,000 PLN makeover

Whilst on the outside, the car still looks like a standard Fiat 126p, it differs substantially from other models and is among only a few known electric Fiat 126ps in the world. E-Maluch z Głuszycy/Facebook

A motoring enthusiast from Lower Silesia has proved the old adage of turning water into wine after converting an old Fiat 126p he bought for 1 PLN into a sparkling modern electric car for 6,000 PLN (1,300 EUR).

Vroom with a view: FSO Factory opens to showcase its portfolio of legendary classics

For just the third time ever, visitors to the FSO Factory in Żerań are being allowed the chance to covet some of the most beautiful – and curious – motor vehicles produced in Poland.

Lubin man recreates communist past with intricate handmade models

Initially inspired by his grandfather’s old Fiat 126 p, Marcin Wasilewski’s models include not only the iconic PRL car but also complex clay copies of tower block apartments and their interiors.

Happy Ending! Twenty years ago today, production of the iconic ‘Maluch’ ended with a series called Happy End

With its boot at the front and engine at the back, the car officially known as the Fiat 126p quickly became a favourite for those struggling under communist rationing. Years later it would become an iconic collectors’ piece, sought after by, among others, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. 

Happy Ending! Twenty years ago today, production of the iconic ‘Maluch’ ended with a series called Happy End

With its boot at the front and engine at the back, the car officially known as the Fiat 126p quickly became a favourite for those struggling under communist rationing. Years later it would become an iconic collectors’ piece, sought after by, among others, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. 

Thanks, Hanks! Hollywood star Tom Hanks helps to raise cash for Bielsko-Biała hospital with renovation of old Syrena car

Produced between 1957 and 1983, the latter 10 years saw the Syrena beoing manufactured in Bielsko-Biała.

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How Warsaw was rebuilt using mountains of post-war rubble illustrated in fascinating new exhibition

The story, which is being told in the 70th year since rebuilding was officially completed, is an important one as perhaps no other city in history has had to handle, process and use as much rubble as Warsaw did in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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