Vehicle Description
1966 Velorex 16/350
Designer: Franti�ek Str�nsk� and Mojm�r Str�nsk�
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Estimate: $10,000 - $25,000 Without Reserve
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Chassis Number: 360054415
Decoded: 360054415=Assigned VIN
Engine: 344 CC Two�-Stroke Two�-Cylinder
4�-Speed Manual Transmission (Forward and Reverse)
Drum Brakes
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Mileage: 52,449 mi (84,596 km)
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? Fresh 2015 Frame-Off Restoration to Concours Standards
? Entire Body of Removable Vinyl
? Extraordinarily Rare Microcar
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The Model : In 1943 Czechoslovakian brothers Franti�ek and Mojm�r
Str�nsk� designed and built a inexpensive prototype three�-wheeled
car, inspired by three-�wheelers from the Morgan Motor Company. In
1945, the brothers built their first production cars, using vinyl
cloth instead of sheet metal as the bodywork. Powered by small
motorcycle engines, the vehicles were priced at about one fourth of
the cost of a typical car. After the war, the brothers joined with
Velo, a small manufacturing company later renamed Velorex. On
January 21, 1954, Franti�ek Str�nsk� died in the crash of a Velorex
prototype. His brother, Mojm�r, refused to join the Communist Party
of Czechoslovakia and was ousted from the company he had founded.
In 1963, production of the newly designed "Model 16" started,
fitted with either CZ 175 or Jawa 350 type 572 engines.
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The Car : This Velorex 16/350 is fresh from a 2015 nut and bolt
restoration. It is powered by the larger Jawa 350 vertical twin
engine. Jawa motorcycles were imported into the US, enhancing parts
support for this vehicle. The unique two�stroke is timed at top,�
dead-�center allowing the Dynastarter to fire the engine in either
direction, allowing this Velorex four speeds in either direction.
The fit of the interior and exterior upholstery is fantastic. �The
attention to detail in reproducing the correct tight�-fitting outer
panels is exquisite. The dash retains its correct Skoda
instrumentation. Fine wood finishing covers the dash and floor.
With fewer than a dozen of these cars in the US and none likely in
this condition, this amazing Velorex will be the cornerstone of any
microcar collection.
