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1939 Aero Model 50

The Czechoslovakian firm Aero was a prominent prewar automobile manufacturer that was in business from 1929 to 1947. It was founded years earlier, in 1919, and its name originated from its original main business of airplane construction.

The single-cylinder two-stroke Aero Type 500 cyclecar was the company's earliest model in coupe, cabriolet, and roadster configuration. The Model 20 arrived in 1932 and came with a 660cc vertical twin engine and four-wheel brakes. Larger and more powerful models.

The Aero Type 50 was the company's final automobile, introduced in 1936 and manufactured until the onset of World War II. The motorcycle-type two-stroke four-cylinder engine was installed in a platform chassis with independent suspension, and power was sent to the front wheels. The engine breathed through dual carburetors and it had an aluminum head, and a quad distributor with four sets of points so that each cylinder is individually timed. The 1,997cc engine produced 50 horsepower and gave the Aero Type 50 a top speed of approximately 130 km/h (81 mph).

During its production lifespan, a total of 1,205 examples were built with approximately 751 of those bodied as sedans.

by Dan Vaughan

Dynamik by Sodomka
Chassis number: 3102 30 6

It is believed that Czech coachbuilder Joseph Sodomka bodied six examples of the Dynamik with design cues similar to the ones applied by Figoni et Falaschi on their coachwork. The sweeping lines complemented the baroque curves and enveloping fenders, ending with a dorsal fin on the rear deck.

This Dynamik is believed to be Car number 5 of the six examples built. It was originally delivered new to František Louda in 1940 and used through 1942 when it was hidden away in a barn. After the war, Louda gifted the car to his friend, S. Harrison Thomson, a professor of Central European history at the University of Colorado. It was shipped to Colorado in December 1945 and it remained there for nearly fifteen years. Following a succession of owners, the car was relegated to the Arizona desert near Tucson, where it resided for nearly a decade. It was rescued in the 1980s and given a full restoration to its present condition. Much of the work was undertaken by Don Vogliesand of Seattle, Washington, who recreated the original Sodomka trim and badges. It wore a black and red livery, with a matching black-piped scarlet leather interior with a French-inspired dashboard. Mike Fennel of Saugus, California restored the engine.

by Dan Vaughan