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 Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2022