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Walter - the Czech car brand with the twelve-cylinder engine

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Created on June 10, 1978

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Vaclav Petrik

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Walter Royal 12 (1931) - The most expensive and luxurious automobile in Czechoslovakia. Often compared with the Rolls Royce.

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Walter racing cars (1930) - Between the two major wars, Walter racing cars were the fastest machines in the whole of Czechoslovakia. They were only surpassed by Tatra from 1951 onwards.

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Walter tricycle (1912) - room for the whole family! This picture shows the diversity of the product range - from family carriages to successful sports cars.

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Walter tricycle type C2 (1910) - 2 cyl., 1020 ccm (65mm x 90mm), 7-8 hp, 65 km-h

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Walter Type WZ (1919) - 4 cyl., SV, 1540 ccm, 18 hp, 80km/h

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Walter Type WIZ Limousine (1920) - 4 cyl., OHV, 20 hp, 85 km-h - Photographed at the factory.

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Walter Type W-1 (1913) - It had around 14 hp, a bore of 60 mm, a stroke of 110 mm and a four-cylinder engine. The top speed was around 80 km/h. It took first place in the international Zbraslav-Jiltpviste hill climb, which underlined its high performance.

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Walter Super (1933) - 6 cyl., OHV, 3257 cc, 70 hp, 125 km/h - The performance was one of the special features.

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Walter Super (1931) - A team of three such cars won the first prize in the 10,000 km drive through Europe in 1931.

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Walter Standart S sports car (1934) - It also scored a victory - 1st place in the 1000 miles in 1934.

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Walter 6-B (1928) - The design is strongly reminiscent of that of Rolls-Royce. This circumstance, among others, contributed to the fact that the Walter was often compared with the British model

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Walter Regent (1933)

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Summary

In their heyday, cars from the Czech company Walter enjoyed an extremely good reputation on the road, but also in racing. The name Walter stood for quality and enabled many racing successes. Nevertheless, the company did not survive; only five examples of the legendary 12-cylinder Walter Royal with a displacement of six liters were built. This article looks back at the history of a vanished brand and is illustrated with historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

First bicycles
Tricycle sales successes
Car construction in a new company
Confiscation for the war economy
From the ground to the air
Team victory and "king car"
Cooperation with Fiat
The bitter end - nationalization

Estimated reading time: 6min

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In the rich history of Czech automobile manufacturing, Josef Walter, the founder of Walter-Werke, is undoubtedly one of the most impressive personalities. Alongside his compatriots Vaclav Laurin and Vaclav Klement, who laid the foundations for today's Skoda factories, Walter was one of the few pioneers who were already producing motor vehicles at the turn of the century. Josef Walter, who was born on September 19, 1873 in Veprek near Kralupy as the son of a village locksmith, founded a small workshop for the repair of bicycles and carriages in Prague-Smichov in 1898. At the time, he probably had no idea that his small business would become a major vehicle and aircraft engine factory in Central Europe.

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