FSM Beskid

Beskid was a series of economy hatchback car prototypes in Poland designed by BOSMAL Automotive Research and Development Institute during 1982-1986. The design team was led by Wiesław Wiatrak who later used the Beskid as his daily car and finally passed it to a museum in Kraków.

The car never went into mass production; However, it is also suggested that the Beskid was in fact a back-up measure if licensing talks were unsuccessful; finally the Fiat Cinquecento was produced in FSM. While all seven Beskid prototypes were slated for destruction, six were saved. One was used for a crash test, and the remaining six are located in various institutions in Poland:


 * Museum of Technology, Warsaw - Yellow
 * Museum of Municipal Engineering, Kraków in Kraków - Two, white and green
 * Opole University of Technology - White
 * Museum of Technology and Transport in Szczecin - Green
 * BOSMAL museum at BOSMAL facility in Bielsko Biała - Cream

The body style was patented, but BOSMAL lacked funds for the extension of the patent.

The name comes from the Beskids mountains.