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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Defunct | 1946 |
| Headquarters | , |
Walter was an automotive manufacturer based in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The plant survived the war intact and in 1946 the company was nationalized as Motorlet n.p. Walter ceased making cars in 1951. It continues to make aircraft engines as Walter Aircraft Engines.
Josef Walter founded the company in 1911 to make motorcycles and motor tricycles. It started to make cars in 1913: firstly its own models Walter WI/WII/WII (1912-1914), Walter WZ/WIZ/WIZI (1919-1928), Walter P (1924-1928), Walter 4 B (1928-1930), Walter 6 B (1928-1931), Walter Super 6 (1930-1934), Walter Standard 6 (1930-1933), Walter Regent (1932-1937) and Walter Royal (1931-1932) and later the Walter Junior (Fiat 508), Walter Bijou (Fiat 514), Walter Princ (Fiat 522) and Walter Lord (Fiat 524) [1] under licence.
By 1926 Walter was Czechoslovakia's fourth-largest car maker by sales volume. In 1929 it still held fourth place, and production peaked at 1,498 cars for the year. [2] By 1932 Walter production had slumped to 217 cars for the year. [3] The figure recovered to 474 in 1933 [4] but fell again to 102 in 1936 and only 13 in 1937. [5]
Walter ceased making cars in 1951.
| Model | Year | Engine | Displacement (cm³) | Power | Wheelbase (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-III | 1913 | 4R SV | 2.600 | 26 HP | 2.600 |
| W-II | 1913 | 4R SV | 1.840 | 20 HP | 2.570 |
| W-I | 1913 | 4R SV | 1.240 | 14 HP | 2.560 |
| WZ | 1919 | 4R SV | 1.540 | 18 HP | 2.760 |
| WIZ | 1920 | 4R OHV | 1.540 | 20 HP | 2.760 |
| WIZI | 1922 | 4R SV | 2.120 | 25 HP | 2.825 |
| P-I | 1924 | 4R OHV | 1.540 | 20 HP | n.c. |
| P-II | 1924 | 4R OHV | 1.945 | 25 HP | n.c. |
| P-III | 1925 | 4R OHV | 1.945 | 30 HP | 3.100 |
| P-IV | 1928 | 4R OHV | 2.300 | 35 HP | 3.100 |
| 4-B | 1928 | 4R OHV | 1.908 | 35 HP | 2.800 |
| 6-B | 1928 | 6R OHV | 2.860 | 60 HP | 3.300 |
| Standard | 1930 | 6R OHV | 2.500 | 65 HP | 3.300 |
| Super | 1931 | 6R OHV | 3.257 | 70 HP | 3.600 |
| Regent | 1931 | 6R OHV | 3.257 | 80 HP | 3.600 |
| Royal | 1931 | 12V OHV | 5.874 | 120 HP | 3.700 |
| Model | Year | Engine | Displacement (cm³) | Power | Wheelbase (mm) | Variant of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bijou | 1931 | 4 SV | 1.438 | 32 HP | 2.555 | Fiat 514 |
| Junior | 1932 | 4 SV | 995 | 22 HP | 2.250 | Fiat 508 |
| Junior S | 1933 | 4 SV | 995 | 30 HP | 2.250 | Fiat 508 Ballila |
| Junior SS | 1933/34 | 4 OHV | 995 | 35 HP | 2.250 | Fiat 508 |
| Princ | 1933 | 6 SV | 2.491 | 60 HP | 2.775 | Fiat 522 |
| Lord | 1933 | 6 SV | 2.491 | 60 HP | 2.875 | Fiat 522C |
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