Fabryka Samochodów Rolniczych "Polmo" w Poznaniu, more commonly known as FSR, was a Polish company located in Poznań that produced pickup trucks.
History
At the beginning of the 1970s, work began on a delivery vehicle for farmers. In December 1972, the first series of 25 vehicles under the name FSR Tarpan left the gates of Wielkopolskie Zakłady Naprawy Samochodów, which was established in May 1953, and the origins of the plant date back to 1929. In April 1973, WZNS was incorporated into the Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych in Lublin as the Agricultural Car Plant. Repairs of heavy-duty vehicles were transferred to other specialized plants. Adaptation work necessary for the new production began, including enlarging the paint shop and preparing a body welding line.[1]
Operational tests of prototypes, the first production cars and technological requirements caused the need to introduce a number of changes in the design of the FSR Tarpan. As a result of the first modernization, the exterior and interior of the car changed slightly.
In 1973, 250 cars were made, and a year later 1,582. Alternatively, M20 and S-21 engines (with a power of 51.5 kW) were used. In 1975, 2,760 cars were produced, and a year later 3,941. The car was modernized by the plant's design office.
On July 1, 1975, the Zakład Samochodów Rolniczych became independent and transformed into the Fabryka Samochodów Rolniczych "Polmo".