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Jawa
Minor (1934-1940)
Jawa Minor, pre-war production
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Ltosnar · CC BY 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1937–1939
- Engine
- in-line twin, longitudinal, water-cooled, mounted behind the front axle · 616 cc / 0.6 LFactory: 616 cc
- Power
- 15 kW / 20.4 PSFactory: 15 kW
- Top speed
- 90 km/hFactory: 90 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Jawa Minor I was a small pre-war two-cylinder front-wheel-drive car from the Jawa works in Czechoslovakia. Its design was started during the war under the project name Omega and carried into the first post-war Aero Minor.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Jawa 700 of 1934 is a separate model from the Minor. The Minor I followed in 1937 to 1939, with a 616 cc water-cooled twin and three-speed gearbox.
The works were nationalised on 28 October 1945. The Minor design continued as the Aero Minor II, built from 1945 to 1951 under state ownership.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Minor (1934-1940).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | in-line twin, longitudinal, water-cooled, mounted behind the front axle1 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 21 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 616 cc / 0.6 LFactory: 616 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 15 kW / 20.4 PSFactory: 15 kW1 Independently researchedMinor I figure. The same source gives 17 kW for the 1951 Aero Minor III prototype, not used. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | 31 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | front1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 700 kgFactory: 700 kg1 Independently researchedSource gives 'Leermasse' (unladen mass). Recorded as kerb weight. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 90 km/hFactory: 90 km/h1 Independently researchedMinor I figure. The Jawa 700 is given 80 km/h in the same source and is not used. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Aero Minor (Jawa Minor and post-war Aero Minor overview) Level C aero-ig.de · 2010-10-01
- Vorderradachse, 3-Gang-Getriebe, Frontantrieb
- Reihen-2-Zylinder
- 616 cm
- 15 kW
- 3-Gang-Getriebe, Frontantrieb
- Leermasse 700
- max. 90 km/h
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