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Star 1142
The Star 1142 is a Polish truck produced in 1986-2000 by FSC Star in Starachowice, Poland. It is the successor to the Star 200. History The basic model of the road truck in the FSC Star offer, which had been the Star 200 since 1975, was already significantly behind the competition in the early eighties. The economic crisis did not allow for replacing the 200 model with a completely new vehicle, so it was decided to go down the path of deep modernization or replacement of key components of the Star 200, which resulted in a practically new vehicle only slightly similar to its predecessor in appearance. The newly designed manually tilting wagon (the first in the history of mass-produced Star trucks) driver's cabin, despite its external similarity to its predecessor (caused by the need to produce on the existing lines built for the Star 200), was significantly improved technologically: it had fewer, but larger, stampings, fewer weld points (potential corrosion centers) and better a ...
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FSC Star
Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych "Star" (FSC Star), also known simply as Star, was a Polish truck manufacturer. The name comes from the City of Starachowice, where the factory is located. Their first vehicle was the ''Star 20'' in 1948. The most popular product was the '' Star 266''. The 266 model offered very good quality and powerful engines for a low price. It was sold in various countries for many years (not only in the Eastern Bloc; for example it was used by the Yemen Army). For many years, FSC Star was a state-owned company. Star is now owned by MAN AG who retired the brand in January 2009. History The state-owned company Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych im. Feliksa Dzierżyńskiego was established in 1948 in place of a Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein supplier, which had been there since 1920. In 1991, the company was transformed into Zakład Starachowicki STAR SA. In the mid-90s control of the company was taken over by Sobiesław Zasada Centrum S.A. It tried without suc ...
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