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Ex-Works Team 126Group2 "Manufacturing FSM-OBR Works 126 Group 2 recreations" ________________________________________ Obituary
Wiesaw Cygan pictured here with Michele Mouton at a Rally Show in the UK during 2006
We regret to announce the passing of Wieslaw Cygan on the 28th of April in Bielsko Biala at the age of 63. Rally & Race driver FSM-OBR Works Team 1975 to 1988 Known to his admiring fans as “King of the 126” He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
Ewelina Stec, Jozef Zemanek, Andrzej Lubiak, Michal Kumiega, Sherif El Sakkaf _______________________________________
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FSM-OBR Works Team driver Andrzej Lubiak leads the field, Poland circa 1976
126Group2 A Project born of Passion We are proud to present this venture comprising some of the most significant figures of the Ex-Works FSM-OBR Team & two enthusiasts. Our aim is to recreate these Works cars and give enthusiasts like us the opportunity to enjoy them .
The FSM-OBR Works Team 1974 marked the beginning of the FSM-OBR Works team. Engineer Zbigniew Klimeski as Team Manager & Jozef Zemanek as Chief Mechanic lead a team of the best specialist in each field. They started to develop the 126 for Rallying & Racing . The results where spectacular. The cars evolved into all out Race & Rally Winners. Over a period of 14 years they won every National Championship and stared in many international events.
FSM-OBR Works Team timescale 126 Group 1 From ~ 1974 till 1980 126 Group 2 From ~ 1978 till 1983 126 Group A From ~ 1983 till 1988
Why the 126 Group 2 Unquestionably the most elaborate of the FSM-OBR Works developed cars. Our project has chosen to recreate the 126 Group 2 Works rally cars in every technical and esthetic detail. Our cars are constructed to FSM-OBR Works Team FIA Group 2 specifications. Built at our workshops in Bielsko Biala, Poland. The historic base of the original FSM-OBR Works Team.
The 126Group2 Team Jozef Zemanek: Chief Mechanic FSM-OBR Works Team 1974 to 1988 Wieslaw Cygan: Rally & Race driver FSM-OBR Works Team 1975 to 1988 Andrzej Lubiak: Rally & Race driver FSM-OBR Works Team 1976 to 1985 Michal Kumiega: Co-founder Production Manager Sherif El Sakkaf: Co-founder Marketing Manager
FSM-OBR Works Team: from left to right, Race driver Krzysztof Caputa, Rally & Race driver Andrzej Lubiak, co-driver Maciej Wislawski,Team Manager Zbigniew Klimecki, Chief Mechanic Jozef Zemanek, unknown, Rally & Race driver Janusz Szerla, Team manager assistant Boguslaw Kesicki, unknown, unknown.
Homage Like their forefathers: Abarth, Giannini & Puch. The FSM-OBR 126 Works cars deserve their place in Fiats illustrious Rally & Racing history. The 126 was the last of the small Fiats, officially run by a Fiat Works Team.
====================================== This site is dedicate to the memory of the late
Engineer Zbigniew Klimeski Founder Manager of the FSM-OBR Works Team Ewelina Stec, Jozef Zemanek, Wieslaw Cygan, Andrzej Lubiak, Michal Kumiega, Sherif El Sakkaf ===============================
THIS SITE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS...... Up-dated 1 May 2012
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