Laurin & Klement MS valník
Year of manufacture: 1914-1920
Power: 38 hp
Engine displacement:4,713 cm3
Number of cylinders/valves: 4/2
Catalog number: 253
Before World War I, the product range at the L & K automobile factory was already very broad. Besides the rapidly developing production of passenger cars, the company immediately began manufacturing trucks. They were well aware that this segment had a great future and was economically very interesting. Freight transport was gaining in importance.
In 1914, the factory introduced a heavy truck model designated MS. The vehicle featured a classic design – the engine was placed behind the front axle, a four-speed gearbox located approximately in the middle, and a driveshaft powered the rear axle. The engine had a displacement of 4.7 liters and produced 38 hp, reaching a maximum speed of 16 km/h.
It had a robust ladder-type frame, riveted from U-profiles, on which various modifications for different uses were built. Buses of various types for mass passenger transport, flatbed trucks of all sizes, special superstructures such as fire trucks, cargo tractors, and others were developed. The payload capacity of these vehicles ranged from 1,500 to 2,000 kg.
