Jelcz — T-shirt

Jelcz 300

Jelcz is not only a favorite spot for Lower Silesians to spend summer afternoons by the lake. Jelcz also refers to famous trucks, with the iconic 300 series produced between 1968 and 1992. However, before our Jelcz went into production, Jelcz Automobile Works produced its predecessor, the Żubr A80. It was a flawed model, yet it boasted a load capacity of up to 8 tons – it was the only Polish-made truck of its kind until then. Jelcz factories began work on a new, better-designed truck model in 1966, aiming to produce a vehicle that could carry loads weighing between 10 and 12 tons.

Thus, in 1967, prototypes of the "three hundreds" Jelcz were created. In the early 1970s, the load capacity even exceeded the desired 12 tons, allowing for the transport of 18-ton loads. Despite increasingly better results, the vehicles from Jelcz did not satisfy the manufacturers. Therefore, in 1972, the Automobile Works turned to the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch with a proposal for cooperation. From then on, Austrian components were used in Polish trucks. Shortly thereafter, due to technical difficulties, cooperation was discontinued, and Jelcz factories returned to improving older designs, thus maintaining production until the 1990s. Now, the famous "three hundreds" are not seen on the streets, but they might be seen on t-shirts – thanks to you, Jelcz will remain iconic.

The drawing's author is Wrocław artist Paweł Grabowski.