Maluch — case

Maluch phone case

Silicone phone cover.

Fiat 126p

The Fiat 126p appeared on the Polish market in 1973 and soon earned the nickname "Maluch" (Little One), due to its small size. Its width, not exceeding 1.5 m, and length of 3.05 m, comparable to the dimensions of the original English Mini, did not prevent thousands of Poles from fitting their entire 6-person family with luggage inside when they set off for holidays from their workplace. In Poland, the Maluch was produced by the Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych "Polmo" Bielsko-Biała in Bielsko-Biała and Tychy. The progenitor of this PRL-era icon was the Italian Fiat 500, which, although comparably iconic – and more graceful than the Maluch – could never take the place that our hero occupies in the cultural consciousness of Poles.

The Polski Fiat, which peaked in popularity in Poland in the 1980s, also found a group of users in Australia between 1989 and 1992, becoming the cheapest car on the smallest continent. Maluchs steadfastly accumulated mileage, traversing Hungarian and even Cuban roads.

The drawing was made by Wrocław artist Paweł Grabowski.