Żuk A11 - mug

Ceramic mug Żuk A11

Mug capacity: 330 ml

FSC Żuk A11

Polish roads have seen many Żuks. However, in this case, we are not referring to the popular Volkswagen Beetle, but to the Polish "delivery van" - Żuk. The name covers an entire series of Polish delivery vans, produced by Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (Truck Factory) in Lublin between 1959 and 1998. The Żuk was a favorite of farmers, served postmen from Poczta Polska (Polish Post), and sometimes even played the role of a fire truck. Like the iconic Maluch, the Żuk was a hero of everyday life for many Poles.

The T-shirt features a Żuk from 1967, which is a version with a wooden cargo bed, providing it with a payload of 950 kg. Other variants of the Żuk were mainly used for transporting food products or clothing, but passenger models, i.e., minibuses, were also produced. In 1970, Żuks even began to be assembled in Egypt, and despite the obvious analogy, they were not called "Scarab," but Ramzes. The Egyptian ELTRAMCO factories assembled their Żuk-Ramzes until the 1990s, with many modifications introduced along the way.

The production of the Żuk was halted in 1998 when the number of units released reached 587,818. And although in terms of numbers and sales it was far behind the "beetle" Beetle, it does not mean that it was not a car that particularly served the common man. Its sharply outlined rectangular silhouette and the sad expression of its front bumper became iconic, and will be remembered for many years by working Poles of the PRL era.

The drawing was created by Wrocław artist Paweł Grabowski.