Sierp 5.7HPE Drophead (T104)

**Cylinder/Motor:** V8/5700 cm3 **Horse Power:** 300 PS **Top Speed:** 260 km/h The brand **Sierp** (“sickle”) appeared in Poland in 1957, when the management of the bus factory Arkona (FAA), under pressure from the Socialist Sports Movement of Poland, decided to create a workshop for racing cars to participate in International Auto Competitions of the Socialist Countries “MASS” (Międzynarodowe Zawody Sportów Motorowych). Racing version was introduced in 1959 & road one in 1961. They were named Sierp Start and Sierp Turysta respectively. The car had a steel space frame, a lightweight fiberglass body, front independent four-lever suspension, rear suspension with Panar traction. The V-shaped eight-cylinder engine was taken from the Moravian medium-duty truck Zlin-15/2, the three-stage torque converter-automatic & rear axle — from the Soviet sedan Moscow. In 1984, production of the road version of the car was resumed in South Africa under the conversion program of the weapons factory Mataba.