Aero Type 10 (Aero 500) History

Launched in 1929, the Type 10 (also catalogued as the Aero 500) was the marque's first complete production car, born from the Praha-Vysocany aircraft factory of Dr. Kabes. It used a 494 cc single-cylinder two-stroke engine cooled by water, developing 10 bhp and pushing the lightweight body to about 70 km/h (43 mph).

The body was a steel-covered timber-framed structure offered in three open or semi-open styles — roadster, cabriolet, and coupé — each seating two adults in front and one passenger behind. The format was consistent with the small, affordable economy cars popular in Central Europe in the early 1930s.

Production ran from 1929 to 1932 with 1,358 examples built. The Type 10 established Aero's reputation for light, economical two-stroke machinery and gave the company the foundation to develop more capable successors.