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Škoda 1203 is celebrating its 55th birthday, its development took 12 long years. It was for the chosen ones, it could only come into private hands as a used one – Garáž.cz

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Škoda 1203 is celebrating its 55th birthday, its development took 12 long years. It was for the chosen ones, it could only come into private hands as a used one – Garáž.cz

The start of production was preceded by an unusually long development, due to the centrally controlled economy, lasting twelve years. The ŠKODA engineers started work on the new light “utility vehicle” already in the spring of 1956. They worked with a progressive concept for the time with a self-supporting single-compartment body, which does without a … Read more

The Legacy of the Škoda Superb: From the Pioneering 1930s Model to the Modern Successor

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The Legacy of the Škoda Superb: From the Pioneering 1930s Model to the Modern Successor

The new Škoda Superb will be officially presented tomorrow, and the Mladá Boleslav carmaker reminds us of its very first predecessor. This was significantly more expensive in the economy of the time than all subsequent modern superbs of their time. The ceremonial debut of the new Škoda Superb is approaching. In recent weeks, the Mladoboleslav … Read more

Ma Long Secures Victory in WTT Championship Match Against Zhuang Zhiyuan, Wang Yidi Reverses Polkanova

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original title: WTT Championship: Ma Long beats Zhuang Zhiyuan and Wang Yidi reverses Polkanova Xinhua News Agency, Frankfurt, October 31 (Reporter Liu Yang) October 31 was the last match day of the first round of the 2023 World Table Tennis League (WTT) Frankfurt Championship. Olympic champion Ma Long defeated Chinese Taipei veteran Zhuang Zhiyuan 3:1; … Read more

Win a Jawa 250/559 Panelka at the Retro Garage Raffle

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Win a Jawa 250/559 Panelka at the Retro Garage Raffle

The traditional auto-moto exchange Retro Garage, which has been associated with live vintage auctions for a few years, is usually supplemented with a raffle, the main prize of which used to be a cheaper Jawa 50 Pionýr or Babetta moped. Photo: Retro Garage The main prizes in the Retro Garage raffle are more attractive every … Read more

The Human Planet: BBC Documentary Veteran Explores Self-Service Shopping in Romania

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The Human Planet: BBC Documentary Veteran Explores Self-Service Shopping in Romania

The BBC documentary veteran returns with a new series “Human Planet” on Netflix this time. Sequences from the first episode have already appeared on social networks, and so we can hear the soft and friendly voice of the legendary Attenborough telling us what two people are doing trying to pass their products through the self-service … Read more

The Rare and Untouched Mercedes-Benz W154: A Historic Treasure in Prague’s National Technical Museum

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The Rare and Untouched Mercedes-Benz W154: A Historic Treasure in Prague’s National Technical Museum

The Mercedes-Benz W154 of the famous driver Rudolf Caracciola is the only example in the world that has never been renovated. It still has tires from the last race before the Second World War and can be seen in the National Technical Museum in Prague. The interwar years were one of the craziest eras in … Read more

Retro Calendar Featuring Classic Cars from the Former Eastern Bloc Brands for Sale on Retrokalendar.cz

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Retro Calendar Featuring Classic Cars from the Former Eastern Bloc Brands for Sale on Retrokalendar.cz

Instead of Skodas, it offers classic cars from other brands, especially those from the former Eastern Bloc – Moskvič, Trabant, Wartburg, Tatra or Praga and others. Socialist veterans are complemented by, for example, Volkswagen or Citroën. The wall calendar is in A2 format, i.e. 610 by 480 millimeters in size, and contains a total of … Read more

Stumbled upon a Hidden Treasure: Million Dollar Collection of Classic Cars Discovered in Alabama Barn

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Stumbled upon a Hidden Treasure: Million Dollar Collection of Classic Cars Discovered in Alabama Barn

John Clay Wolfe stumbled right into a collection of classic cars. He got into a barn in Alabama, USA, which hid 23 vehicles, including rare cars with minimal mileage. He estimates the price of the collection at around one million dollars, i.e. about 23 million crowns. At the same time, Wolfe describes the place where … Read more

The New ŠKODAteam Wall Calendar: Beauty of Smiling Models and Classic Škoda Cars

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The New ŠKODAteam Wall Calendar: Beauty of Smiling Models and Classic Škoda Cars

The new ŠKODAteam wall calendar went on sale a few days ago, which combines the beauty of smiling models and classic Škoda cars. The ŠKODAteam traditionally prepares a calendar every year, and in addition to its content, the nice thing about it is that by purchasing it you contribute to the organization of events that … Read more