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Tatra 80. Three lives of the famous Schicht convertible, Pavel Kasík
The publication is dedicated to the remarkable fate of the twelve-cylinder sports convertible Tatra 80 purchased in 1931 by the prominent industrialist Dr. Heinrich Schicht. It documents the history of the car, starting from its trade fair presentation through the repeated threat of extinction to the demanding reconstruction, after which it symbolically set off to its original locations in Ústí nad Labem and Prague. The author of the richly illustrated book is the leading internationally recognized expert on historical Tatra vehicles, Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík.
ENG: This publication deals with the remarkable history of the twelve-cylinder sports cabriolet Tatra 80 which was purchased by the prominent industrialist Dr. Heinrich Schicht in 1931. The history is documented from the car's first presentation at the Trade Fair Palace, through the repeated threats of its vanishing, to the demanding renovation after which it took a symbolic journey to locations of its original use: Ústí nad Labem and Prague. This richly illustrated book was written and compiled by Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík, a leading internationally-recognized expert on historic Tatra vehicles.
The legendary Favorit and his siblings, Jan Tuček
The book is primarily dedicated to the Favorit – the first production car from the Škoda brand with front-wheel drive, which the Mladá Boleslav-based carmaker developed in close cooperation with the Italian bodywork company Bertone and the Porsche development center. It was presented to the public in September 1987 at the engineering fair in Brno.
The publication recalls its somewhat complicated origin and its role in the process of the modern emancipation of the Mladá Boleslav car manufacturer, when it became the fourth brand of the Volkswagen Group in April 1991. It clearly maps the changes that the Škoda Favorit, Forman and Pick-up cars underwent during their active careers from 1987 to 1995, and recalls the diverse range of their variants and projects that did not make it into production.
Motorsport enthusiasts will be delighted by the overview of activities with modified Škoda Favorit cars in car competitions, circuit races and hillclimbs. The text containing technical data of individual models and an overview of production and export is accompanied by 430 archive photographs, many of which have not been published before.
ŠKODA – promotion abroad, Martin Kupec
The book Škoda – promotion abroad, 1945-2025 was created on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the Škoda Auto automobile company. This book is dedicated to the promotion and sales of Škoda cars at foreign branches and affiliates around the world (including the Czech Republic and Slovakia) from 1945 to the present day. Thanks to the book, the reader has the opportunity to get acquainted with completely unknown or little-known Škoda brochures and posters, which were prepared mainly by foreign importers themselves and partly by PZO Motokov. In addition, the reader will learn how printed advertising was done then and today. The book is published with the official support of Škoda Auto as, Volkswagen Financial Services and the Statutory City of Mladá Boleslav in a print run of 3,000 copies, and is bilingual – in Czech and English (both language translations in one book).
Published by Moto Public, hardcover, format 21 x 27 cm, 472 pages.
IBAN: 978-80-909156-4-0
Towing car Z and U Škoda model 20, Josef Bouša
The monograph is dedicated to the heavy wheeled tractors Škoda type Z and Škoda type U, which served in the Czechoslovak army in the 1920s and 1930s. The publication provides the most comprehensive and detailed view of the history of these machines to date and its scope significantly surpasses all previously published works on this topic.
JAWA motorcycles on flyers and brochures, Miloslav Straka
The book is the last part of a triptych mapping almost a century of history of the Czechoslovak motorcycle industry. After the publications With the ČZ brand and Pionýr, Babetta and co. on leaflets and in brochures, we are coming up with a rich offer of original, often unique printed materials of our world's most famous motorcycle brand. At first glance, it seems that this is a book mostly with pictures, with only an introductory text by the author. Thanks to the pre-war brochures aimed at the domestic market, there is a lot of interesting reading available in Czech. In addition to the necessary technical information with a product description, the reader will learn a lot about the lifestyle, customs and priorities of the society of the time. The book Jawa Motorcycles on Leaflets and in Brochures is intended for anyone who is interested in history, not just motorcycle history. We believe that it will also appeal to the younger generation by recognizing that thanks to our ancestors, Czechoslovakia was among the most industrially advanced countries in the world before the war. All three publications, thanks to their focus and the amount of rare information they contain, have the ambition to remain in libraries for future generations to see.
Pioneer, Babetta and Co. …on leaflets and brochures, Miloslav Straka
Pionýr, Babetta and co. on flyers and brochures
...had to come. After the monument about Jawa by Libor Marčík and the book With the ČZ brand on leaflets and brochures, this publication brings in a similar form through a collection of often unique brochures and leaflets, a look into the history of the production of small motorcycles and mopeds. Slovak motorcycle production was an important integral part of the Czechoslovak motorcycle industry. It significantly enriched the range, including the now iconic machines such as the Jawa Pionýr and Babetta. Even though it used the Jawa brand for commercial reasons, it was an original production of Považské strojírny. The ambition of this book is to recall the history of the joint effort to maintain the tradition of motorcycle production in Czechoslovakia, and perhaps bring a little lesson to young readers.
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Marquis Albert de Dion
Greetings from Slovakia
Ernst Günther Burggaller
Alois Gbec
Grand Prix of Provence 1926
12 Hours of Sebring 1956
Geneva Motor Show 1966
12 Hours of Sebring 1966
20th auction Bald
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Lorraine Automobile Museum (F)
Competition of elegance in Luhačovice
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Our motorcycles – Part VI JAWA 1929 – 1954, Libor Marčík
The history of our motorcycle production continues with the sixth volume dedicated to the JAWA brand from 1929 - 1954. Due to their considerable length, our motorcycles VI are divided into two books of four hundred and fifty pages each.
The Biker's Guardian Angel, Petr Hošťálek
Stitched binding with flaps
format 14.4 × 20.7 cm
number of pages 160
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Our Motorcycle Market, The First 120 Years, 1895–2014, Milan Veselý
The new book is the result of many years of research efforts by the author and his friends. The aim of the publication is to provide the most concise, yet comprehensive description of the development of the first 120 years of two-wheeled motorization in our territory. The main part of the book is prepared as an annotated and illustrated statistical report on the development of our motorcycle production, sales, imports and motorization of the population. The brief text illuminating the economic, political and legislative background is supplemented by a number of exceptionally extensive tables with never-before-published data. The second part of the book outlines the history of motorization of our armed forces, post, the development of traffic regulations, safety, accident rates, the road network and the collector-veteran movement.
Historical facts were drawn primarily from old Czech and German periodicals and publications. They were only supplemented with information from contemporary Czech literature and the Internet. Most statistical data was taken from archived company reports and from reports of the Czech Statistical Office. To a lesser extent, period almanacs and period magazines served as a source of valuable information. The huge number of illustrations, together with the high level of graphic and printing work, gives the publication a representative character. The vast majority of illustrative material was taken from period printed matter and albums of period photographs of exclusively domestic origin.
The Road to Favorit, Jan Králík
The author knew more than thirty-three years ago that the long and, above all, thorny path of development and production of the Favorit passenger car was worth carefully documenting. He had to reject the ideas of that time, he waited and waited! Developing anything new while trying to comply with the extensive tangle of many restrictions and prohibitions resulting from completely meaningless regulations was completely impossible during the years of normalization. Even though the original idea to produce a new type of passenger car within the framework of the Common Market came from the highest party positions. But the design tendencies of world car manufacturers indicated significantly different solutions from the originally intended ones. The gradual development, sometimes even illegal, was taken up by the administrative people in Mladá Boleslav. The amount of work with development and then with the preparation of production was unimaginable, but the people were enthusiastic. The most energy and time was taken up by the battles with the „windmills“ – at that time in the form of the state apparatus. When the Favorit was put into production, the leaders were melting in superlatives. Just like Ing. Andrej Barčák, then director of the PZO Motokov business group: "The Favorit was a groundbreaking project for Škoda. Škoda designed and then produced a car comparable to their European competition under significantly worse conditions. At the beginning, there were just a lot of restrictions, nothing was approved, big risks were taken, but Škoda had no reason to be ashamed of the result."„
Published by Motor Public, hardcover with dust jacket, format 22.5 x 21.5 cm, 118 pages
ISBN 978-80-906693-1-4.
Our Motorcycle Import, The First 70 Years, 1895–1964, Milan Veselý
The new book is the result of many years of research efforts by the author and his friends. It is prepared as an encyclopedia mapping the first 70 years of motorcycle imports to our territory. The main emphasis is placed on the most complete list of brands operating on our market, the time frame of their operation and the determination of their success expressed primarily by the number of units sold. For the most important companies, an analysis of the structure of the type offer is carried out, information is provided about representatives, operational interesting facts, the most important sporting successes and notes on the service life of their machines and their occurrence in today's collections of historic vehicles. The operation of individual brands on our market is supplemented with basic facts from their own company history.
The book begins with a brief historical overview summarizing the first 70 years of our motorcycle imports. The first part follows, dedicated to 54 brands that managed to sell more than 100 motorcycles in our country. Their treatment is significantly more detailed than the treatment of the remaining 219 brands in the second part. The huge number of illustrations, together with the high level of graphic and printing work, gives the publication a representative character. The vast majority of the illustrative material was taken from period prints and albums of period photographs of exclusively domestic origin.
Historical facts were drawn primarily from old Czech and German periodicals and publications. They were only supplemented with information from contemporary Czech literature and the Internet. Most statistical data was taken from archived company reports and from reports of the Czech Statistical Office. To a lesser extent, period almanacs and period magazines served as a source of valuable information. The huge number of illustrations, together with the high level of graphic and printing work, gives the publication a representative character. The vast majority of illustrative material was taken from period printed matter and albums of period photographs of exclusively domestic origin.
Coloring book
Coloring book containing 8 colorful images of historical vehicles.
Our Motorcycles – Part II ČZ 1930 – 1953, Libor Marčík
The text presents the history of motorcycle production in Strakonice in the period mentioned. It captures the development and production of individual types in technical data, taking into account design innovations, equipment and numbers of units produced. A unique and down to the smallest, seemingly insignificant details, description of individual motorcycle types from the first motorized bicycle to the last post-war type. A book that every history expert and owner of more than two motorcycles should have for everyday use.
Aero cars and their era, Karel Jičínský
Descriptions of individual types, copies of drawing documentation and a number of original photographs, placed in the context of the time, have created an engaging document. The author has long been dedicated to collecting materials directly related to the Aero brand, and has put this many years of activity to good use in a publication that should not be missing from the library of any aero enthusiast.