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A brief history of the Škoda car company, published on the occasion of 100 years of car production.
Hardcover, format: 21 x 30 cm, 32 pages
Škoda Auto – 100 years of Automotive History
Original price was: 250,00 Kč.250,00 CZKCurrent price is: 250,00 Kč.
author: Jan Králik
English language
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