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Laurels with the scent of gasoline. Interwar automobile sport, Petr Kožíšek

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Published by NTM Prague
Softcover, format 21 x 26 cm, 166 pages

The author of the exhibition opening in October 2021 has also prepared a clear catalogue of events, sporting events, the most famous types of cars, trophies, as well as personalities who significantly contributed to the extraordinary development of motor sports in Czechoslovakia in the interwar period. The exhibition at the Technical Museum can be visited until May 1, 2022, you will see every car on display and the details of the highly artistic trophies from close range, but the catalogue will remind you of the pleasant atmosphere for a long time to come.

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The author of the exhibition opening in October 2021 has also prepared a clear catalogue of events, sporting events, the most famous types of cars, trophies, as well as personalities who significantly contributed to the extraordinary development of motor sports in Czechoslovakia in the interwar period. The exhibition at the Technical Museum can be visited until May 1, 2022, you will see every car on display and the details of the highly artistic trophies from close range, but the catalogue will remind you of the pleasant atmosphere for a long time to come.

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