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Motor Journal with issue 252, of the 23rd volume, is published on Thursday, April 6, 2023. The front cover subtly entices you to the interesting content. After the editorial and a period photograph of the column Bygone times pages are opening Miscellaneous news. The first from April 1913 is about the beginnings of the magazine Auto, which was started by the Czech Automobile Club. This is followed by mutual state visits, a lantern parade to open the season, the birth and death of statesmen, rulers, inventors, designers, but also writers such as Jaroslav Hašek. Car shows in the country and abroad, sports events, long-distance drives, acrobatics, record events in terms of speed and time endurance are other entries from the calendar. Color copies of Praga V3S brochures shifted the attention of readers to the post-war years. The present is captured by the appointment of the CEO of the Tatra company and the sudden death of a well-known collector. An exhibition was opened in České Budějovice ŠKODA – cars on posters and brochures (1945–2022). The text, supplemented with images from a private archive, feels like a confession – read Competitor, collector and romantic businessman Jan Čížek. The April MJ Veteran Salon presents Coventry Rudge-Whitworth Ulster four-valve sprinter. Four different auction companies participated in the program on the first weekend of March. Auction at the Amelia Island Elegance Contest. A jubilee was celebrated in Brno – Septuagint Mičánek. The beginning of this year's season is evident from the extensive auction calendar, which, with advertisements for buying, selling and commercial offers, is the content of the last pages of the April Fool's Day MJ.
