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Motor Journal No. 290 (2026/7) is published on Friday, July 3, 2026 Editorial: Unplanned incidental costs Miscellaneous news Winners Slav Kumpera William Heinz-Henry Joan Newton Cuneo Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin Pierre Marco International motorcycle races for the French Motorcycle Club Cup in Pacov 1906 Glidden's ride 1906 Automobile meeting in Ostend 1906 Rudolf Ulenhaut Gianfranco "Franco" Comotti Adelina and Augusta Van Buren Louise ... Full text

Motor Journal No. 289 (2026/6) is published on Friday, June 5, 2026 Editorial: Amateur tunerMiscellaneous newsElimination races in Pacov 1906Louis KisselHerkomer's race 1906Ciro B. BasadonnaGrand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France 1906Brno–Soběšice 1926Czechoslovak Tourist Trophy 1926Grand Prix of the French Automobile Club 1926Aldo BrovaroneGrand Prix of Penya Rhin 1936International Eifel‑Rennen … Full text

Motor Journal No. 288 (2026/5) is published on Friday, May 1, 2026 Editorial: In our youth, we always talked only about carsVarious newsWilliam RileyTarga Florio 1906Alfred MossVienna – Graz – Vienna 1906Coppa d'Oro del Turismo 1906Mauri RoseRudolf HasseFrantišek BartošIII. Český Brod Circuit 1936Karel Pilař500 miles in Indianapolis 1936Tulip Rally 1956Formula 3 … Full text

Motor Journal No. 287 (2026/4) is published on Friday, April 3, 2026 Editorial: Tomáš's lost bikeVarious newsPrague Motor Show 1906Tour de France for automobiles and motorcycles 1926Chateau–Thiery hillclimb 1926Targa Florio 1926The British Empire Trophy at Donington Circuit 1936Monaco Grand Prix 1936Petr DobrýFIVA Cultural Commission met in PragueHenri … Full text

Motor Journal No. 286 (2026/2) is published on Friday, March 6, 2026 Editorial: Veteran events will start soonVarious newsMarquis Albert de DionGreetings from SlovakiaErnst Günther BurggallerAlois GbelecGrand Prix de Provence 192612 Hours of Sebring 1956Geneva Motor Show 196612 Hours of Sebring 196620th Lysá auctionMilan Rosencwaig from KopřivniceAutomobile Museum of Lorraine (F)Concours de Elegance in LuhačoviceJim … Full text

Motor Journal No. 286 (2026/2) is published on Friday, February 6, 2026 Editorial: Save money and look forward to the new season! Miscellaneous news Josef Kudrnáč Greetings from Slovakia Berlin Auto Show 1906 Erwin Tragatsch Arthur Eugene Arfons 7th Winter Motorcycle Competition 1936 International Berlin Auto Show 1936 Swedish Winter Grand Prix 1936 Lance Reventlow František Mrázek Jean Todt Chicago Auto Show 1966 Sixty … Full text

Motor Journal No. 285 (2026/1) is published on Friday, January 2, 2026 Editorial: Hurray for the new year!Various newsGiovanni BonmartiniAnton „Toni“ UlmenOrmond BeachEdouard Charles Benjamin GrammontRallye Monte Carlo 1936Hunger for the season in SlovakiaRallye Monte Carlo 1956Alberto CecottoRallye Monte Carlo 1966Paris–Dakar 1986General Assembly of the international organization FIVACars from Wiener … Full text

Motor Journal No. 284 (2025/12) is published on Friday, December 5, 2025 Editorial: It is necessary to prepare wood and light a fire!Various newsParis Motor Show 1905100 kilometers through Paris 1905Billy ArnoldHermano da Silva RamosLorenzo BandiniRAC Historic Awards 2025A brief guide to motoring museums and collections – Musée du circuit de Spa–Francorchamps (B)Oldtimer Grand … Full text

Motor Journal No. 283 (2025/11) is published on Friday, November 7, 2025 Editorial: Tatra doesn't know his brother! Miscellaneous news 1895 - the first automobile race in the USA Vladimir Popelář Berlin Auto Show 1925 Antique Automobile Club of America Jindřich Kottek Unsafe at any speed 31st RAC Rally 1975 AUTO, MOTO, BIKE in art, seriously and for fun Autumn Veteran Techna Brno Kingdom of soap bubbles … Full text

Motor Journal No. 282 (2025/10) is published on Friday, October 3, 2025 Editorial: And autumn is here againVarious newsKarl RabeFrench Motorcycle Club Grand Prix 1925Speed races at Arpajon 1925London Motor Show 1935International Motor Show in Prague 1935ČAMS motorcycle races at the exhibition grounds 1935New Citroën DS19 (1955)London–Prague on a BSA motorcycle … Full text

Motor Journal No. 281 (2025/09) is published on Friday, September 5, 2025 Editorial: CalculationVarious newsVáclav LaurinAdolphe ClémentRAC Tourist Trophy 1905Vincenzo Florio Cup 1905Italian Grand Prix 1925Spanish Grand Prix 1925Czechoslovak Grand Prix 1935Bois du Boulogne 1945ISDT 1955 GottwaldovTourist Trophy on the Dundrod circuit 1955Under the Štramberk trumpet … Full text

Motor Journal No. 280 (2025/08) is published on Friday, August 1, 2025 Editorial: Octane rhymeMiscellaneous newsHerkomer Competition 1905Touring Car Race for the Pyrenees Cup 1905Manfred von BrauchitschKarel ŘepaNevill Westwood – the first to circumnavigate Australia by carTaunus‑Rennen-1925Grossglockner Hill Climb 1935Swiss Grand Prix 1935Redex Trial 1955Czechoslovak Grand Prix of Road … Full text

Motor Journal No. 279 (2025/07) is published on Friday, July 4, 2025 Editorial: What is happening to us sometimes?…Various newsGordon Bennett Cup 1905Glidden Tour 1905Ostend Automobile Week 1905French Automobile Club Grand Prix for Touring Cars 1925French Grand Prix for Racing Cars 1925NeoplanJawa 550Rallye Vltava 1965Grand Prix … Full text

Motor Journal No. 278 (2025/06) is published on Friday, June 6, 2025 Editorial: When two do the same thing… I. Miscellaneous news Elimination race before the Gordon Bennett Cup 1905 Coupe du Motocycle Dourdan 1905 Tourist Trophy 1925 Austrian Alpine Tour 1925 European Grand Prix 1925 IV. Jiří Kristián Lobkowicz Memorial 1935 Eifelrennen 1935 1000 miles … Full text

Motor Journal No. 277 (2025/05) is published on Friday, May 2, 2025 Editorial: When two do the same thing… I. Miscellaneous news Olga Prochasková the first Czech female driver John Walter Christie Pacovský circuit 1905 Effie Hotchkiss 500 km Indianapolis 1915 Targa Florio 1925 Brno–Soběšice hillclimb 1925 Libuše celebrates 120 years on Grandfather's tractor Old roundabout in Sedlec … Full text

Motor Journal No. 276 (2025/04) is published on Friday, April 4, 2025 Editorial: Maybe it's just a dream...Various newsHendrik Jan SpijkerWalter Percy ChryslerCarrosserie Letourneur et MarchandInternational Motor Show in PragueWalter HassanThe Great Motorcycle Competition 1935Concours d'Elegance in Brno 1935Alfa Romeo 16C BimotoreThe Jenerálka Hill Climb 1935The Grand Prix … Full text

Motor Journal No. 275 (2025/03) is published on Friday, March 7, 2025 Editorial: I'm just an ordinary boy... Miscellaneous news Malcolm Campbell Sunbeam Motor Car Company Limited 1905 Long-distance drive on the route Paris–Bordeaux–Biarritz–Marseille–Nice–Genoa–Turin and back (1905) International Automobile Exhibition in Vienna 1905 Provence Grand Prix 1925 Ervín Krajčovič Exhibition in Králové Dvorský okruh Exhibition Auto•Moto•Luhačovice Colonnade Prague–Zbraslav … Full text

Motor Journal No. 274 (2025/02) is published on Friday, February 7, 2025 Editorial: The beginning of the veteran season Miscellaneous news Thomas Buckland Jeffery Josef Zubatý John Paul Black Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915 – the automobile race for the Grand Prix of America Jiří Pohl Two exceptional trophies at NTM Prague Vladislav Voříšek ninety-year-old Listárna Offer of books for motorists Josef Sodomka the younger Automobiles Delage Louis … Full text

Motor Journal No. 273 (2025/01) is published on Friday, January 4, 2025 Editorial: On a motorcycle in the snowHanuš RinghofferAlbert Eugène DivoIng. Zdeněk KlikaJohn Zachary DeLoreanMonte Carlo Rally 1925 and 1935New York Auto Show 1935Brussels Auto Show 1955AutobianchiGeneral Motors Motorama 1955Renault 16Monte Carlo Rally 1965Sale of the Ecclestone Grand Prix collectionNew booksBook offer … Full text

Motor Journal No. 272 (2024/12) is published on Friday, December 6, 2024 Editorial: Good Year!John Kemp StarleyParis Motor Show 1904Berlin Motor Show 1924South African Grand Prix 1934Jan Öhm celebrated his 85th birthdayOur ZetkyVivat KohoutInternational Renovation Award 2024Dalibor FeuereislBehind Horst GörnerJán Drinka from Michalovce on the Pioneer Around the WorldOffer … Full text

Motor Journal No. 271 (2024/11) is published on Friday, November 1, 2024 Editorial: Honzo, good health!Various newsPromotional ride of sidecars 1904 of the motorcycle section of the Austrian automobile clubJózsef Szabó II46th Turin Motor Show 1964The Vilém Michl factory building in Slané was demolishedVintage ISDT Camerino 2024Benefit auction for the mobile hospice You are not alone … Full text

Motor Journal No. 270 (2024/10) is published on Friday, October 4, 2024 Editorial: Branná – Mekka Miscellaneous news John Michael Mack Alfred Angas Scott Vanderbilt Cup 1904 Motorcycle race on the Prague–Písek track Johannes Hugenholtz First race in Montlhéry 1924 Italian Grand Prix 1924 Lee Iacoca Paris Motor Show 1934 Paris Motor Show 1964 Svatokopecký Circuit 1964 Test of three racing cars … Full text

Motor Journal No. 269 (2024/09) is published on Friday, September 6, 2024 Editorial: Drinking regimeInternational Cup in Dourdan 1904Semmering Hill ClimbEcce Homo 1924Grand Prix at the Masaryk Circuit 1934Italian Grand Prix 1954Memorial ride for Eliška and Čeňek Junkova 2024Czech success at Pebble BeachVeteran bus Kříž for the seventh time50th year … Full text

Motor Journal No. 268 (2024/087) is published on Friday, August 2, 2024 Editorial: Back to Revival! Miscellaneous newsFrench Grand Prix (Europe)1924VII. Automobile Days in LuhačoviceISDT 1934 in Garmisch PartenkirchenMiloslav VališGerman Grand Prix 1934German Grand Prix 1964Czechoslovak Grand Prix 1974Aero 662 by Jaromír NezvalWith the President to Lan or the Presidential … Full text

Motor Journal No. 267 (2024/07) is published on Friday, July 4, 2024 Editorial: The calendar doesn't lie! 1 km speed races in Ostend 1904 French Grand Prix 1914 Coppa Acerbo 1924 Records in Arpajon 1924 Miroslav Čada French Grand Prix 1934 French Grand Prix 1954 British Grand Prix 1954 Ecce Homo 1954 František Šťastný Park comes to life again Paris–Rouen 1894 The first … Full text

Motor Journal No. 266 (2024/06) is published on Friday, June 7, 2024 Self-service of joy and experiencesVarious newsJosef Sodomka Jr.V. Gordon Bennett Cup 1904V. International Austrian Alpine RideFire in the Laurin & Klement factory (1924)Mannin Moar 1934Eifelrennen 1934International Ride through the Austrian Alps1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia 1934Lochotín Circuit 1954Mělnice Circuit 195424 Hours of Le Mans 1964Tourist … Full text

Motor Journal No. 265 (2024/05) is published on Friday, May 3, 2024 It was a barter, according to all the rules…Paul PiccardHenri FarmanTourist Trophy 1914Carpathian Ride 1914500 Miles Indianapolis 1914Brno–Soběšice 1924Ries Hill Climb 1924Autorennen Avus 1934Mille Miglia 1954Veteran Car Club Domažlice – a tradition lasting half a centuryF3 … Full text

Motor Journal No. 264 (2024/04) is published on Friday, April 5, 2024 Editorial: Quick Review Miscellaneous News Václav Vondřich Zbraslav–Jíloviště 1914 Zbraslav–Jíloviště 1924 XVI. International Automobile Exhibition in Prague Targa Florio and Coppa Florio 1924 Monaco Grand Prix 1934 Tom Phillis 1954 Fiat Turbine 8001 II. Slatin Circuit 1954 Tulip Rally 1954 Targa Florio 1964 XX. East African Safari … Full text

Motor Journal No. 263 (2024/03) is published on Friday, March 1, 2024 Editorial: Shared experiences Miscellaneous newsTour de France Automobile 1914Central Moravian Club of Automobile and Motorcycle Owners (SKAM) 1924Vienna Spring Fair 192450,000 km with a Walter Junior carNew Tatra 77 (1934)International Motor Show in Berlin 1934Wonderful men on two wheelsTatra in České BudějoviceOffer … Full text

Motor Journal No. 262 (2024/02) is published on Friday, February 2, 2024 Editorial: Winter TopsVarious NewsThe First Motorcycle Exhibition in Prague 1904From Paris to Nice 1924The 5th Annual Winter Motorcycle Competition 1934Winter Motorcycle Competition 1954Record Auction Result (Mičánek)Přemysl Slezák Sr.A Handful of Nails from the RoadRemembering Vladimír JoklAntonín Baborovský – … Full text

Motor Journal No. 261 (2024/01) is published on Friday, January 4, 2024 Editorial – Nicotine guides us through lifeVarious newsHildebrandt & WolfmüllerOrmond Beach Races in Daytona 1904RAF with a Knight system four-cylinder slide valve engineRallye Monte Carlo 1934Rallye Monte Carlo 1954Rallye Monte Carlo 1964Wallachian Winter 1984Prague Rallysprint 2023New motoring … Full text

Motor Journal No. 260 (2023/12) is published on Friday, December 1, 2023 Editorial – Don't throw away your finds!Various newsSalon de l'Automobile, du Cycle et des Sports 1903Onofre Agustín MarimónMilan NevoleJaroslav ČervinkaRoy John JamesQuartararosA dozen years of the Prague Car FestivalTatra bicilindrica à la Targa FlorioPrague MileListárnaBooks for … Full text

Motor Journal No. 259 (2023/11) is published on Friday, November 3, 2023 James Ward PackardThomas W. MiltonKilometre in Dourdan 1903Gaillon Hill Climb 1903Zdeněk KřivohlavýCarrera Panamericana 1953Zbraslav–Jíloviště 1963Daily Mirror RAC Rally 1973Eva Florence Marchand‑HanákováBefore We Drain the Water from the Radiator 2023Books for MotoristsPremiere of Faust's Tatra Car – Tatra … Full text

Motor Journal No. 258 (2023/10) is published on Friday, October 6, 2023 Emile DelahayeMax FrizAutumn Berlin Automobile Races 1903Château-Thierry Hill Climb 1903Jíloviště–Řídká 1913Zdeněk CipraRecord Day 1953Slatinský CircuitRadiator Emblem for NTM PragueMgr. Karel BuštaAutomobile Roman Sedlák's DreamingFinally Jawa (book by Libor Marčík)New book Škoda Motorsport – Competition … Full text

Motor Journal No. 257 (2023/09) is published on Friday, September 1, 2023 Editorial - end of vacation 500-meter speed races in Deauville 1903 Motorcycle races "Criterion for Quarter Liters" in Paris 1903 Semmering hillclimb 1903 Semmering hillclimb 1913 Races on the Lochotín–Třemošná circuit … Full text

Motor Journal No. 256 (2023/08) is published on Friday, August 4, 2023 Editorial – A thirst for knowledge? Changes in testing and registration of historic vehicles for special registration plates Henry Walcker Races on a circuit near Le Mans 1913 Non-stop race across Moravia 1913 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix … Full text

Motor Journal No. 255 (2023/07) is published on Friday, July 7, 2023 Editorial – The book is a constant reason for joyHeinrich BüssingMorris MarkinGordon Bennett Cup 1903Glidden Ride 1913French Grand Prix 1913French Grand Prix 1923First automobile race in Hradec Králové 1933I. Zlín Circuit 1933Prachovské Skály Prize 1963Rallye Vltava … Full text

Motor Journal No. 254 (2023/06) is published on the weekend of June 2, 2023 Editorial – Has the next generation of radicals grown up? Miscellaneous newsAmzi Lorenzo BarberAcross the United States 1903Books for motoristsTatra–Adria 1913Alpine ride 1913Around the republic 1923A thousand Czechoslovak miles 193324 hours of Le Mans 1953Liberec Peace Circuit 1953The first race of historical … Full text

Motor Journal No. 253 (2023/05) is published on Sunday, May 5, 2023 Editorial – Exhibition Grounds Miscellaneous news August Eugène Brillié Paris–Madrid 1903 Felice Mario Boano 500 miles in Indianapolis 1913 57th Targa Florio (1973) Sosnová Classic 2023 in just a few days! Hořice Museum of Czech Road Racing – sixth season Offer of books for motorists Forever unforgettable … Full text

Motor Journal No. 252 (2023/04) is published on Thursday, April 6, 2023 Editorial – One of many triviaFrantišek Prosecký Exhibition of historic cars and motorcycles from the Laurin & Klement and Škoda brandsBooks for motoristsŠKODA – cars on posters and in brochures (1945–2022)Racer, collector and romantic businessman Jan ČížekVeteransalon – Four-valve sprinter from Coventry … Full text

Motor Journal No. 251 (2023/03) is published on Friday, March 3, 2023 Editorial – Once upon a time…Various newsGeoff DukeA Škoda 633 across the SaharaSixty years with BugattiCold Bavarian Elefantentreffen 2023Books for motoristsVW HahnSosnová ClassicRétromobile 2023Veteran salon – Singer brand carsMaurer Union – Zábřež grandfather carFebruary auctions … Full text

Motor Journal No. 250 (2023/02) is published on Friday, February 3, 2023 Hang in there!Various newsListárnaNew booksBooks for motoristsDirector Pavel LazarCharles‑Armand Trépardoux100 years of the Czechoslovak Automobile Club for Moravia and Silesia (ČAMS)The world of Škoda carsEska is beautifulHavířov–Šenov circuitSolitude‑Revival 2022 – Return to the „Na Samotě“ castleVeteran salon – Swedish monarch – … Full text

Motor Journal No. 249 (2023/01) is published on Friday, January 6, 2023 Hop, hop, let's go!Various newsWitnesses and participants of the 1972 International Six-Day Motorcycle CompetitionA tribute to Oldřich UhlíkovAleš PaříkNew booksRalph de PalmaSkoda Rapid convertibles. How the coupe from Kvasiny lost its roofA noble and precise OHV single-cylinder from Wolverhampton – Sunbeam Model 9 (1927)The first … Full text

Motor Journal No. 248 (2022/12) is published on Friday, December 2, 2022 Motor Journal is for all generationsBooks for motoristsEnameled beauty by Veronika ŠeďováGlasurit Classic Expo Prague 2022Veteránsalon – Škoda Favorit or a trusted companionItaljet – Leopold Tartarini's Italian Pindíci1972 – the birth of VCC PlzeňChantilly 2022 … Full text

Motor Journal No. 247 (2022/11) is published on Friday, November 4, 2022 Amendment to the law - let's not miss the train! Exhibition Motorcycle legend František ŠťastnýExhibition marking the 125th anniversary of the start of Tatra car production at the DAF Museum in EindhovenSeminar: Operation and maintenance of technical monumentsLeaf libraryNew booksOffer of books for motoristsVáclav Slovák & … Full text

Motor Journal No. 246 (2022/10) is published on Friday, October 7, 2022 ListárnaNew booksBooks for motoristsLukulské feast at the Quail Lodge golf coursePebble BeachSecond bicycle reconnaissance expedition 2022, II.Veteránsalon – AnsaldoJiří Španihel – Visions and limitsDomažlice 2022 or As Grandpa Komárek would sayLe Mans Classic 2022 … Full text

Motor Journal No. 245 (2022/09) is published on Friday, September 2, 2022 Regular Irregularity Ride in ŠtokyFifth Year Veteran Bus KřížTomáš LasákNew BooksBooks for MotoristsMemorial Ride for Eliška and Čeňek JunkovaSecond Bicycle Reconnaissance Expedition 2022, I.The Fastest Three-Wheeled Vehicle in the World – Morgan Super Sport AeroThree-Track Malverske … Full text

Motor Journal No. 244 (2022/08) is published on Friday, August 5, 2022 Between Two Gates 2022Roaring in the Valley 2022The Tenth Meeting of NSU MotorcyclesListárnaBook Offer for MotoristsFake Discount on Škoda CarsBeyond Hujer to Radoun1000 Czechoslovak Miles 2022Škoda Sport Again on the Le Mans TrackVilla d'Este 2022 – It's ... Again Full text

Motor Journal No. 243 (2022/07) is published on Friday, July 1, 2022 New books Book offer for motorists Furniture maker Walter and testimony about the expulsion of the Liberec Czechs in October 1938 Hugo Urban-‑Emmrich Škoda 100 against the wall Veteran Salon – The fastest production boxer from Munich BMW R 69 S Norton Owners Club Šébr … Full text