Motor Journal No. 284 (2025/12) is published on Friday, December 5, 2025
Editorial: We need to prepare the wood and light the fire!
Miscellaneous news
Paris Motor Show 1905
100 kilometers through Paris 1905
Billy Arnold
Brother da Silva Ramos
Lorenzo Bandini
RAC Historic Awards 2025
A brief guide to motoring museums and collections – Musée du circuit de Spa–Francorchamps (B)
Oldtimer Grand Prix Schwanenstadt 2025
30 years of indoor motocross in Rondo
Exhibition Auto Moto Bike from the collection of Jiří Černý
Targa Florio 2025
George Klein (1935–2025)
Harry Arminius Miller
Vintage show: Tatra 12 (1927)
Vlastimil Jenik
Auction – Osenat in Lyon
Autumn auction of vintage vehicles Retro Garage
Pearls for Anton Tkáč
Le Mans Museum
British motorcycles in Arnhem Hell
Calendar of events and advertising
Books
Traditionally, in the section Miscellaneous news It is mainly dedicated to round December anniversaries with dates ending in 5. We commemorate personalities, races, car shows, news and new books.
Targa Florio 2025 or a journey to discover the Czechoslovak footprint left by Mrs. Eliška Junková in the most difficult race on the European continent – Targa Florio.
Harry Miller was, according to automotive historian Griffith Borgeson, „simply the most creative figure in the history of American racing cars.“ His engines dominated American ovals for nearly half a century. All of his products are crafted with immense care and ingenuity.
The Kopřivnice-based Tatra automobile company is one of the oldest in Europe. One of the most important cars in its rich history is passenger car Tatra 12, which followed the successful Tatra 11 model from 1923. The improved Tatra 12 model was produced from 1927 to 1934.
Vlastimil Jenik, a successful motorcycle racer from Central Bohemia in his time, was born on April 27, 1941. He first tried motocross, but there weren't many opportunities in the Poděbrady area where he lived. He started racing road motorcycles relatively late, at the age of 28.
From November 7 to 9, the 46th vintage vehicle exhibition and spare parts exchange took place in Lyon. Epoqu'Auto. Around one hundred thousand people gather here every year. The program also includes an auction, which was organized by the French auction house Osenat on November 9. 75 cars were sold and by the evening more than half of them had changed hands.
On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the traditional autumn fair took place at the exhibition center in Lysá nad Labem. Retro Garage, during which the 19th auction of historic vehicles took place. 98 % items were sold for a total price of almost CZK 15.7 million, which is the highest ever.
Calendar of events, private and commercial advertising, that's the content of the last pages of this year's next issue Motor Journal.
