Motor Journal No. 289 (2026/6) is published on Friday, June 5, 2026
Editorial: Amateur tuner
Miscellaneous news
Elimination races in Pacov 1906
Louis Kissel
Herkomer's Ride 1906
Ciro B. Basadonna
Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France 1906
Brno–Sobesice 1926
Czechoslovak Tourist Trophy 1926
1926 French Automobile Club Grand Prix
Aldo Brovarone
Grand Prix Penya Rhin 1936
International Eifel Race 1936
Denis "Denny" Hulme
1936 Hungarian Grand Prix
Bol d'Or 1956
Tourist Trophy 1956
New books
Greetings from Slovakia
Tribute to Viktor Mráz
Josef Kohout Park
50 years of VCC Písek
Dirty forever
Spring Steam Engine Festival Žamberk
The story of Zbraslav–Jíloviště
Automotive jewelry
Křivonoska 2026
Sosnova Classic 2026
Ian Gordon Murray
Veteran Salon – Fiat 600
Mr. Prausek's Fiat 600
Classic Motorcycle Celebration in Stafford
About Moto Show 2026
Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2026
H & H Classics Auction
Osenat Auction – Online sale of Renault 5
Event calendar
Book offer for motorists
Advertising
Books
Traditionally, in the section Miscellaneous news It is mainly dedicated to round June anniversaries with dates ending in the number 6. We commemorate personalities, races, car shows, news and new books.
World-renowned British-South African designer Gordon Murray made his indelible mark in history as the technical director of the Formula 1 teams Brabham and McLaren. He designed cars for them that won more than 50 Grand Prix races and five world championship titles. Since then, he has devoted himself to sports cars that focus on the perfect connection between driver and machine. He is the author of the admired McLaren F1 and the unique GMA T.50 and T.33, which were produced by his own company Gordon Murray Automotive.
Before World War II, there were about 270,000 cars on Italian roads for a population of about 43 million. Encouraged by the government, Fiat tried to expand the market with cars like the 508 „Balilla“ and the 500 „Topolino,“ but even these remained an unattainable dream for most of the population. This changed with the advent of Fiat Seicento, or "six hundred"„, which helped motorize not only Italy, but many other countries in the world.
The sixth year of the already well-known event Automotive jewelry at the golf course in Prague‑Hostivař, this time on the last weekend in April, lived up to its confident name. When jewels, then cutting. This year the event was dedicated to three brands, which – listed alphabetically, not by the quality of the exhibits – formed the trefoil of Ferrari, Mercedes and Škoda. In addition, some snacks, which included, among others, motorcycles of Bohemia/Böhmerland and an island with a copy of the four-cylinder Torpedo and a motorcycle with an aircraft eight-cylinder JAP V8 in a frame built according to the feeling of the magician Pavel Malaník.
Calendar of events, advertising private and commercial, that's the content of the last pages of this year's next issue of Motor Journal.
