Czech car

The Czech Republic and former Czechoslovakia undoubtedly among the automotive superpower. This position has earned, among other things, the rich history of car manufacturing. It's really a difficult task to select the ten most outstanding and interesting Czech cars. Almost every automobile enthusiast who would your choice pieced together a little differently, so we encourage you to discuss the article reminds us of the models that you think should be present in the top ten.

Despite the fact that we have produced a number of excellent trucks and special vehicles, we focused on cars, that we are after all just a little closer. Although such legendary Praga V3S, Avia and wonderful bus Škoda 706 RTO zavzpomínání would have little merit. So maybe next time!

10 NW Präsident (1898)
NW Präsident car was the first production car in our country and therefore our choice of course can not be missed. It is driven factory stood Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft A. G. (abbreviated S), which later formed the Tatra Kopřivnice. The car drove back positioned Benz cylinder engine with a displacement of 2.7 liters and power less than 5 kW. Top speed of the car was around 30 km / h


Tatra 603 (1956)
Let's stay in Kopřivnice yet, but let us move to the next 58 years. Since 1956 is here that the production lines for almost two decades descended the magnificent Tatra 603, at the time the pride of the Czech automotive industry. Created more than 20,000 copies and despite Western interest them outside of the Eastern Bloc received very little. Five-meter car drove to the start of production eight-cylinder 2.5-liter and 70 kW, which proved slightly under the car weighing 1.5 tons into motion up to 160 km / h

Velorex (1945)
Although the full-fledged start assembling tricycles, known today as Velorex occurred at the turn of the 40s and 50s, their development has been running since 1942. It was a response to the scarcity war economy, when the shortage of all motor vehicles exception. The first prototype was created in 1943, tubular spatial structure breaking lightweight duralumin sheet. Subsequently, the sheet was replaced with leatherette.

Popular cars designed not only the disabled, drove the Jawa motorcycle engines with a capacity of 175, 250 and later 350 cubic centimeters. Official retiring tricycles Velorex is associated with the end of 1971 A total of over 15,000 Hadrák

Skoda Favorit (1988)
Favorite was the right car to enter the free world. The new model with the working title of the Škoda 781 became the first modern Škodovkou front-wheel drive and front engine mounted transversely. It was a successful concept that makes the automaker expressed interest in a strong foreign partner. Favorite way influenced the decision by Volkswagen AG to enter capital in 1991 to Škoda Auto.

Assumed leadership automakers produce 336,000 units of cars by the year 1990. As it turned out, the lead was too pessimistic: Favorit remained in production until 1994 and Ford completes a total of 783,163 cars. Later versions were created Forman (223,059 pieces) and pick-up (70,900 pieces), which were sold in 1995. The drive took care třináctistovky four-cylinder with an output from 40 to 50 kW.

Skoda Octavia I (1996)
If you might have someone in the West desire to ridicule the Czech automotive industry, after the arrival of the Octavia he probably froze the smile on his lips. Well-built car was already fully developed under the supervision of German concern and could boast a world-renowned technology, such as the Golf IV platform undercarriage. Often mentioned mismatch between wheelbase (2,512 millimeters) and a length of 4,511 mm Vehicle (meaning large overhangs) brought two positives: Superb worked as an adult car and offered huge trunk, capable of accommodating 528 liters of luggage.

Motor palette was rich, were offered motors of 44 to 132 kW. The second generation was introduced in 2004, the first generation remained available as a cheaper tour for another six (!) Years. 1.5 million cars produced remained at the time of termination of production at the end of 2010, fewer than 60,000 cars.

Aero 50 Dynamik (1936)
In choosing not to miss a car from a man to whom she got used to ride "dress up" cars all over Europe. After the success of the Aero 30 was established in 1936, more modern and more powerful fifty, that most famous Josef Sodomka, master of classic shapes. Nearly a dozen cars from the series Aero 50 Dynamik by Sodomka Coachworks is often considered the most beautiful cars that in our country they arise. Specimen, weighing 1.4 tonnes, driven by a two-liter four-cylinder engine on the expected performance of 37 kW.

Skoda Hispano-Suiza 25/100 HP (1926)
For beautiful cars still remain. Skoda bought in 1924 a license to manufacture fancy machines Hispano-Suiza H6B, while between 1926-1929 was founded a hundred chassis Škoda Hispano-Suiza 25/100 HP. The drive of the first ever passenger car brand Skoda cared six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 6.6 liters. Total weight, according to the type of body hovered around 2.5 tons.

Each car was manufactured on order, the body were the work of companies like Brožík, J.O.Jech and later need Laurin & Klement. Between 1926-1935 he served this luxury vehicle first president of a free Czechoslovakia, Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

Skoda Felicia (1959)
Open, sporty version of the original Skoda Octavia was produced from 1959 to 1964. Photogenic car was technically more advanced than its predecessor Skoda 450, front axle, for example, has not been suspended by leaf springs, coil springs yet. The most powerful version of the Skoda Felicia Super, with an engine capacity of 1221 cm cubic and 40 kW. The maximum speed of 900 kg heavy car Felicia was 135 km / h. Made was fifteen thousand copies, many of them are to this day part of funs collections.

Tatra MTX V8 (1991)
Tipping searchlights, powerful and advanced eight-cylinder body cut Vaclav Kral: all offered Czech supercar, manufactured by Metalex 1991 to 1993. The car was not commercially successful (though it was a great interest) instead stokusové series arose because of a fire in the production hall only three prototypes. His posters adorned the series of children's rooms, and who knows, maybe he is worth many young Czechs love for fast cars.
Four-liter eight-cylinder comes from Tatra 613 with an output of 225 kW direct injection powered rear axle and allowed Tatra MTX V8 models accelerate to sixty in 5.6 seconds. The official maximum speed is 265 km / h, on a longer path and longer gearing would say the car could even attack speed of 300 km / h.

Tatra 87 (1938)
Yes year we correctly: serial production of incredibly advanced, aerodynamically advanced car really began in 1938. Under the design are signed by Messrs Hans and Erich Übelacker Ledwinka. To connect the beautiful cars and great acts took place between 1947 and 1950, when this car silver undertook travelers Jiri Hanzelka and Miroslav Zikmund, the famous tour of Africa and South America. The car with a length of 4.740 mm powered forklift three-liter eight-cylinder engine with an output of 55 kW. Thanks to excellent aerodynamic purity proven serial Tatra 87 a maximum speed of 160 km / h. A total of 3,000 were produced specimens.