“Drndička” – Perhaps The First Slovak Automobile
“Drndička” in Slovakian is used to describe the weird sounds a car is making when it is on bumpy roads. The first Slovakian car was
Author: Libor Kiss
Tatra Delfín 1100
In the 1960s Tatra built two Formula Junior racing cars. Formula Junior was initiated in 1957 by Giovanni Lurani, an Italian automotive engineer, racer driver
Miroslav Zikmund Celebrated His Centenary!
On 14 February, Miroslav Zikmund celebrated his 100th birthday. The Czech traveller, writer, photographer and journalist is probably mainly known for his world adventures with
A rare Tatra 613 – T613-4 Electronic
No, this isn’t an electric car! With the 613 Electronic Tatra wanted to show that it was capable of building a luxurious modern car in
The MNA 1000 – A Van Ahead of Its Time From Bratislava
The MNA 1000 van was born in the late 1980s. It looked nicer than a Renault, and was easier to handle than a Ford. Unfortunately
Július Kubinský and His Great Sports and Racing Cars
Július Kubinský was a Slovak-born Formula 1 constructor in Brno. His story reflects the effects of the Second World War and the changing political and
Story of Ondrej Koller, a coachbuilder and the beginning of car production in Bratislava
Ondrej Koller was one of the first coachbuilders in the Slovakian part of Czechoslovakia. The Slovak Museum of Design tried to put together the pieces
The story of Emil Bojda and his Súľov brand
Over the last 100 years there have been a lot of successful cars and motorcycle brands in Czechoslovakia, but there are a lot of intriguing,