Dacia MD87 – “A Dream Came True”
Nicolae Cosmescu, a Romanian engineer and race team leader realised his childhood dream in 1986 by building a mid-engined sportscar Nicolae Cosmescu, who died last
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Jan Molin, a Polish Motoring Hero
In the late 1920s Jan Molin organised the bus transport network for the Cieszyn Silesia region and became a leading local coachbuilder. Piotr Pluskowski recalls
Tatraplan with A Diesel Engine!
The Tatra T600, nicknamed the Tatraplan, was a large family car in the late 1940s. It has always been powered by an air-cooled, four-cylinder petrol
Progress, A Soviet Bus Made in GDR
During the Cold War era occupying Soviet forces were deployed all over Eastern Europe. They did not mingle with locals – had their own schools,
Polish Microcars from Szczecin
Szczecin, once Stettin is known among classic car aficionados as the former home of Stoewer. But there were cars built there after the War reports Piotr
Zdeněk Pilát and His Lidovka
The Lidovka was the forerunner of all Czechoslovak post-war minicars. Libor Kiss put together the pieces of its story with assistance from the car’s current
From Jetpack to Electric Bikes – Life of Justin Capră
Virgilius Justin Capră was one of the most prolific Romanian inventors and engineers. He is best known as the inventor of the jet pack, but
Technical Museum in Brno Celebrates 60-Year Anniversary
It has moved several occasions, gradually expanded many times and now offers seventeen permanent exhibitions, truly a paradise for fans of technology. This year, the