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Škoda - A Car That Made History
In one of the most fascinating technological success stories in the world, Škoda combines the traditions of a hundred-year-old motoring brand with its modern image as a global car company. This lavishly illustrated text takes us from the motorbikes and racing cars made by Laurin & Klement to the Soviet-era jalopies of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic through to the upper mid-range models on today's markets, all with prominent Austrian economic historian Johannes Jetschgo in the driver's seat - in his Škoda, of course. Fasten your seat belts - it'll be quite a ride!
Contents: - Škoda and its Renaissance - Founded by a Disappointed Customer - The Motorised Bookseller - The Racing Count - Conflict and Concentration - Škoda Acquires Laurin & Klement - After 1945: A Reliable Source of Foreign Currency - The Great Renaissance with VW.
Skoda is one of the world's oldest auto manufacturers. The company was established in 1895 by Vaclav Klement and Vaclav Laurin and initially used the founders' last names as the company name. The headquarters, however, have always been in Mlada Boleslav, northeast of Prague. Skoda vehicles have always been known for their emotional and contemporary design: from the hand-built Skoda 860 (1929-1933) and the Skoda Popular Monte Carlo (1935-1938) to the Skoda Octavia Combi (1961-1971).
On April 16, 1991, "Skoda Automobil AG" became part of the Volkswagen Group. But one thing has never changed: Skodas do more than move people; they move dreams as well. A new approach to the automotive world that focuses on the industry's brilliant minds and the ideas they create.
Fascinating photographs, drawings, and renderings make "Driven by Design" a special treat for both car lovers and design professionals.
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176 pages, 23.5 x 29.5 cm / 9.25 x 11.6 in, hardback
This book, somewhat like the model of car it showcases, is beautifully designed. It features high-quality photography, arranged in extensive galleries, followed by important model information - the "Superb" dossier and a complete history of the Skoda brand and its roots, celebrating a legacy of 120 years. Exceptional, superior, just superb: the new Skoda Superb at close range.
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Author:
Jürgen Lewandowski
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120 pages, 30 x 27.5 x 1.8 cm / 11.8 x 10.8 x 0.71 in, hardback
Unlike most Eastern brands that were born out of a bureaucratic decision during the "Iron Curtain" era, Škoda has always been driven by engineers, technicians and workers driven by a love of automobiles.
Full of period illustrations and photographs of models, this beautiful book will appeal to both automotive history enthusiasts and those curious about little-known and original cars. Indeed, the Czech manufacturer Škoda is one of the oldest in Europe. Before the war, its automobiles embodied Bohemian luxury and all the splendor of Prague.
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Author:
Benjamin Cuq
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210 pages, 32.5 x 25 x 2.5 cm / 12.8 x 9.8 x 0.98 in, hardback
This work shows the exciting development of the Skoda brand from its beginnings to today and looks into the future (e.g. electromobility). In many stories we show the fascination of the most important models, show the technical competence of Skoda - and there are also the most important tests that have been written about this brand in Auto Motor and Sport over the decades.
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Auto Motor und Sport Edition
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164 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 1.7 cm / 11 x 8.5 x 0.67 in, paperback
Historie automobilu Škoda - od roku 1905 do soucasnosti
A selection of 21 of the most famous cars produced in Mladá Boleslav, which provide a concentrated, almost X-ray view of the history of the Škoda brand and its predecessor Laurin & Klement, as well as the history of automotive technology. Each model is presented in a detailed technical transparency by Jirí Dufek, supplemented by other technical drawings or examples of drawing documentation.
The profile of the car is of course illustrated by color and black-and-white photographs from the archives of the authors and the car manufacturer. A large amount of visual material is connected by interesting texts by Jan Králík about the development of individual models, their production and sporting successes, and also introduces several personalities from the many who contributed to the success or fame of Mladá Boleslav cars. The narrative color book will delight anyone who is at least a little interested in cars and will certainly appeal to die-hard fans of Škoda cars.
Text in Czech language.
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Author:
Jirí Dufek, Jan Králík
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216 pages, 21 x 28 cm / 8.25 x 11 in, paperback
Illustrations:
numerous b&w and colour photos, drawings
Publisher:
Grada (CZ, 2018)
ISBN:
9788024748788
Historie automobilu Škoda - od roku 1905 do soucasnosti
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