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Ferenc Szisz, the world's first Grand Prix winner.

Ferenc Szisz, the world's first Grand Prix winner.

By26 horsepowerJan 5, 20247 min read

Anyone who has been to the Hungaroring may have seen this statue next to the main entrance: those who have approached it may have read the inscription which proclaims that "the statue depicts Ferenc Szisz, the world's first Grand Prix winner. But who was the Hungarian-born Ferenc Szisz, who, starting from Szeghalom, conquered not only the world of motor racing, but [...]

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1972 - Like animals.

ByZsoltDec 13, 202315 min read

The following article was published in December 1972 in the current issue of the magazine "VOLÁN". It is not about cars; it is also only tangentially about buses and trains, since the subject of the report is the passenger who uses...

1977 - Skoda test

1977 - Skoda test

ByZsoltNov 22, 20239 min read

In May 1977, a chronicle of a test drive taken over from Svět Motorů, the Czechoslovak sister company, was published in Autó-Motor. Below you can read about the then new and much anticipated car: the Škoda 120L....

1975 - Paul Járay

1975 - Paul Járay

ByZsoltNov 11, 20235 min read

Paul Jaray (March 10, 1889 - September 22, 1974) On September 6, 1975, Auto-Motor magazine published a beautiful commemoration of Pál Járay, the Hungarian inventor and pioneer of aerodynamics. But who...

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