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1969-1974 - The crustacean Budapest "Mini-taxi" service 1.

The Budapest minicab service was not without its controversies from the start, with the idea being that...

Apr 17, 20248 min read
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1969-1974 - The crustacean Budapest "Mini-taxi" service 2.

The 1972 article in the Volán magazine shows clearly how, after just two years of operation, the...

Apr 14, 20248 min read
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1980 - Description of an Opel Kadett-D in Hungary and chronicle of a test drive 1.

A truly new Kadett was published in Autó-Motor in January and February 1980 about the then new Opel Kadett D...

Apr 13, 20248 min read
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1980 - Description of an Opel Kadett-D in Hungary and chronicle of a test drive 2.

The Kadett test So here is the second part of the series of articles published in Autó-Motor at the beginning of 1980, about the then new Opel Kadett...

Apr 9, 20247 min read
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1979 - 10 000 km in a Dacia 1.

In January and February 1979, a chronicle of a ten thousand kilometre test drive by György Rózsa was published in Autó-Motor. The test...

Apr 6, 20248 min read
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1979 - 10 000 km in a Dacia 2.

Below you can read the second part of the report about the 10 000 km Dacia test drive published in Autó-Motor in 1979 by György Rózsa...

Apr 3, 20245 min read

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1978 - Made in Hungary 2.

By26 horsepowerMay 6, 20245 min read

Creators and creations In 1978, Autó-Motor undertook nothing less than to present the - then - 150-year history of automobile production in Hungary in a series of twenty-four articles. The articles were written by István Zsuppán with "completeness" and a textbook-like thoroughness that seems to have disappeared by now. In each case, the texts are presented in full text, with the images adapted to the needs of today's readers [...]

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1957 - Photos from the Csepel car factory

By26 horsepowerMay 2, 20242 min read

Without comment (source: Arcanum / Autó-Motor February 1957) "We do not want to claim that there is no other plant in the world as great as Csepel Autógyár, because that would not be true...

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1956 - The first Wartburg - the 311...

By26 horsepowerApr 30, 20246 min read

...based on the 1939 DKW F-9 design. Only the exterior was changed. Wartburg 311/0 The basic, four-door sedan - Image source: wikipédia / Vladimir Krupka ♠ Before the Wartburg, which was released...

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1973-2017 - The Martinelli (Servita) Square car park

By26 horsepowerApr 28, 20247 min read

Architecturally and commercially unsuccessful, the country's first car park in the heart of Pest's city centre left its mark on one of the capital's most patinated squares for decades. The 2014 status of Google...