Tag: Czech
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The Best Vinyl-Bodied Car Ever?
Yes, the Velorex is technically a car and, yes, the body is made of vinyl stretched over a frame made of steel tubing. These cool little cars were made in Czechoslovakia from the 1940s through 1960s, before production shifted to an actual four-wheeled car (one of which we have never seen for sale). These cool…
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Eastern Bloc Cars are Like Cockroaches
…or at least it appears this one survived Katrina. This is a rare NOLA Oddimobile, but if it was there for Katrina, it was stored away nicely in someone random-ass collection, as it appears to be in great shape. The seller claims ridiculously low mileage – so low that one would have to ask why…
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Skoda 135GLi
Here’s another example of wonders available in Canada but never sold here. These days, Canada pretty much rubber stamps EPA’s actions, but it seems certain models are still sold there that the US doesn’t get. Back in the day, there were whole companies selling in Canada that didn’t sell in the US. Skoda was one…