PRAGUE GRAND – year 1927

PRAGUE GRAND – year 1927

Manufacturer: Ceskomoravska Kolben-Danek a. s., Prague, Czechoslovakia.

The name of the former capital of Czechoslovakia - Prague came from 1909 r. also the name of the cars produced at the Prague automotive plant.

W 1912 r. left …

VOLVO BELT 4 – year 1927

VOLVO BELT 4 – year 1927

Manufacturer: AB Volvo Car Division, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Volvo's car production was started by two young people, merchant Assar Gabrielsson and designer Gustav Larson. W 1927 r„ kiedy Henry Ford zaprzestał …

CHEVROLET CAPITOL – year 1927

CHEVROLET CAPITOL – year 1927

Manufacturer: Chevrolet Motor Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Louis Chevrolet, famous racing driver on Buick cars, decided to set up a factory producing cars of his own design. This way in Detroit, able …

FRANKLIN – year 1927

FRANKLIN – year 1927

Manufacturer: Franklin Automobile Co.. Syracuse, New York, USA.

In the city of Syracuse, in the US state of New York, Herbert Franklin founded the village of 1901 r. Franklin. John Wilkinson, constructor of successful cars of this brand, used in his models only …

CADILLAC SERIES 314 – year 1927

CADILLAC SERIES 314 – year 1927

Manufacturer: Cadillac Motor Car Co., Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Henry Leland, general manager of Cadillac, apart from skilful management of the company, he also found time for inventions. An example is his idea's hair clipper. To the development of technology …

MINERVA – year 1927

MINERVA – year 1927

Manufacturer: Minerva Motors, Antwerp Mortsel, Belgium.

W 1900 r. there were many companies in Belgium: Germain, FN, Metallurgical, Minerva, Nagant, Pipe and Vivinus, producing passenger cars. The most famous company was Minerva, which started with the production of bicycles and …

MERCEDES 630 – year 1926

MERCEDES 630 – year 1926

Manufacturer: Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany.

First contacts between Daimler-Motor-Gesellschaft in Untertürkheim and Benz & Co., The Rheinische Automobil und Motorenfabrik AG in Mannheim date from 1919 r., but only on the day 29 June …

AUSTRO DAIMLER AD M III – year 1926

AUSTRO DAIMLER AD M III – year 1926

Manufacturer: Austro Daimler Company, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Austriacka spółka Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, which took over in 1899 r. licensed production of Daimler cars, formerly called Maschinenfabrik Bierentz, Fischer Co. and was involved in the production of farm equipment …

ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I – year 1925

ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM I – year 1925

Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby, Anglia.

After the success of the 7-liter Silver Ghost model, produced continuously since 1906 do 1924 r., there was a need for a second, smaller model. It was then that the type arose 20 with an engine capacity …

LAUNCH LAMBDA 214 – year 1923

LAUNCH LAMBDA 214 – year 1923

Manufacturer: Lancia car factory & Cia., Turin, Italy.

The Lancia Lambda type was a masterpiece by Vincenz Lancia, which, thanks to its avant-garde design, has become one of the most remarkable cars of this brand.

Prototypes were built …