• Škoda… (en)

    Excerpt from a report by the Foreign Affairs Department of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia:“With immediate effect, orders must be issued to the Commercial Attaché Offices at Czechoslovak Embassies to seek out local trade partners, politically reliable, in order to expand the base of entities capable of placing orders for the Škoda 1100 OHC. Additionally, they should be informed that this vehicle is intended to secure our victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.” From the speech of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, delivered during an unexpected inspection visit to…

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