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In this week’s Magazine find out how a modern art exhibit shocked
newly-weds in Pardubice; a growing number of Czechs are lining up for
cosmetic surgery; Czech gym teachers decry the poor level of physical
fitness among kids at the start of the new year. And, why couldn’t he
just collect stamps? A Czech collector boasts a grand collection of
historic enema kits.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: Hundreds of Czechs are laid off as firms are
hit by the strength of the crown; household electricity prices are set to
rise again; Prague readies itself for one of the biggest urban development
projects the country has ever seen; Burger King is expanding into the Czech
market; there are over 17,000 dollar millionaires in the Czech Republic,
and retro Tatra cars make a comeback.
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Current AffairsTatra plans to renew production of its legendary models
The Tatra car manufacturer in Kopřivnice is planning to renew production
of some of its legendary models. The boss and co-owner of Tatra, American
Ronald Adams, would like to produce a limited edition of Tatra 603 and the
legendary Tatraplán T600. The replicas will look just like the originals,
but the engine and the chassis will be entirely new. The first old-new
models should leave the factory in about two years’ time. More
Current AffairsNashville museum showcasing largest collection of vintage Czechoslovak cars outside Europe
The Lane Motor Museum in the US city of Nashville made the news here in the
Czech Republic recently when it commissioned a copy of a 1940s Tatra aero
sledge or aero luge, a remarkable car on skis. It is just the latest
addition to what the museum’s operators say is the largest collection of
Czechoslovak cars outside Europe. I discussed its vintage vehicles with
owner and auto enthusiast Jeff Lane on the phone from Nashville.
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Current AffairsMasaryk's car, preserved against all odds, goes on show in Vienna
A large black 12-cylinder Tatra T 80 from early 1930s that was once the
personal car of first Czechoslovak president Tomas Garrigue Masaryk was
hidden under a pile of tyres during the Second World War. It was later
featured in the collections of the National Technical Museum in Prague, and
has just gone on display at the Chrome Jewels exhibition in Vienna.
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