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Laurin & Klement was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer founded in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic), by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. Car production began in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto ([[Skoda]]). It was acquired by industrial conglomerate Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurin_%26_Klement] Wikipedia</ref> | Laurin & Klement was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer founded in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic), by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. Car production began in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto ([[Skoda]]). It was acquired by industrial conglomerate Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurin_%26_Klement] Wikipedia</ref> | ||
Bicycles, and later motorcycles, were sold under the name '''Slavia'''. | Bicycles, and later motorcycles, were sold under the name '''Slavia'''. A good selection of images [https://www.sterba-bike.cz/item/laurin-klement-bicycles-and-motorcycles-slavia?lang=EN here]. | ||
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Laurin & Klement was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer founded in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav, Kingdom of Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now the Czech Republic), by Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. Car production began in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto (Skoda). It was acquired by industrial conglomerate Škoda Works in 1925 and re-branded as Škoda Auto.[1]
Bicycles, and later motorcycles, were sold under the name Slavia. A good selection of images here.
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