MTX (short for ''Metalex'') is an

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company in the

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, that has been previously in

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engaged in the manufacture of

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and formula cars since 1969. Originally, it was a repair shop for

Škoda Škoda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to: Czech brands and enterprises * Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav ** Škoda Motorsport, the division of Škoda Auto respons ...

racers. Currently, MTX is engaged in the development of special vehicle modifications, service activities and veteran renovations. The company now has branches in

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(headquarters), Plzeň (manufacture) and

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(autoservis). The first single-seater formula car ""MTX 1-01" appeared in 1970. During the 1970s and 1980s, Formula Easter cars,

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buggies and rally cars (based on

and Lada) were produced. In 1989 - 1990 Škoda Rapid

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was made in a few copies in cooperation with the German Heinzinger firm. In the 1990s, the company made ''MTX Roadster'' (based on Škoda Favorit) and '' MTX Cabrio'' (based on

Škoda Felicia The Škoda Felicia, (''Typ'' 791) was a C-segment car produced by the Czech carmaker Škoda Auto from 1994 to 2001. It was the last model on Škoda's own platform, but was one of the first models to benefit from Škoda Auto's takeover by the Ger ...

). Super-sport model named ''

MTX Tatra V8 The Metalex MTX Tatra V8 also known as the Metalex MTX V8 GT 3900 in Western Europe was a super-sports car produced by MTX in cooperation with Tatra in 1991. It was designed by Czech automobile designer Václav Král and was the fastest Czech ...

'' was made in 1991. Racing cars from Metalex won 14 international titles and almost 100 titles of national champions.

Formula cars

MTX 1-04 KIN PROJEKT at Legendy 2018 in Prague

Rally Bohemia Legend 2013 - Lada 2101 - H35

* MTX 1-01 formula Škoda (1970-1984, produced 35 vehicles) * MTX 1-02 formula Easter (1972-1975, produced 25 vehicles) * MTX 1-03 formula Easter (1975-1981, produced 53 vehicles) * MTX 1-04 formula Easter (1978, produced 1 vehicle) * MTX 1-05 formula Škoda (1979-1982, produced 9 vehicles) * MTX 1-06 formula Easter (1981-1982, produced 21 vehicles) * MTX 1-06 B formula Mondial (1983-1988, produced 18 vehicles) * MTX 1-07 formula Škoda (1983, produced 1 vehicle) * MTX 1-08 formula Mondial (1989, only model 1:5) * MTX 1-09 formula Ford (1989-1990, produced 2 vehicles) * MTX 1-10 formula Škoda (1989-1990, produced 3 vehicles)

Two-seat racing cars

* MTX 2-01 spider B5 (1972, produced 3 vehicles) * MTX 2-03 spider B6 (1977-1979, produced 10 vehicles) *

super-sport (1991-1993, produced 4 vehicles)

Road racing motorcycles

* MTX 3-01 (1977, produced 25 motorcycles) * MTX 3-02 (1979, produced 12 motorcycles) * MTX 3-03 (1982, produced 45 motorcycles) * MTX 3-04 (1986, produced 45 motorcycles)

Off-road motorcycles

* MTX 4-01 (1985-1987, produced 130 motorcycles)

Off road buggy cars

* MTX 2-01 (MTX Škoda Buggy) autocross, 1970, produced 1 vehicle * MTX 2-02 autocross, 1973, produced 1 vehicle * MTX 2-04 autocross, 1988 * MTX 1-13 autocross, produced 1 vehicle * MTX Beach Buggy autocross, 1995–2002, produced around 100 vehicles

Touring racing cars

* Škoda 1000 MB MTX A2 or B5 racing, 1969, produced 2 vehicles * VAZ 2101 MTX Racing A2 racing, 1972–1974, produced 3 vehicles * VAZ 2103 MTX Racing A2 racing, 1975, produced 2 vehicles * VAZ 21011 MTX AP circuits and hills A racing, 1979–1984, produced 28 vehicles * MTX 5-01 ( Lada 2105 MTX Racing A) circuits and hills A racing, 1985, produced 20 vehicles * MTX 5-02 ( Škoda 130 L MTX Racing A) circuits and hills A racing, 1985, produced 15 vehicles * MTX 5-03 (Škoda 130 L MTX Racing A) circuit school

Most Most or Möst or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria * Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic ** Most District, a district surrounding the city ** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city ** A ...

, produced 7 vehicles * MTX 5-04 ( Lada VFTS MTX Racing B) circuits and hills B racing, 1984 * MTX 5-05 (

Lada Samara The VAZ-2108, known as the Lada Samara in much of Western Europe (codenamed and later officially badged as the Lada Sputnik in its native Russia), is a series of small family cars produced by Soviet/Russian vehicle manufacturer AvtoVAZ under the ...

MTX Racing A) circuits and hills A racing, 1989 * MTX 5-06 ( Škoda Favorit MTX Racing A/H) circuits and hills A racing, 1989

Competition racing cars

* VAZ 2101 MTX Rallye A2 racing, 1974–1975, produced 10 vehicles * VAZ 2103 MTX Rallye A2 racing, 1975–1977, produced 18 vehicles * Lada 1600 MTX Rallye A2 racing, 1977–1982, produced 80 vehicles * Lada MTX Rallye A5 A5 racing, 1976, produced 3 vehicles * MTX 6-01 (

Škoda 120 The Škoda 105, Škoda 120 and Škoda 125 were three variations of a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive small family car that was produced by Czechoslovakian car manufacturer AZNP in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia between 1976 and 1990. Engine siz ...

LS MTX Rallye) Škoda 120 racing, 1982–1985, produced 110 vehicles * MTX 6-02 (Lada VFTS MTX Rallye) B racing, 1983, produced 24 vehicles * MTX 6-03 (Škoda MTX 160 RS) B racing, in 1984 produced 3 vehicles, based on

Škoda Garde The Škoda Garde (Type 743) is a rear-engined, rear-wheel drive coupé that was produced by Czechoslovakian manufacturer AZNP between 1981 and July 1984. It was initially manufactured in Kvasiny Kvasiny (German: ''Kwasney'') is a municipality ...

with Lada 1600 engine * MTX 6-04 (Lada 2105 MTX Rallye) A racing, 1984, produced 30 vehicles * MTX 6-05 (Škoda 130 L MTX Rallye) A racing, 1985, produced 130 vehicles * MTX 6-06 (Škoda 130 LR MTX Rallye) B racing, 1985, produced 20 vehicles * MTX 6-07 (Škoda 130 L MTX Rallye) A racing "kit" * MTX 6-09 (Škoda Favorit MTX Rallye) A racing * MTX 6-10 (Moskvič

Aleko The Moskvitch-2141, also known under the trade name Aleko ( Russian: "АЛЕКО", derivative from the name of the automaker "Автомобильный завод имени Ленинского Комсомола", ''Avtomobilny zavod imeni Len ...

2141 MTX Rallye) A racing

Special cars

* MTX 160 RZP-T two modified

VAZ-2101 The VAZ-2101 ''" Zhiguli"'', commonly nicknamed ''" Kopeyka"'' (for the smallest Soviet coin, 1/100 of the ''Ruble''), is a compact sedan car (''small class, passenger car, model 1'' in Soviet classification) produced by the Soviet manufacture ...

for fast assistance, 1977-1978 * UAZ 469 MTX modified

UAZ-469 The UAZ-469 is an off-road military light utility vehicle manufactured by UAZ. It was used by Soviet and other Warsaw Pact armed forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries. In the Soviet Union, it also saw widespread service ...

designed for shows, 1980 * Volha M 24/02 accident car * Škoda 130 MTX-JP modified car for the "Peace and friendship festival", 1985 * MTX 7-01 ( Avia A20F) car for noise measurement * MTX 7-02 (Avia A30) cable car * MTX 7-03 (

Škoda 1203 The Škoda 1203, Škoda 1203 M, TAZ-Š 1203 and TAZ 1500 were the only Czech/ Czechoslovak van cars ever produced. They were manufactured from 1968 to 1981 in Vrchlabí by AZV Škoda (typ 997). Five years later, production of the modernized type ...

MV) accident car * MTX 7-04 (Škoda 130 SP-MTX) road technical assistance, modified was 20 cars * MTX 7-05 ( Škoda Rapid MTX Cabrio) travel convertible * MTX 7-06 (MTX Roadster) travel roadster, 1991-1996 based on Favorit 136, produced about 200 cars * MTX 7-07 (Buggy Racer) children buggy * MTX 7-08 (ALFA) electric car * MTX 7-09 (Verold Baghira) off-road roadster * MTX 7-10 (Desta MTX) utility vehicle * MTX 7-11 (Peugeot MTX Ambulance) ambulance car * MTX 7-12 (VW MTX Ambulance 2,4D) ambulance car * MTX 7-16 (

MTX Cabrio) travel convertible, 1997-2000

References

External links

MTX spol. s r.o.
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