As all of the pictures on magyarjarmu.hu are watermarked, I don't think it could be a source of puzzles, but I sincerely hope this is going to be a great resource for anyone who's interested in the history of Hungarian motoring.
Right now we are featuring the history of Hungarian automobile manufacturers, motorcycle manufacturers, one-off creations, a brief summary on local motorsport history, another on the story of Hungarian automobile and motorcycle commerce. And there are a few bios on Hungarian people who played an important role in the history of cars. A notable exception is Edward Butler, a British engineer who invented the carburetor. For some reasons there's this myth in Hungary that a local engineer invented the carburetor, though it is far from the historical truth
On the longer run I'd like to do a gallery of Hungarian dealers from the last 100 years, detailed overviews of various races and many more. We'll be introducing magyarjarmu.hu (Magyar Jármű means Hungarian Vehicle) at a local classic car show in mid-April,
http://www.otexpo.huFor lovers of strange and quirky cars (I think most AutoPuzzles members can be included in this category) I recommend our section on home-built cars. You can translate it with Google and here I offer you a brief summary:
http://magyarjarmu.hu/autok/hazilag-keszult-autok/BNT Lorent
An electric ice-cream van from 1992, built in Kecskemét by Sándor Békés, Sándor Nagy and Lóránt Tudor (hence BNT)
Miksa Buday
Béla Buday was a renowned motor-boat builder in the 1930s. His cousin, Miksa built a series of cars between the late 1930s and late 1940s. His last car, a two seater roadster built out of various leftover parts (750 cc BMW motorcycle engine, transmission from a Zündapp motorbike, Fiat first suspension, Opel rear suspension) was completed in 1948. It was featured in the contemporary press as well.
Balázs György
Balázs György today is known as a top-notch restorer of Citroen Traction Avant cars in Hungary. He also restored a 1920s Salmson. But back in the day, he was quite a rebel. In the early 1960s he got hold of a Traction Avant and because he thought that its body is not "cool" enough, he changed the body. Without proper tools he just used sheet metal which was lying around. The end result was a quirky two-seater cabriolet with Wartburg headlights, which was used for a few-years before it was sold and in turn crashed.
Gábor Nadányi
A friend of mine found this brochure at a flea market. It is about a car, called N.G. which was probably made in the 1920s or 1930s by Gábor Nadányi in Bakonszeg, east Hungary. The brochure mentions JAP motorcycle engines and FWD.
Pille (Mole)
Károly Fischer, who later changed his name to Zsolt was an employee at the Méray Motorcycle factory in the 1920s. In his spare time he built various one-off cars and three-wheelers. Here's one from 1931, powered by a DKW motorcycle engine. It weighted 150 kg and had a max speed of 70 km/h.
Skoda Special
Not much is known about this car, which was probably built in the late 1950s. The donor was a Skoda Tudor and the body was said to be inspired by an Alfa Romeo.
Antal Szorcsik
This one-off car is close to my heart. There are three surviving books, which are titled "Owners of cars and motorcycles in Hungary". The 1930, 1934 and 1937 editions have survived. There are number plates, brands, name and adress of owners featured. We are just typing in these lists, but many years ago I browsed through all these books and found this man, Antal Szorcsik with a self-constructed car. And with a little luck I found his descendants who shared some memories and photos with me.
Mr Szorcsik was working as a turner at the Szolnok branch of the Hungarian Railways and in 1924 together with his brother-in-law he set out to build his own car. He turned the engine, transmission etc. with his own hand! The small car was finished in 1926 and was used for many years.
A few unnamed cars from the 1950s. Photos on these were published in Autó-Motor, a Hungarian motoring bi-weekly in the late 1970s. Unfortunately it seems these photos are lost.
There's not much is known on this one. It features a fuel tank made out of a bucket (!):
