en m omezen m industry automotive founded 1907 headquarters prague czech republic products cars karts planes parent praga export s.r.o. website pragaglobal.com praga was a manufacturing company based in prague czech republic . the company produced automobiles karts road supersports and planes . praga v3s was one of the best off road trucks in its time and was used by the czechoslovak army more than half a century . 1 the current company praga export which uses the brand praga is engaged in the production of cars karts and car racing . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 automobiles 2.2 motorcycles 2.3 praga trucks 2.4 buses 2.5 trolleybuses 2.6 light tank 2.7 aircraft 2.8 artillery tractors 3 references 4 external links history edit an army staff car praga mignon praga was founded in 1907 to build motor cars as a venture between entrepreneur franti ek ringhoffer and the company 1 . eskomoravsk tov rna na stroje first bohemian moravian machine works later a founding part of the kd factories . ringhoffer only stayed for one year and in 1909 the trade name praga prague in latin was adopted . one of its early models was built under licence from the italian company of isotta fraschini . praga also diversified into building engines and gearboxes for other applications such as aircraft and tanks . in 1929 praga merged with kd one of czechoslovakia s largest engineering companies . in 1929 kd s bd motorcycle was re branded under the praga marque . this was an advanced four stroke single cylinder unit construction double overhead camshaft model of 500cc designed in 1927 by jf koch . the bd designation was retained as its model name . in 1932 praga added a second motorcycle model the bc . this had a single overhead camshaft engine of 350cc shaft drive and a pressed steel frame . praga ended production of both motorcycle models in 1933 . the factory was largely destroyed by air raids in 1945 . after the second world war it was rebuilt and resumed truck and bus construction . the m53 59 praga was a self propelled anti aircraft gun developed in the late 1950s . it consists of a heavily modified praga v3s 6 wheel drive truck chassis and twin 30 mm aa autocannon . in 2006 praga was purchased by british international truck alliance with the intention to produce trucks with the name of praga in lublin poland . citation needed in 2007 it produces gearboxes and hydraulic machinery . in june 2011 the company unveiled at dutch supercar challenge in belgium the new car praga r4 with eight cylinder engine of 520 hp which has not been so far homologated for normal road traffic . according to company owner petr pt ek there will follow gradual steps so new praga cars will not be seen only at racetracks but we could meet them in normal traffic . 3 in 2016 the company plans first deliveries of supersport road cars praga r1r in a limited edition of 68 cars . it will be the first road car of praga since 1947 . 4 products edit praga alfa automobiles edit praga mignon 1911 1929 praga grand 1912 1932 limousine praga alfa 1913 1942 praga baby 1934 1937 praga piccolo 1924 1941 5 praga super piccolo 1934 1936 praga golden 1934 1935 praga lady 1935 1947 praga r4s 2011 racing car the company plans homologation for normal operation praga r1 2012 racing car all praga automobile production stopped by 1947 but was restarted in 2011 when praga constructed the r4s . it utilizes a 3.2 liter v8 based on the suzuki hayabusa engine and produces 530 bhp with a total weight of only 88 kilograms . a feature on the r4s are the markings for camber and toe which eliminates the need of advanced tools with a specific amount of clicks representing a certain degree of camber or toe . motorcycles edit 1929 praga bd motorcycle praga bd 500 dohc 1929 1933 praga bc 350 ohc 1932 1933 praga ed 250 1999 2003 enduro praga ed 610 2000 2003 enduro praga trucks edit praga v3s was one of the best off road trucks in its time praga n 1915 1931 4 ton truck 4x2 praga a150 1947 1951 1.5 ton light truck 4x2 praga rn 1933 1953 3 ton truck 4x2 praga rnd 1934 1955 modification of rn with diesel engine praga rv 1935 1939 2 ton army truck 6x4 praga nd 1938 7 ton heavy truck 4x2 praga v3s 1953 1990 3 ton all terrain truck 6x6 produced around 130 000 units praga s5t 1956 1974 5 ton truck 4x2 praga uv100 prototype 1985 praga uv120 prototype 1985 praga uv80 1992 2001 multi purpose medium truck 4x4 buses edit praga ndo praga rn and rnd praga a150 autobus version of the a150 truck trolleybuses edit praga tot unrealized projects praga tnt and praga tb 2 light tank edit panzer 38 t ausf hrung s in the german panzermuseum in munster self propelled anti aircraft gun pv3s pldvk vz . 53 59 je t rka lizard . the chassis and the motor was produced in praga . 6 7 praga lt vz . 38 od 1938 light tank in service with the german wehrmacht as panzer 38 t praga lth export version of the lt to switzerland where it was called the panzerwagen 39 . aircraft edit praga bh 39 e 39 praga bh 41 praga bh 44 praga bh 111 praga e 39 praga e 40 praga e 45 praga e 114 praga e 210 artillery tractors edit praga t 3 praga t 4 praga t 6 praga t 7 praga t 8 praga t 9 references edit nesmrteln babi ka vejt aska slav edes tiny zbrojovka praga export z skala polovinu slovensk ho v robce z vodn ch aut praga se vrac na silnice . byznys.ihned.cz . 2011 06 28 . retrieved 2012 04 06 . praga r1r . pragaglobal.com . retrieved 25 july 2015 . apral k. praga 1930 . www.classiccarcatalogue.com . retrieved 10 july 2013 . vz .53 59 je t rka czech pv3s pldvk vz . 53 59 je t rka czech external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to praga company . praga company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title praga company & oldid 717668051 categories automotive transmission makersmanufacturing companies based in pragueaircraft engine manufacturers of the czech republicczech brandscompanies of czechoslovakiacar manufacturers of the czech republicmotor vehicle manufacturers of 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