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

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since 1969. Originally, it was a repair shop for Škoda 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 Škoda 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

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) and '' MTX Cabrio'' (based on Škoda Felicia). Super-sport model named '' MTX Tatra V8'' 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

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* 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) * MTX Tatra V8 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 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 resp ...

A2 or B5 racing, 1969, produced 2 vehicles *

VAZ 2101 MTX Racing AvtoVAZ ( rus, АвтоВАЗ, p=ɐftoˈvas) is a Russian automobile manufacturing company owned by the state. It was formerly named as VAZ ( rus, ВАЗ), an acronym for Volga Automotive Plant in Russian (russian: Во́лжский автомо� ...

A2 racing, 1972–1974, produced 3 vehicles * VAZ 2103 MTX Racing A2 racing, 1975, produced 2 vehicles *

VAZ 21011 MTX AP AvtoVAZ ( rus, АвтоВАЗ, p=ɐftoˈvas) is a Russian automobile manufacturing company owned by the state. It was formerly named as VAZ ( rus, ВАЗ), an acronym for Volga Automotive Plant in Russian (russian: Во́лжский автомо� ...

circuits and hills A racing, 1979–1984, produced 28 vehicles * MTX 5-01 (

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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, produced 7 vehicles * MTX 5-04 ( Lada VFTS MTX Racing B) circuits and hills B racing, 1984 * MTX 5-05 ( Lada Samara MTX Racing A) circuits and hills A racing, 1989 * MTX 5-06 (

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 AvtoVAZ ( rus, АвтоВАЗ, p=ɐftoˈvas) is a Russian automobile manufacturing company owned by the state. It was formerly named as VAZ ( rus, ВАЗ), an acronym for Volga Automotive Plant in Russian (russian: Во́лжский автомо� ...

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 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 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 2141 MTX Rallye) A racing

Special cars

* MTX 160 RZP-T two modified

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for fast assistance, 1977-1978 *

UAZ 469 MTX UAZ or Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: Ульяновский Автомобильный Завод, УАЗ, Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, UAZ, Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, UAZ) is an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, ...

modified

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designed for shows, 1980 * Volha M 24/02 accident car *

Škoda 130 MTX-JP 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 respon ...

modified car for the "Peace and friendship festival", 1985 * MTX 7-01 (

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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 b ...

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 ( Škoda Felicia MTX Cabrio) travel convertible, 1997-2000

References

External links

MTX spol. s r.o.
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