EDITION No. 52 - RELEASED 2026
MASTERPIECE COLLECTION
LIMITED 300 PIECES
Without a doubt, the greatest motorsport event in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s was
the "1000 mil československých" ("1000 Miles of Czechoslovakia"), a road race held
only three times, from 1933 to 1935.
At the JAWA factory, which had only been manufacturing motorcycles since 1929, plans
were already underway to enter automobile production. An agreement was reached with
Auto Union in Chemnitz to produce the DKW F2 under license. In a revised form, the car
was introduced to the market in 1934 as the JAWA 700.
To demonstrate the capabilities of this new model, JAWA entered the 750 cc class in the
1934 and 1935 editions of the event. In addition to enlarging the engine to 750 cm³ and
increasing its output to 27 hp, JAWA racing driver Antonín Vitvar designed and built a
special body featuring an extended rear section fitted with a vertical stabilizing fin to
improve the car's directional stability.
The construction of this rear section was particularly remarkable. Presumably in an effort
to reduce weight even further, Vitvar used tightly stretched fabric instead of sheet metal.
The fabric was then coated with filler, smoothed, and painted, creating an aerodynamically
shaped tail.
Vitvar's design proved to be highly effective. His car reached a top speed of 130 km/h, and
its exceptional stability allowed him to maintain higher speeds through corners than his
competitors. However, his promising performance ultimately came to an end when an
engine failure forced him to retire before reaching the finish.
For many years, the car was considered lost. It was eventually rediscovered, painstakingly
restored, and can now be seen competing in historic racing events. During the restoration,
however, the distinctive rear section was recreated in aluminum rather than its original
fabric-covered construction.
