Featured Pages "I wants to make yer flesh creep" Some Gruesome Relics of Bygone Days seen by the Motor Cyclist on Tour
Wayside GibbetsThe Mother of Invention "I recommend that you maintain the business connection with Daimler. His invention is entirely trustworthy, and it will have a future, the magnitude of which we cannot begin to imagine today."
Levassor, Panhard and the woman who brought it all together - Louise SarazinHawker Motorcycles An obscure marque built by an Australian. He is the Hawker of Hurricane and Harrier fame.
Harry Hawker
CZ Timeline
A Brief History of the Marque
1919 architect K.Bubla establishes in Plzen armature factory with place in Strakonicích under name Jihoceská zbrojovka s. r. o.
1920 manufacture begins in Plzen with 30 employees.
1919 in September started works on building facility in Strakonice
1920 entrance of partners, capital 1 200 000 K
1923 establishment of company Ceská Zbrojovka in Prague
1929 Began manufacturing chains
1930 Registration protection mark CZ
1932 Creation of first motorised bicycle
1933 First series of moto-bicycles CZ 98
1934 Starting serially production of motorbikes (CZ 175)
1936 Extension of production with CZ 350
1939 Ceased production of motorcycles, began production of armaments
1945 In July the Central Association of Industry proposes division of spheres of influence in the production of motorcycles
1946 Extension manufactuing of chains
1948 22.2.1948 –Congress Works Councils decision on the nationalization of all businesses with more than 50 employees
1949 Production racing machines
1954 End production of weapons, production was transferred to Brno and Hungary Brod
