Laurin & Klement

Laurin & Klement

Type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1895
Founder	Václav Laurin and Václav Klement
Headquarters	Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Products	Automobiles

Laurin & Klement vehicle from 1905, Škoda Auto Museum

Laurin & Klement (1895–1925) was a Czech automobile, motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia; and it is the predecessor of Škoda Auto.

The company was founded in 1895, and named after its two founders: Václav Laurin (born 27 September 1865, died 4 December 1930), and Václav Klement (born 16 October 1868, died 13 August 1938).

Car production commenced in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto (Škoda).

Models

Laurin & Klement A (1905) Laurin & Klement B (1906) Laurin & Klement C (1906) Laurin & Klement E (1906) Laurin & Klement B2 (1907) Laurin & Klement C2 (1907) Laurin & Klement FC (1907) (racing car) Laurin & Klement FCS (1908) (racing car) Laurin & Klement BS (1908) Laurin & Klement EN (1909) Laurin & Klement FCR (1909) (racing car)

Laurin & Klement ENS (1910) Laurin & Klement T / Ta (1914) Laurin & Klement MK6 (Laurin & Klement MK6 / 445 / 450) (1920) Laurin & Klement A (1922) (Laurin & Klement A / 100) (1922) Laurin & Klement 105 (1923) Laurin & Klement 150 (1923) Laurin & Klement 350 (1925) Laurin & Klement 110 (1925) Laurin & Klement 120 (1925) Škoda 360 (Laurin & Klement 360) (1926)

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  Laurint & Klement A (1905)

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  Laurint & Klement BS (1907)

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  Laurin & Klement 110 (1925)

External links

• Biography of company founders (in Czech)
• Brief history with lots of model images (in Czech)