Latest change: 7 June, 2007
Created: Spring, 1995
Dear Visitor!
Welcome to the new home of my automobile history website. Back in 1995 I was a student at the Librarian Dept. (Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University) in Budapest, Hungary. I've been writing on cars and history of cars to various Hungarian magazines as a hobby for years. Back then the World Wide Web was still in its infancy and I decided to share some photos and stories. First an FTP site was set up on the local university server in 1994. A couple months later Mark J. Bradakis and a bunch of American auto enthusiasts set up a webserver in Utah, USA. Called Team.Net the guys were kind enough to give me some space there. And that is when the KTUD Automotive Archive was born - its name being a tribute to the Hungarian name of the Librarian Dept.
KTUD Automotive Archive had a profound effect on my life and career. It was a hobby which resulted in many friendships, new contacts and interesting stories. You can read more about it here
I'm now a very happy husband and managing director. We've moved to our new house, near the Balaton Lake in December, 2006.
In the meantime the KTUD Archive has been put on the back burner. In 2006 my access to the Team.Net server was withdrawn.
For many months I have tried to figure out what to do - whether to let the KTUD Archive be a tribute or to find a new home for it and continue afresh.
As you can see, I have opted to open a new chapter in the history of this website.
Here you can find most of the contents of the old site, and the Worldwide list of automobile museums has also been transferred.
There will not be Flash-enhanced content and I still can't convince myself about the necessity of a blog. But you'll find some new contents here, especially on the history of the Hungarian motorization. Here's the first example: Who brought the first car to Hungary?
So welcome back and enjoy your stay.
© and Copy, 1995-2007: Pal Negyesi, Budapest, Hungary