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Hotel Budapest on your desk? Absolutely!
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Hotel Budapest on your desk? Absolutely!

High-rise buildings reaching to the sky, façades evocative of UFOs and concrete everywhere! Our new collection, SOC/MOD is here, bringing the emblematic structures of the region to life in the form of miniature concrete buildings and prints—and now they are up for grabs! Attention: extra limited quantities! With
Side hustler’s choice | Chromiez x Lubly
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Side hustler’s choice | Chromiez x Lubly

A reliable manure truck, you just need to cut off a little from the top. Sounds irresistible? The Żuk would have been perfect for you. What a shame it hasn’t been available in Hungary for 30 years. We say farewell to our series presenting the Chromiez models with this
A real workhorse from the Comecon block | Chromiez x Werdy
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A real workhorse from the Comecon block | Chromiez x Werdy

Its sound can be recognized from miles, while its chunky shape brings back sweet memories from our childhood. Even though it is a rare sight on the roads today, there are still some operable models out there, fulfilling the not exactly good-smelling role: the sewage truck IFA is another eternal
If you don’t have a Fiat, a Polski will do! | Chromiez X Maly
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If you don’t have a Fiat, a Polski will do! | Chromiez X Maly

Everyone in Hungary had their own word for this car. “Tökgyalu”, “kispolák”, “egérkamion”, but let’s just stick with the nicer “Kispolszki”. Owning a Fiat 126 was nothing but a dream on this side of the Iron Curtain at the time, but we had a Polish version manufactured based on
Wanderer of the streets of socialist Hungary | Chromiez X Žiga
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Wanderer of the streets of socialist Hungary | Chromiez X Žiga

If you had to name a single car that would make you truly content, would you know what to say? This used to be more than obvious in the ‘70s and the ‘80s, and the answer was nothing but the much desired Lada. Accordingly, the first episode of our Chromiez
The iconic vehicles of Eastern Europe on your desk!
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The iconic vehicles of Eastern Europe on your desk!

Comecon cars keep brightening up the roads in and outside Hungary to this day – some brand-loyal owners are proudly preserving and looking after these veteran miracles, thus saving a small, car-sized portion of the good old times. The cult surrounding the Lada, IFA, Żuk or Polski Fiat models spans over