Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Bernar Venet

W16 / 7.993 cc / 1.200 PS / 1.106 lb/ft (1.500 Nm) @ 2.200 - 5.500 / quad-turbo / 4WD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 2,6 s / 0 - 124 mph (200 km/h): 7,3 s / 0 - 186 mph (300 km/h): 16,7 s / Vmax: 255 mph (410 km/h)

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Czech out these stunning classic cars from the Prague Technical Museum

TODAY'S Life On Cars treat comes all the way from Prague, which is fascinating for all sorts of reasons if you're into car culture.

There are all sorts of reasons why you'd enjoy the Czech capital if you enjoy things with wheels and engines - some of which I'll go into tomorrow - but above all I'd reccomend a trip to the city's Technical Museum, which is a bit off the beaten tourist track but is off the petrolhead scale in terms of exhibits.

Not only do you get all the automotive oddities you'd expect to find in a distinctly Czech museum, including plenty of Skodas and Tatras, but all sorts of stunning machines produced long before the Iron Curtain went up. I'm not sure how a Jaguar SS1, an unrestored Mercedes W154 Grand Prix car and a Bugatti Type 51 ended up in Prague, but I'm glad they did. However, even they couldn't play fiddle to what, for me, was their most prized possession of all - a MKIX Spitfire, which was flown by Czechoslovak fighter pilots who served with the RAF in the Second World War.

Here are just some of the cars offering a handy distraction for any car nuts who fancy giving the Charles Bridge a miss...

Read more of Life On Cars writer David Simister's motoring reflections on Prague tomorrow (June 24).

Bugatti Type 101 C Roadster by Ghia

S8 / 3.257 cc / 200 PS / supercharger / Vmax: 112 mph (180 km/h)

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse

W16 / 7.993 cc / 1.200 PS / 1.106 lb/ft (1.500 Nm) @ 2.200 - 5.500 / quad-turbo / 4WD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 2,6 s / 0 - 124 mph (200 km/h): 7,1 s / Vmax: 255 mph (410 km/h)

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Qatar Special Edition

W16 / 7.993 cc / 1.001 PS / 922 lb/ft (1.250 Nm) @ 2.200 - 5.500 / quad-turbo / 4WD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): 2,7 s / Vmax: 253 mph (407 km/h)

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Bugatti Type 41 Royale Coupe Napoleon

S8 / 12.763 cc / 300 PS / Vmax: 100 mph (160 km/h)

The first Bugatti Royale (of 6+1) has a serial 8-cylinder engine with 12.763 cc displacement (1.595 cc each!), 14 l engine oil and 48 l cooling water. The engine itself has a length of 55 inch (140 cm) and consumes 40 l gasoline on every 100 km from the 190 l tank. The maximum output is 300 PS at 3.000 rpm and with the help of the 3-speed transmission the 3.000+ kg car can reach 100 mph (160 km/h).

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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Supersport

W16 / 7.993 cc / 1.200 PS / 1.106 lb/ft (1.500 Nm) @ 2.200 - 5.500 / quad-turbo / 4WD / 0 - 62 mph (100 km/h): <2,7 s / Vmax: 268 mph (431 km/h) - new World Record

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