A high school friend, his name long forgotten, had a Skoda his father purchased new in the Los Angeles area. This was in the era when NSUs, DKWs (GF had one), Wartburgs, Lloyds, Citroen 2cvs, Renault Dauphines, Panhards, Fiat Abarths, Isettas, Messerschmidts, Amphicars, and other obscure machinery were pretty much available here if one wanted them. John