Škoda Auto - Olders

Olders

Some Škoda models produced in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s became so popular with the customers that you can still encounter them on the roads (not only in the Czech Republic).

They have become favourite cars for collectors and many Škoda fan club members around the world can boast of owning one.

Škoda 120

The Škoda 120 was launched in the former Czechoslovakia in 1976 at a fair in Brno and came with a number of new design features – despite the fact that it retained the design with the engine in the rear and rear-wheel drive, which was no longer promising.

The Škoda 120 could boast a quite new chassis and interior, including the dashboard. There were also additional passive and active safety elements. The method of opening the bonnet for the luggage space – from the side like a concert piano – was also unique.

Škoda 105

The Škoda 105 with a 1046 cc engine and the Škoda 120 with a 1174 cc engine were the two basic models of what was known in-house as the 742. It was produced in various versions and changed over the course of the years.

These changes did not only affect the chassis. From 1983, the 742 was produced, for example, with wider wheel spacing, rack-and-pinion steering, thirteen-inch wheels, plastic bumpers and other modernised elements.

Škoda Garde, Rapid

The 743 type, a two-door coupe derived from the 742, was produced from 1981 in the plant in Kvasiny under the Garde name, and was later (after the introduction of improvements from the Škoda 130 model) renamed the Rapid.

After May 1982, the Garde was also assembled in Bratislava car plants – becoming the first mass-produced car in Slovakia.

Škoda 130

The Škoda 130 appeared in 1984 – the year the Škoda 120 and 105 were modernised. In addition to all the improvements from the previous models, the Škoda 130 obtained a five-speed gearbox, towed rear axle and, primarily, a more powerful 1289 cc engine.

Škoda Favorit

The Škoda Favorit was the first Škoda model with the engine in the front and a front driven axle. The Favorit had its premiere in July 1987 and was produced together with the 105, 120 and 130 models until 1990. It was a hatchback and had a basic engine with a volume of 1289 cc.

Due to stricter emissions limits, Favorits with variously modified engines started to appear on the market, first with a unmanaged and then with an managed catalytic converter. The automaker offered a number of limited series - action models with extra features (Black Line, Silver Line, Green Line, etc.).

Škoda Forman

The five-door Škoda Forman estate was (the same as the Škoda Pick-up utility version) derived from basic version of the Škoda Favorit.

The automaker also offered a range of special models with extra features (Black Line, Silver Line, Green Line, etc.), but the series was always limited to just a few hundred cars.

Škoda Pick-up

The Škoda Pick-up was produced together with the Škoda Favorit and Škoda Forman models from 1991. The two-seater light utility version was produced as standard with a 1289 cc engine and was equipped with a laminated, canvas or metal cover for the loading space.

The production of the Škoda Pick-up model series enriched the contemporary market with a type of utility vehicle that had been missing for a long time and in which there was immediate interest.

Škoda Felicia

The Škoda Felicia was the first all-new model that was developed after the link-up between Škoda and the German VW group. It was premiered on Charles Bridge in Prague, in October 1994. Three cars in the colours of the tricolour were christened with water from the Vltava by the Mayor of Prague.

The car, whose name refers to the long tradition of car manufacturing in Mladá Boleslav (the Škoda Felicia, type 994, was produced at the start of the 1960s), went into mass production in 1994. The Škoda Felicia brought not only changes that were visible at first glance, such as modern, rounded shapes and a pleasant interior, but the car made the qualitative shift generally evident.

Škoda Felicia Combi

The Škoda Felicia Combi was presented to the public at the car show in Brno (Czech Republic) in June 1995, less than a year after the Felicia hatchback. The automaker offered a wide range of accessories for an extra charge for Felicia models, which was not that usual then (e.g. airbags for driver and front passenger, ABS, air conditioning, electrically heated front seats, etc.).

Starting in 1998, the Felicia and the Felicia Combi were produced with a slightly altered chassis, and the new radiator mask was the most apparent visual change.

Škoda Pickup, Felicia Fun

The Pickup went into production in August 1995. This light utility vehicle based on the Škoda Felicia offered a loading area of 2015 cm2 and a higher utility weight (605 kg), thanks to the strengthened rear axle.

Škoda also manufactured the Felicia Fun model, which is best characterised as a leisure time vehicle. If required, the two-seater vehicle with an open bed can be changed into a four-seater by moving the rear wall of the cab.