You may have heard of the Skoda 1100 OHC Spider. New? Come on, the OHC Spider is the crown jewel of the Czech company – it’s a prototype racer from the 1950s. We forgive you if you do not know the Skoda 1100 OHC Coupé. You can fill it in: this is the closed version.
The brand built two copies of the Skoda 1100 OHC Coupé. One in 1959 and one in 1960. Both cars raced until rule changes forced their retirement in 1962. In 1966 they were sold to a private individual and both were subsequently (accidentally) destroyed in road accidents – but not completely.
A wreck has been restored
Employees of the Skoda Museum and employees of the Skoda Prototype Center completely restored the first car from 1959. Almost everything about the Skoda 1100 OHC Coupé is new or renewed. All remaining components have been completely refreshed and the original engine has been plucked from the display case at Skoda Technical School in Mladá Boleslav.
The Skoda 1100 OHC Coupé is very light
The tiny racer weighs just 555 pounds thanks to its lightweight frame and hand-punched aluminum body panels. The engine is a four-cylinder from a Skoda 440, although the racer has had quite a few modifications in the late 1950s to bring the power from around 40 hp to 92 hp. The engine sits behind the front axle for near-perfect weight distribution. Shifting is via a five-speed manual transmission. Oh, and with the right gear, it could hit a top speed of 210 km/h.
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