{"id":75547,"date":"2021-07-22T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=75547"},"modified":"2021-07-29T05:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T05:52:59","slug":"skoda-1100-ohc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/skoda-1100-ohc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160koda 1100 OHC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After \u0160koda had participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first (and only) time in 1950, work began on a new racing car in early 1956. Internally, the car was given the abbreviation 968, but it became known as the 1100 OHC. In contrast to the 1950 \u0160koda 1101 Sport, this time a welded tubular frame made of thin-walled steel tubes was used. From the outset, the engineers involved gave a lot of thought to weight distribution and therefore installed the clutch and five-speed gearbox in transaxle design on the rear axle. In addition, to increase ease of maintenance in racing, the transmission, clutch and transfer case formed a combined assembly. Behind the front axle was a longitudinally mounted four-cylinder engine with 68 kW\/92 hp from a displacement of 1.1 liters. Initially, this power was achieved only with high-octane aviation gasoline. Later, the engine was modified to run on normal gasoline. Dual carburetors from Jirkov and later Weber took over the mixture preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compact dimensions and low weight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u0160koda also took care of an excellent chassis with independent suspension and 15-inch Borrani spoke wheels all around. With a wheelbase of just 2.2 meters, a trapezoidal-link axle sat at the front and a swing axle with trailing arms at the rear, each with torsion-bar springs. In addition, there was precise steering with a removable three-spoke steering wheel in the cockpit. There was room for a co-driver next to the driver, which was due to the sports car regulations. Of course, there is no passenger at Le Mans, but this was intended to suggest that the cars were at least somewhat close to series production. A narrow, small roadster body made of glass-fiber-reinforced plastic extended over the tubular frame. This was designed by Jarsolav Kindl. With dimensions of 3.88 meters in length, 1.43 meters in width and 96.4 centimeters in height, the \u0160koda 1100 OHC weighed in at just 583 kilograms. As a result, the topspeed was in the range between 118 and 124 mph, depending on the gear ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n

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