{"id":90811,"date":"2022-02-08T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/skoda-1100-ohc-coupe\/"},"modified":"2022-02-16T08:01:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T08:01:53","slug":"skoda-1100-ohc-coupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/skoda-1100-ohc-coupe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160koda 1100 OHC Coup\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In the 1950s, \u0160koda was successful in international motor racing. Under the internal abbreviation 968, a sports car with tubular frame was developed from 1956. For the best possible weight distribution, the engine was mounted just behind the front axle and the transmission on the rear axle. The first two examples of the 1100 OHC<\/a><\/strong> were given an open roadster body made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic. They served as racing cars for the factory drivers Miroslav Fousek, V\u00e1clav \u010c\u00ed\u017ekovsk\u00fd, Jaroslav Bobek, V\u00e1clav Bobek senior and Josef Vidner in various events in Czechoslovakia and other Soviet countries. \u0160koda was no longer able to attend international racing events due to the difficult political relations between the West and the East. Consequently, the planned start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans was also cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coup\u00e9 with better aerodynamics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Both roadsters have survived to the present day. The situation is somewhat different with the two coup\u00e9 versions of the 1100 OHC from 1959 and 1960, which were created to be even more successful with improved aerodynamics. As in the roadster, a 1.1-liter four-cylinder engine with 67.7 kW\/92 hp provided the propulsion. Its aluminium block and crankshaft were taken from the standard \u0160koda 440 “Spartak”. However, the Czech engineers optimized both the combustion chambers and the overhead camshaft valve train. Added to this were two carburetors, ignitions magnetos from Scintilla Vertex and a dual ignition system. For the five-speed transmission, there were different ratios available depending on the track characteristics. Thus, the relatively low power combined with a curb weight of only 555 kilograms and good aerodynamics allowed up to 124 mph topspeed. A dual-circuit braking system with drums mounted at the gearbox at the rear provided deceleration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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