Škoda 100

Škoda
Škoda 100
100/110
Production period:	1969-1977
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.0–1.2 liters (35–88 kW)
Length:	4155 mm
Width:	1620 mm
Height:	1380 mm
Wheelbase :	2400 mm
Empty weight :	805-820 kg
Previous model	Škoda 1000 MB
successor	Škoda 742

The Škoda 100 ( Š100 for short ) and the more powerfully powered version of the Škoda 110 ( Š110 for short ) is a passenger car from AZNP (Škoda) that replaced the Škoda 1000 MB / 1100 MB model from 1969 . The main innovation was the dual-circuit brake system with disc brakes at the front, as well as changes to the external appearance.

Model history

Škoda 100 with filler neck from its predecessor 1000 MB

Škoda 110LS with double headlights

Looking back, Škoda switched to the rear-engine concept at an inopportune time. Just a few years after the appearance of the forerunner 1000 MB, the tendency in the automotive industry was moving away from the rear-mounted engine, so that at the end of the 1960s a complete change in the vehicle concept would have been necessary. The government at the time refused. In 1964, a new plant was built especially for the 1000 MB, and extensive investments would have to be made again for a new vehicle with a front engine. This seemed uneconomical to the government . In addition, the old Octavia assembly plant burned down shortly before the end of production, the damage was estimated at 320 million crowns.

The engine and chassis of the Š100 largely correspond to those of the previous model. The biggest difference is the Dunlop disc brakes at the front and a dual-circuit brake system . During the production of the 100/110 there were several changes, most of them affecting the exterior. In 1972 the tank filler necks on the front fenders known from the 1000 MB were replaced by a simple tank flap. Kits of parts were exported to New Zealand and assembled there. The 110 LS had as the Škoda 110 R four headlights. With the most powerful engine, it reached a speed of 140 km / h. According to the state price list, the basic version Standard cost 45,000 crowns in 1972.

The millionth Škoda since the opening of the new production lines in the main Mladá Boleslav plant was presented at the 1973 Brno International Engineering Fair .

The successor to these models was the Škoda 105/120 series from 1976 .

Versions

Škoda 110 racing version; the 120S

In addition to the standard version, the Škoda 110 R was available as a sporty coupé.

The body and engine of the vehicle were several times the basis for various prototypes and small series:

• Škoda 1100 GT , 1970 prototype with the same rear lights
• Škoda 110 Super Sport , vehicle based on the 1100 GT. The sports car starred in the horror film The Autovampire .
• Škoda Kirby , an off-roader for the Italian market
• Škoda VF Buggy , similar in appearance to the Kirby, but for Belgium

From 1971 there was the Škoda 120S , a sedan with a larger engine, which in the rally version was equipped with a protective cage and reached speeds of 220 km / h.

export

Export to the GDR

The Š100 was imported on a large scale from the German Democratic Republic. There should be more come into the country than 142,000 copies - but only in the basic version, as well as some 110 R . In 1975, 10.6% of all cars registered in the GDR were Škodas, most of them Škoda 100. The new car cost 15,870 marks and was thus a little cheaper than the Wartburg. The vehicles were popular due to their comparatively economical four-stroke engine, but also notorious for being particularly susceptible to rust. In addition, due to the relatively small trunk (250 l in the front and 120 l behind the folding rear seats), the Š100 was only suitable for families to a limited extent, and a station wagon was not produced.

Export to the FRG

The Š100 model cost 4985 DM in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1971 . Adjusted for inflation, this corresponds to 6,400 euros. For comparison: The basic version of the VW Golf I cost 7,995 DM in 1974, which in today's currency corresponds to 11,300 euros, adjusted for inflation.

Technology and structure

The longitudinally rear built-in water-cooled in-line four-cylinder engine with a die-cast aluminum housing, but cast iron - the cylinder head has a chain-driven, lateral camshaft and two hanging valves per cylinder. A Jikov downflow carburetor with choke prepared the mixture. The engine developed 30 kW (41 PS), after the model update (still in 1976) with the Bomoro door lock system, 31 kW (42 PS) and drives the rear wheels. The transmission has a long gear ratio, was fully synchronized and has four gears.

With the 100 engine, the vehicle accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 24 seconds. The top speed is 125 km / h, consumption is a maximum of 9.2 liters per 100 kilometers.

The self-supporting body made of sheet steel has four doors. It received an immersion bath phosphating as rust protection from the factory . The front wheels were individually suspended on double wishbones of unequal length , the rear wheels on a pendulum axle with thrust struts . Uneven road surfaces were compensated for by means of coil springs at the front and rear with telescopic shock absorbers . The steering gear of the motor vehicle works with a spindle and nut. At the rear the vehicle is braked by drum brakes and at the front by disc brakes from Dunlop . The original tire size is 155 SR 14.

The turning circle of the vehicle is eleven meters. The curb weight is 805 kilograms, the payload 395 kilograms. The tank holds 32 liters of fuel. A three-phase alternator supplies the vehicle with electricity. As with the previous model, the electrical system has a voltage of 12 volts .

designation	Type	construction time	produced vehicles	body	engine
100/100 L	Type 722	1969-1976	217,767	4-door sedan	988 cm³, 35 kW (48 SAE PS)
110 L	Type 717	1969-1976	219.864	4-door sedan	1107 cm³, 39 kW (53 SAE PS)
110 LS	Type 719	1971-1976	40,057	4-door sedan	1107 cm³, 45.5 kW (62 SAE-PS)
120 S / 120 S rally	Type 728	1971-1974	100	4-door sports sedan	1174 cm³, 38–88 kW (52–120 hp)

Web links

Commons : Škoda 100/110  - collection of pictures

• Datasheet Škoda 100 L 722

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mototechna price list from 1972.
2. ↑ Czechoslovakian Motor Review 9/73
3. ↑ skoda-auto.com: The first Škoda 100/110 produced forty years ago ( Memento from August 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Czechoslovakian motor review issue 8/74
5. ^ Werner Oswald, Motor vehicles of the GDR, 2nd edition (2000)
6. ↑ ^{a b} Karsten Rehmann: The mountain is calling. Test NSU 1000 C / Škoda 100 / VW 1302 S. In: Autozeitung Classiccar 2/2013. Pp. 16-27.
7. ↑ ^{a b} This figure was based on the template: Inflation determined, has been rounded to a full 100 euros and relates to last January.
8. ↑ auto motor und sport issue 16/1974 of August 3, 1974