Škoda Favorite (1936)

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Favorite from 1939 in the Škoda Muzeum , Mladá Boleslav
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Production period:	1936-1941
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.8–2.1 liters (28–40 kW)
Length:	4770-4900 mm
Width:	1600-1640 mm
Height:	1640-1690 mm
Wheelbase :	3050 mm
Empty weight :	820-890 kg
Previous model	Škoda 430 D.

The Škoda Favorit was the successor to the Škoda 430 D . The four-door mid-range sedan came out in 1936 with a body in a wood / steel mixed construction.

The water-cooled, side-controlled four - cylinder four - stroke engine had a displacement of 1802 cm³ and an output of 38 hp (28 kW). He accelerated the 820–1410 kg heavy vehicle up to 95 km / h. The drive force was passed on to the rear wheels via the gearbox flanged to the engine block and a cardan shaft . The front and rear forked skeleton frame of the car consisted of welded steel U-profiles and had a central tube.

In 1938 the Škoda Favorit 2000 OHV appeared in parallel . It had a completely new, overhead steering four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine with 2091 cm³ displacement and 55 hp (40 kW). The top speed of the new vehicle was 110 km / h.

169 cars of the model with side-controlled engine were produced in the years 1936–1939, the model with overhead engine brought it to 54 copies in the years 1938–1941.

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