A ?kodA year in review - Skoda Auto

The fascinationof traditionŠKODA and racing havealways belonged together.Nowadays, ŠKODA likes toshow off its past treasuresat vintage-car meets andinternational rally events forhistoric cars, including anabsolute rarity: one of onlytwo remaining ŠKODA 1100OHC cars at the SilvrettaClassic (top image).Also pictured: the ŠKODAPopular Monte Carlo (topright) and a ŠKODA 130 inMoscow’s Red Square.51–year-old ŠKODA Felicia Convertible. Mostrecently, ŠKODA entered four of its rarestclassic cars in the ‘Classic Days’ in Magny-Cours,France: one of only three ŠKODARS 200 built in 1974; a ŠKODA 1000 MB from1964; a ŠKODA 1000 MB from 1968; and oneof only two remaining ŠKODA 1100 OHC carsfrom 1957. One of these incredibly elegantcars – which could easily be ascribed to aracing car manufacturer from Italy – alsotook part in the Silvretta Classic, where itwas a hit, as always, with motorsports fans.A museum for the whole familyThis motorsports tradition is also very muchin evidence – both optically and acoustically– at the new ŠKODA Muzeum, wherevideos are used to simulate a racing ambience.Two of the most successful rally carsin ŠKODA history, a modern-day ŠKODA FabiaSuper 2000 and a ŠKODA 130 RS from1977, are on display. The new-look ŠKODAMuzeum offers something for everybody –for car enthusiasts, families and customerscollecting their new ŠKODA fresh off theassembly line in the customer centre nextdoor, as well as tourists. There is plenty tocapture the imagination of younger visitors,too, who may only recently have discoveredthe ŠKODA brand, and many surprisesin store for older guests, who rememberŠKODA from the time before it became partof the Volkswagen Group.With its new museum, ŠKODA AUTO is notonly showcasing the attractiveness of itsown brand. It is also putting Mladá Boleslav,for the past 117 years the town at the heartof the Czech manufacturer, which now doesbusiness in more than 100 countries worldwide,firmly on the map as a major Europeanautomobile manufacturing centre.48 2012 – A Škoda year in review