Škoda Rapid (1935–1947)
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The Škoda Rapid is a mid-size car that was made in Czechoslovakia by Škoda from 1935 to 1947. Škoda had first applied the "Rapid" name to a version of its 1,195 cc Popular Type 920 made in 1934–35.[1] From 1935, however, it transferred the name to a new, larger model.
Škoda Rapid | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | ASAP, subsidiary of Škoda Works |
Production | 1935–47 |
Assembly | Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
Body and chassis | |
Chassis | backbone chassis |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Model 901: four-cylinder 1,386 cc SV, 31 horsepower (23 kW) Model 922: four-cylinder 1,558 cc OHV, 42 horsepower (31 kW) |
The Rapid Type 901 has a 1,386 cc sidevalve engine and was built 1935–38. It was succeeded by the Rapid OHV (Type 922) which has a 1,558 cc overhead valve engine and was built 1938–47.
There was a six-cylinder sister model, the Škoda Rapid Six (Type 910), with a 1,961 cc engine, which was launched in 1935.
In 1984 Škoda revived the "Rapid" name for the Rapid version of the Škoda 130. Since 2010 the company has used the name on a succession of models built in its factory at Pune in India.