3.5.2019 Mladá Boleslav. In the eighth edition of the Bodensee Klassik by 2. to 4. May enriched ŠKODA the start box with four completely different milestones in its corporate history. In the case of the popular vintage and classic cars rally in the German and Austrian foothills of the Alps, ŠKODA launches with the luxury sedan ŠKODA SUPERB 3000 OHV, 60 years ago, published ŠKODA OCTAVIA, the very rare SUV-the precursor to TREKKA, and the popular rear-engine Coupé ŠKODA RAPID 135. The Route leads around 180 vehicles strong field of participants approximately 570 miles of scenic secondary roads.
The lake Constance with the Alps landscape in the border triangle of Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a picturesque backdrop to the popular Old – and Youngtimer rally, for cars built up to 1999. For the eighth edition of the tour, the organizers have added a number of new tracks and special stages in the program. For ŠKODA, the classic event is a home game – the Czech automobile manufacturer is represented on the German, Austrian and Swiss market for more than 110 years.
At this year’s Bodensee-Klassik ŠKODA shows a special cross section through its model history. Four classics from the period from 1939 to 1988 represent important steps in the development of the tradition-rich car manufacturer.
At the heart of the lake Constance classic, the anniversary of the ŠKODA OCTAVIA. The 1959 presented series is this year celebrating its 60th anniversary. The two doors excited, thanks to balanced weight distribution, and four-speed gearbox on hilly terrain with a high level of agility. The model so what to many export markets in Europe and Overseas Between 1959 and 1971 produced a total of 360,000 ŠKODA OCTAVIA, including more than 54,000 combined version. In addition, ŠKODA achieved with the uprated OCTAVIA TS considerable success in Motorsport, such as class victories in the years 1961,1962, and 1963 Monte Carlo rally. The standard version was powered by a 29 kW (40 HP) four-cylinder engine with a 1089 CC, and reached a maximum speed of 110 km/h.
The ŠKODA SUPERB 3000 OHV 1939, what with his 3.137 CC straight-six cylinder, at the time, as a representative sedan. At the lake of Constance, ŠKODA is sending a version of the model, with an impressive body length of 5.2 meters and a wheelbase of 3.3 meters on the track. This version appeared in rows with up to three seat, a glass windshield driver and front – passenger seat separated discretely from the rest of the interior. The power output of 63 kW (85 HP) allowed, depending on the body a maximum speed of up to 125 km/h.
The TREKKA is, in some ways a precursor of today’s globally successful ŠKODA SUV model family, which produced between 1966 and 1972, almost 3,000 Times. The rear-wheel-driven all-terrain vehicles based on the Chassis of the ŠKODA OCTAVIA SUPER and is regarded as the first new Zealand-produced passenger car. In his home country of the TREKKA enjoys thanks to its robustness, and its functional body and its all-terrain capability cult status in Europe, he is a true Exotic.
The attractive Coupé ŠKODA RAPID 135 is a late expansion stage of the legendary rear-engine models of the brand. The lightweight four-cylinder unit with 1.289 CC provides 43 kW (58 HP). In combination with a technically advanced five-speed gearbox, the RAPID 135 came up to 150 km/h maximum speed. A remarkable Detail is the innovative eight-channel cylinder head, which allowed even the use of lead-free petrol.
The Bodensee-Klassik starts on Thursday, the 2. May 2019, with the eight-kilometre prologue in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and a stage in which the participants first start in Le Mans style. Then two days and two stages with Start and finish in Bregenz, the capital of the Austrian province of Vorarlberg to follow. The 291-kilometre-long stage on Friday, leads the participants through the Austrian Lech valley Alps, with several romantic castles lining the route. On Saturday, a 271-Kilometer-long leg to the North of Bregenz stands for the classic through the Allgäu on the program.
The challenging special stages, the special attractiveness of the Bodensee Klassik. But not maximum speed, but of reliability and consistency make the difference between winning and placing. It depends on the precise cooperation of the driver and front passenger: deviations from the setpoint in tenths of a second area of the Crew’s penalty points.
The majestic ŠKODA SUPERB 3000 OHV 1939 under brings to a body length of 5.2 meters, up to three rows of seats. A wheel separated the driver’s and front passenger’s seat from the rest of the interior.
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