The Å koda 1100 OHC (type 968) is a two-seat sports car, derived from the
Å koda 1101 "Tudor" and considered the successor to the
Å koda Sport. It came out in 1957 and had a plastic or aluminium body.
The water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke engine had double
overhead camshaft
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s, a displacement of 1089 cc and a power output of 67.6 kW (92 hp). As the car only weighed the car could reach speeds of .
The body was of
semi-monocoque
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construction with an additional frame of thin-walled tubes. Only four cars were built, two
spiders
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with a plastic body, and two
coupes
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with an aluminium body.
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1100 OHC
Rear-engined vehicles
1960s cars
Cars introduced in 1957
Cars discontinued in 1960