The Å koda Octavia is a
small family car
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which was produced by
Czechoslovakia
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n automaker
AZNP from 1959 to 1971, at their plant in
Mladá Boleslav
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. It was introduced in January 1959 and was named Octavia as it was the eighth car produced by the nationalised Å koda company.
[The first Octavia was produced fifty years ago](_blank)
2 February 2009 Å koda Auto press release retrieved 24 April 2009
The saloon was produced until 1964, when it was replaced by the
Å koda 1000 MB. An estate version was introduced in 1961, and remained in production until 1971.
The Octavia was the successor to the
Å koda 440/445 on which it was based. It featured redesigned front axles with a coil spring and telescopic
shock absorbers
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rather than a leaf spring as in the 440.
The saloons were sold with 1089 cc engines producing , later , and 1221 cc engines with . The slightly heavier estate wagons at were all shipped with 1.2 litre engines. The top speed was 110 to 115 km/h (68 to 71 mph).
The Å koda Octavia engine and gearbox were used in the
Trekka
The Trekka was a light utility vehicle built on the basis of the Czech Å koda Octavia (1959-1971), Å koda Octavia, manufactured in New Zealand between 1966 and 1972. It is the only vehicle designed and manufactured in New Zealand to have entered ...
light
utility vehicle
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, which was manufactured in New Zealand from 1966 to 1973.
The Octavia name was resurrected in 1996 for a
new model.
In popular culture
The car is featured in the game
My Summer Car as the abandoned and wasp-infested "RCO Ruscko", found at a ventti dealer's house.
References
External links
Å koda Auto Å koda website
Classic Car Króžek Brno
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