ŠKODA TRIO AT THE SILVRETTA CLASSIC

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  Vintage car rally premiere for ŠKODA 440 ‘Spartak’ made in 1957

• Roadster ŠKODA Felicia from 1961 and ŠKODA 1101 Tudor from 1948
• 17th Silvretta Classic running from 3 to 6 July 2014 in Montafon, Austria

Mladá Boleslav, 2 July 2014 – ŠKODA will be sending a strong trio along the enchanting roads of this year’s Silvretta Classic. A newly restored 440 ‘Spartak’ from 1957 will be on the starting line, alongside a ŠKODA Felicia from 1961 and a ŠKODA 1101 Tudor built in 1948. This year will mark the 17^th occasion of the Silvretta Classic, taking place in Montafron, Austria.

Traditionally, the Silvretta Classic is one of ŠKODA’s fixed dates in the annual calendar of vintage car events. Three fascinating automobile legends from Mladá Boleslav will be taking the breathtakingly beautiful route around the Silvretta Pass this weekend. “We will be sending some real highlights from our collection to Montafon, and they are sure to delight the both spectators and participants alike,” says Michal Velebný, coordinator of the ŠKODA museum’s restoration workshop.

An absolute treat for all fans of historic vehicles is the ŠKODA 440 ‘Spartak’ dating back to 1957. The striking rally car has been completely restored by ŠKODA over the last few years and is now being presented to the public for the first time at a classic car rally. The sporty Spartak has been faithfully reconstructed based on its legendary rally appearances in the mid-1950s. Under the bonnet there is a 40-hp four-cylinder engine with 1089 cm³ displacement. The vehicle can reach a top speed of 110 km/h.

The turquoise-green roadster ŠKODA Felicia dating back to 1961 is an inspiring representative of the 1960s. With its elegant shape and distinctive tail, the Felicia convertible is one of the most beautiful open vehicles of its time and is now extremely popular among collectors. The model taking part in the Silvretta is a vehicle from the historic corporate collection in Mladá Boleslav. The Felicia was manufactured between 1959 and 1964 and around 15,000 rolled off the production line. In addition to the softtop, a hardtop version was also available. The car features a four-cylinder engine with 50 hp and 1089 cm³ displacement, reaching speeds of up to 130 km/h.

The oldest ŠKODA car in Montafon will be the ŠKODA 1101 Roadster, better known as the ‘Tudor’ dating back to 1948. In its time, the vehicle was considered a real luxury and after 1948 was in the service of the Czech government. It was taken into the ŠKODA collection in 1969. The Tudor is an important ŠKODA representative of the automotive era after the Second World War. The four-cylinder engine delivers 32 hp and has a displacement of 1089 cm³.

The Silvretta Classic in the Austrian Montafon Alpine valley is one of the longest-established vintage car rallies in Europe and will be taking place for the 17^th time in 2014. The 530km rally follows a route through the most beautiful streets in Voralberg, and the Silvretta Alps up to the 2032m peak of the Bielerhöhe Pass. Precision is the key element here for each of the participants, who are only too aware that during the special stage, everything could boil down to a hundredth of a second.