On
1 August 1936 at 11.55 Břetislav Jan Procházka and Jindřich Kubias returned in
their ŠKODA RAPID from a trip round the world to Prague. The ŠKODA RAPID drove
27,700km across 15 countries and three continents in 44 days. In the 1930s
spectacular long-distance trips put ŠKODA in the centre of attention, advertising
the brand on global scale.
"The
world tour undertaken by Břetislav Jan Procházka and Jindřich Kubias demanded a
great deal of the men and the car," explains Andrea Frydlová, Head of the
ŠKODA Museums. "The success of the trip highlights the high performance
and build quality of ŠKODA vehicles even at that time. During their adventure
the duo put their trust in a slightly adjusted ŠKODA RAPID with central tube
frame equipped with a 1.4l and 23kW (31 HP) four-cylinder.
The car boasted
independent wheel suspension and even hydraulic brakes. It proved to be the
right choice also off the road, with most of the road network consisting of
gravel tracks. New ŠKODA RAPID
continues the success story
With the new ŠKODA
RAPID the Czech car manufacturer introduced the current generation of the
production line in 2012. As the first model fully embodying the new ŠKODA brand
design language, the saloon was followed by a hatchback, the ŠKODA RAPID
SPACEBACK, in 2013. Both varieties have enjoyed popularity world-wide.
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