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Mladá Boleslav, 5 June 2014 – ŠKODA will be sending six classic cars from the company's 119-year history to this year's Oldtimer Bohemia Rally. It is with these three fantastic model variants that the manufacturer is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary ŠKODA 1000 MB. A Laurin & Klement 110 dating back to 1925, as well as two elegant touring saloons from the 1930s – the ŠKODA 645 and ŠKODA Superb 3000 OHV will also be at the starting line in Bohemia.

This really is a home race for ŠKODA: The starting & finishing line is at ŠKODA's ancestral home of Mladá Boleslav. The manufacturer is also supporting the event as the official partner by making the ŠKODA Museum and Na Karmeli premises available to the event organisers and participants.

"The Oldtimer Bohemia Rally is a real highlight in our country's automotive events calendar," explains Michal Velebný, Restoration Workshop Coordinator at the ŠKODA Museum. "We are delighted to present six fantastic classics from the ŠKODA collection to the home crowd."

Spectators can look forward to three amazing versions of the legendary ŠKODA 1000 MB. The 1000 MB will be celebrating its 50th birthday this year. As the first ŠKODA with rear wheel drive, rear engine and a unibody construction, the compact vehicle is a milestone in the 119-year history of ŠKODA. And a real bestseller: A total of around 443,000 such vehicles were produced.

The blue ŠKODA 1000 MB is reminiscent of the best-selling 1000 MB versions. This beautifully restored vehicle has been part of the ŠKODA collection since 2012. The larger apertures in the rear fenders are characteristic of the construction year 1966. An even rarer sight is the two-door ŠKODA 1100 MBX, which is also represented on the starting grid of the Bohemian Rally. ŠKODA produced a mere 1114 such vehicles between 1967 and 1969. Connoisseurs appreciate the dynamic elegance of the vehicle. The anniversary trio is completed by the ŠKODA 1000 MB Rally, a 1000 MB with motorsport modifications. The vehicle to be seen on the starting line is a series-produced model from 1967 – made road-worthy for use in long-distance races 20 years later. Among others, the racing car took part in the London-Sydney (1993) and Panama-Alaska (1997).

One of the rarest and oldest cars on the starting grid is the Laurin & Klement 110 from 1925. Between 1925 and 1929, 2985 such vehicles were built. On the route of the Bohemian Rally there will be a model from the first series, recognizable by the L&K logo. The L&K 110 has also borne the ŠKODA logo since 1926. In June 1925, L&K merged with the ŠKODA Works in Pilsen, which was the largest Czech industrial company at that time.

Two other ŠKODA models will be representing the automotive luxury of the 1930s. 758 of the ŠKODA 645 were built between 1929 and 1934. The Czech brand will be presenting a model produced in August 1930 at the Bohemian Rally. The car is powered by a 45hp six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2492 cm³. Equally majestic is the ŠKODA Superb 3000 OHV dating back to 1939. Only 113 such vehicles left the production like before WWII. The six-cylinder engine with 3137 cm³ displacement delivers 85 hp.

The fifth Oldtimer Bohemia Rally will be taking place from 5 to 8 June. A total of 76 historic vehicles are going to take part in the uniformity drive, leading 450 km through Bohemia's scenic landscape. The Oldtimer Bohemia Rally is the only classic car event in the Czech Republic under the banner of the international vintage car association‚ 'Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens', or FIVA.

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