The Škoda 932 was an experimental prototype small four-seater car prototype made by the Czechoslovak manufacturer
Škoda
Škoda means "pity" in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
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. The streamlined body was made of mixed wood/steel construction, the engine was installed at the rear. Only one unit was made.
The air-cooled, side-valve four-cylinder four-stroke flat-four engine had a displacement of 1498 cc and an output of . The driving force was transmitted to the rear wheels via the transmission flange on the engine block. The car's frame, bifurcated at the front and rear, was formed by a pair of pressed steel profiles. The front and rear wheels were independently suspended.
The vehicle was designed by the Škoda director Karel Hrdlička (1888-1979) and designer Vsevold Korolkov (1893-1942) in June 1932 and finished in October of the same year. However, series production never took place.
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Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto Akciová společnost, a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became State ow ...
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List of Škoda vehicles
Škoda Auto has produced the following vehicles since its inception in 1895 (as Laurin & Klement before 1925).
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* Laurin & Klement B (1906–08)
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