Škoda 100 and Škoda 110

Škoda 100 and Škoda 110 (production name was 722, although they were popularly known as “the hundred”) are almost identical Czechoslovak cars of the lower class with a rear engine, produced between 1969 and 1977 in the factory AZNP (later Škoda Auto). The cars succeeded Škoda 1000 MB and Škoda 1100 MB and represent their modernised version. The company from Mladá Boleslav produced more than one million units of the cars – more specifically, a total of 1 079 708 were produced.

Škody 100 entered production in 1969 and it had the same concept as Škoda 1000 MB, but it had a newer body. Properly speaking, it cannot be said that the car was an entirely new one because the only significant change were disc brakes. Škoda 100 had a rear engine, which was convenient for rides in winter but, on the other hand, the car was less stable in wind conditions due to the lighter front end. Drivers most commonly complained about the noisy engine, but also about the poor heating system. The car engine was almost the same as in the previous model. The weaker version of the engine (Škoda 100) had a displacement of 988 cm³ (47 hp) and was capable of reaching a maximum speed of 125 km/h, while the more powerful one (Škoda 110 L and Škoda 110 LS) had 1107 cm³ (52 hp) and maximum speed of 135–140 km/h.

Mass production began in August 1969. Only 13 days before the beginning of production, there was a fire in the AZNP factory in Mladá Boleslav, which thankfully did not damage the new production facilities. The cars were exported to the West and even to New Zealand.