Škoda Auto a.s., often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1896 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works
Headquarters in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, 2024
Founders Václav Klement (left) and Václav Laurin (1895)
Laurin & Klement Type A (1905)
The Škoda Rapid is a mid-size car that was made in Czechoslovakia by Škoda from 1935 to 1947. Škoda had first applied the "Rapid" name to a version of its 1195 cc Popular Type 920 made in 1934–1935. F
1935 Škoda Rapid four-door saloon
Rapid two-seat convertible
1940 Rapid OHV two-door saloon with aerodynamic body