Škoda Š 932 prototype, 1932

The Škoda 932 was an experimental prototype[1] small four-seater car prototype made by the Czechoslovak manufacturer Škoda.[2][3] The streamlined body was made of mixed wood/steel construction, the engine was installed at the rear. Only one unit was made.[4][5]

The air-cooled, side-valve four-cylinder four-stroke flat-four engine had a displacement of 1498 cc and an output of 22 kW (30 hp).[6] 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.[7][5] 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.[7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ Margolius, Ivan; Henry, John G. (2015). Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka. Dorchester: Veloce Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781787116306.
  2. ↑ Margolius, Ivan; Meisl, Charles (1992). Skoda Laurin & Klement. London: Osprey Publishing. pp. 101–103. ISBN 185532-2374.
  3. ↑ Vacek, Zdeněk; Nachtmann, Lukáš (2019). Škoda Auto Chronicle 1895-1945. Mladá Boleslav: Škoda Auto. p. 151. ISBN 9788088309093.
  4. ↑ Margolius, Ivan (June 2023). "Škoda's People's Car". The Automobile. Vol. 41, no. 4. p. 39.
  5. 1 2 Tuček, Jan (February 2016). "Boleslavský brouk". Automobil. p. 72.
  6. ↑
    • Cedrych, Mario Rene; Nachtmann, Lukáš (2003). Škoda: auta známá i neznámá. Praha: Grada Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 8024790521.
  7. 1 2 Margolius, Ivan (June 2023). "Škoda's People's Car". The Automobile. Vol. 41, no. 4. p. 37.
  8. ↑ Tuček, Jan (February 2016). "Boleslavský brouk". Automobil. p. 71.

Further reading

  • Margolius, Ivan (June 2023). "Škoda's People's Car". The Automobile. Vol. 41, no. 4. pp. 34–40.
  • Tuček, Jan (2018). Auta první republiky 1918-1938. Praha: Grada Publishing. ISBN 9788027104666.
  • Cedrych, Mario Rene; Nachtmann, Lukáš (2003). Škoda: auta známá i neznámá. Praha: Grada Publishing. ISBN 8024790521.
  • Margolius, Ivan; Meisl, Charles (1992). Skoda Laurin & Klement. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 185532-2374.
  • Vacek, Zdeněk; Nachtmann, Lukáš (2019). Škoda Auto Chronicle 1895-1945. Mladá Boleslav: Škoda Auto. ISBN 9788088309093.
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