Škoda 1202
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The Škoda 1202 was a family car
Family car
A family car is a car classification used in Europe to describe normally-sized cars. The name comes from the suitability of these cars to carry a whole family locally or on vacations. Most family cars are hatchbacks or saloons, although there are MPVs, estates and cabriolets with the same structure...

 produced as a station wagon, light panel van and pick-up (Utility) by Czech automaker Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...

 at their plant in Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, on the left bank of the Jizera river about 50 km northeast of Prague.Founded in the second half of the 10th century by King Boleslav II as a royal castle...

. A saloon (sedan) version was never produced. It was introduced in 1961 as a successor to the station wagon and pick-up versions of the Škoda 1201
Škoda 1201
The Škoda 1201 was a family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto at their plant in Mladá Boleslav. Saloon and estate versions were offered along with a panel van The car appeared in 1954 as a successor to the Škoda 1200. It inherited its predecessor's steel ponton format body...

 and closely resembled the slightly smaller Octavia Combi.

The car was powered by a 1221 cm³ four-cylinder ohv water-cooled engine delivering 34.5 kW of output, inherited from its predecessor, and which later also found its way into the company’s Octavia model. The four-speed gear-box included synchromesh on the top three ratios, power being delivered to the rear wheels via a jointed prop shaft. A top speed of 100 km/h (63 mph) was quoted.

Although volumes were never high, the model remained in production until 1973.

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