Throughout its 125-year history, Skoda experimented with all sorts of technologies and built some head-turning rides, such as the 935 Dynamic, which celebrates it 85th anniversary.
Presented at the 1935 Prague Motor Show in the Czech Republic, it featured a streamlined four-door coupe body with advanced aerodynamics that led to a very low drag coefficient of cw=0.37.
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Positioned in front of the rear axle, the water-cooled 2-liter four-cylinder boxer engine had an output of 54 HP (55 PS / 40 kW), allowing the 935 Dynamic to hit a maximum speed of 81 mph (130 km/h), which was an impressive achievement for a pre-WWII car. The mill, with opposing cylinders, worked in conjunction with an electromagnetic four-speed transmission from a French company named Cotal that enabled semi-automatic gear changes.
The many things that Skoda’s engineers and designers learned during the development of the 935 Dynamic fueled the company’s idea of entering the 1937 Monte Carlo Rally with a heavily modded version of more compact proportions. The blueprint for a sporty two-seater was drafted in 1936, and not long after, the rally car was built, but never made it to the start line.
The only 935 Dynamic ever built was sold to a private buyer in 1939, and in the 1960s, Skoda bought it back from them, as it was building up its collection of historic vehicles. Three years ago, it underwent a thorough restoration in the museum’s workshop, and is now one of the highlights of the exhibition in Mlada Boleslav.
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