{"id":10343,"date":"2023-11-04T01:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T01:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10343"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:34:45","slug":"cars-skoda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10343","title":{"rendered":"CARS: Skoda 1100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3023-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3023-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Skoda!? Really!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I found out about this beautiful car thanks to <em>The Grand Tour\u2019s<\/em>, <em>Eurocrash<\/em> special, in which \u2018the boys\u2019 &#8211; well, ok, old men &#8211;  travel from Poland to Slovenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3377-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3377-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3377-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3377-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3377-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sporting elegance personified\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jezza\u2019s large frame and portly belly find him getting stuck in a Formula Easter car at one point earlier in the same show. And frankly, it\u2019s pretty surprising he fits in this sleek little number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remainder of the pics of this little doozy come from Skoda\u2019s own web pages on the machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3024-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3024-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Classic good looks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3025-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3025-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3025-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Left hand drive, alas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3029-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3029-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3029-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Under the hood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3030-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3030-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3030-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Funky fonts ahoy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3034-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3034-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3034-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beautiful bucket seats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3035-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3035-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3035-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sexy minimalism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3036-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3036-1.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/img_3036-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easy, tiger!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I mean\u2026 you gotta dig those wire wheels.  And the lines are positively shark like. One can easily understand Clarkson\u2019s rapturous reveries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about it in Wikipedia, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\u0160koda_1100_OHC\">here<\/a>. And I\u2019m always interested in finding out whether such things exist in model form (as that\u2019s as close as in likes to get!). All I could find is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitminiatures.com\/en\/new-arrivals\/4167-5262-skoda-1100-ohc-968-spider.html#\/31-scale-1_43\/36-material-resin_kit_to_build\/50-vehicle_type-sports_racing\/500-vehicle_manufacturer-skoda\">this<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found out about this beautiful car thanks to The Grand Tour\u2019s, Eurocrash special, in which \u2018the boys\u2019 &#8211; well, ok, old men &#8211; travel from Poland to Slovenia. Jezza\u2019s large frame and portly belly find him getting stuck in a Formula Easter car at one point earlier in the same show. And frankly, it\u2019s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10343\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CARS: Skoda 1100&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-2GP","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10343"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10343"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10361,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10343\/revisions\/10361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}