The 1960s Škoda 1203 van gets reinterpreted
First revealed in 1968, the Škoda 1203 went on to become Czechoslovakia’s most popular small commercial vehicle. Panel van, minibus, ambulance and flat-bed versions were all available during a production run that lasted for almost three decades.
It’s just become the latest candidate for Škoda’s ‘Icons Get a Makeover’ series, which allows one of the brand’s designers – in this case Daniel Hájek – to imagine how a long-retired member of the Škoda range could be modernised.
The project takes the current Volkswagen Transporter platform as a starting point. Doing so has naturally dictated many of the key dimensions, making this contemporary 1203 more spacious than the original.
Presented as a camper van with a pop-top elevating roof, the result is not intended to be too obviously retro.
Notable styling features include protrusions above the front grille and windscreen, while the side surfacing is divided by a prominent swage line. Perhaps the least successful aspect is at the rear, where low-mounted light clusters are joined together by a horizontal strip.
Inside, a minimalist approach is evidenced by the simple uncluttered dashboard. Indeed, an infotainment screen is conspicuously absent, because drivers would be expected to dock their own smartphone or tablet instead.
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It’s just become the latest candidate for Škoda’s ‘Icons Get a Makeover’ series, which allows one of the brand’s designers – in this case Daniel Hájek – to imagine how a long-retired member of the Škoda range could be modernised.
The project takes the current Volkswagen Transporter platform as a starting point. Doing so has naturally dictated many of the key dimensions, making this contemporary 1203 more spacious than the original.
Presented as a camper van with a pop-top elevating roof, the result is not intended to be too obviously retro.
Notable styling features include protrusions above the front grille and windscreen, while the side surfacing is divided by a prominent swage line. Perhaps the least successful aspect is at the rear, where low-mounted light clusters are joined together by a horizontal strip.
Inside, a minimalist approach is evidenced by the simple uncluttered dashboard. Indeed, an infotainment screen is conspicuously absent, because drivers would be expected to dock their own smartphone or tablet instead.
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UK prices for the pure-electric Škoda Enyaq iV
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