Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1974 Škoda 110 LS
Estimate
£9, 000 - £11, 000
Lot details
Registration No: KND 322N
Chassis No: 1266620
MOT: Exempt
Two owners from new, one in Czechoslovakia and one in the United Kingdom
Desirable 110 LS variant using the 110 R Coupe high compression engine
Lavished with a full ‘nut and bolt’ restoration between August 2013 and November 2014
Highly attractive original colour scheme of Turquoise (5187) paintwork with Black vinyl interior upholstery
Debuting in 1969 as reskinned and refined versions of their 1000 MB and 1100 MB forebears, Skoda’s 100 and 110 saloon cars utilised the same monocoque construction, all-round independent suspension and rear-engined / rear-wheel drive layout. Notable as the marque’s first model range to achieve over 1, 000, 000 sales, the 1-litre 100 and 1. 1-litre 110 boasted more standard equipment than Western equivalents such as the Ford Cortina and Hillman Minx. Sharing its high compression engine with the revered 110 R Coupe, the 110 LS Saloon was among the rarest variants with a mere 40, 057 being completed between 1971 and 1976. Although such scarcity did not stop the FIA homologating it for Group 1 events.
Manufactured new in 1974 and supplied to the home market (of the then) Czechoslovakia, this 110 LS resided there until 2013 in the ownership of just one individual. Upon his passing, the first owner’s family sold the Škoda to the vendor in the United Kingdom, arriving here in August 2013, with the vendor immediately embarking on a full ‘nut and bolt’ restoration of chassis ‘1266620’. Finding the Škoda notably solid with only localised welding required to areas such as the sills, subframe mounting, and jacking points, panels required were three new doors, new front and rear wings, with all new panels genuine new old stock Škoda parts. The 110 LS was then provided with a full repaint in its highly attractive and original colour of Turquoise (5187), confirmed by the Skoda museum in Mlada Boleslav, which was found in the panel gaps under the poorly applied Blue which was presented before the shell was stripped to bare metal.
Thereafter, the engine was completely overhauled including a new head and the twin-pot calipers refreshed, the gearbox was also fully reconditioned. The suspension, front brake discs and rear brakes, and steering were all renewed, before the original interior (which restored well) was refitted, with numerous new old stock trim parts were acquired for the exterior finishing. The restoration was completed in November 2014 with the Škoda provided with its first MOT that month. Since used for shows and events, the 110 LS has covered some 3, 800 miles since the restoration’s completion.
Featured in ‘Classics’ magazine shortly after the restoration’s completion, ‘KND 322N’ is offered with a history file that includes copy of the magazine, copy of the Czechoslovakian logbook, original sales literature, drivers and maintenance manual, a large collection of invoices, restoration images, and a current V5C document. Rated by the vendor as having ‘very good’ interior trim, the vendor rates the 110 LS as having ‘excellent’ bodywork, paintwork, engine, gearbox, and electrical equipment. Exceedingly rare on these shores, this top-performance Saloon variant in a fabulous colour scheme is a great way to be different in the classic car world!
