Comments on: The Skoda Sonett?! http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: papluh http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html#comment-53465 papluh Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:44:12 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8344#comment-53465 Eggs, the closest to that Volvo would be <a href="http://www.skoda-auto.com/moss/100/history/1985.htm" rel="nofollow">Skoda 120 (or Estelle in UK)</a> But I think it is just a offspring of generic boxy design of that time and not direct copy (or even a specific inspiration). After that car line, the new Favorit was designed with external help and since 90s its part of VWAG. There were some quite good looking cars in the 60s&70s just go over the pictures on that <a href="http://www.skoda-auto.com/moss/100/history/1960.htm" rel="nofollow">page</a>, like (old) Felicia convertible, 1100MBX or 110R based racecars. Eggs, the closest to that Volvo would be Skoda 120 (or Estelle in UK) But I think it is just a offspring of generic boxy design of that time and not direct copy (or even a specific inspiration). After that car line, the new Favorit was designed with external help and since 90s its part of VWAG.

There were some quite good looking cars in the 60s&70s just go over the pictures on that page, like (old) Felicia convertible, 1100MBX or 110R based racecars.

]]> By: eggsngrits http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html#comment-53452 eggsngrits Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:15:41 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8344#comment-53452 Great find. Kudos to Andy for the link, excellent. Isn't Skoda known for some other copies? I think that they had a Volvo 144 look alike? Great find. Kudos to Andy for the link, excellent.

Isn’t Skoda known for some other copies? I think that they had a Volvo 144 look alike?

]]> By: Ivan (MuzX) http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html#comment-53450 Ivan (MuzX) Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:54:11 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8344#comment-53450 Good stuff, Andy, thank you, it's a shame that I did not know it before... :( Good stuff, Andy, thank you, it’s a shame that I did not know it before… :(

]]> By: Andy Rupert http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html#comment-53410 Andy Rupert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:35:42 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8344#comment-53410 That's one fascinating car! Check out this article about it: <a href="http://floppytop.blogspot.com/2006/09/skoda-sonett.html" rel="nofollow">Škoda Sonett</a> . That’s one fascinating car! Check out this article about it: Škoda Sonett .

]]> By: papluh http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/09/the-skoda-sonett.html#comment-53409 papluh Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:10:13 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=8344#comment-53409 The general knowledge around this prototype is there is only one officially built. And then few race cars with different engines. And now few replicas of more or less resemblance pop up like <a href="http://skoda-virt.cz/cz/clanky/z-tisku-1/2836-skoda-revue-skoda-1100-gt/?fromOld=1" rel="nofollow">this</a> or <a href="http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/5762/gt005gc0.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> It really looks heavily influenced by Sonett, but underneath ... its a rear engine RWD car ;) Therefore the front could be more sloped and look a little differently compared to SAAB <a href="http://web.daves.cz/index2.php?ses_web=2&ses_id_lang=0&order=poradi,item&item=366" rel="nofollow">Another image</a> The general knowledge around this prototype is there is only one officially built. And then few race cars with different engines. And now few replicas of more or less resemblance pop up like this or this

It really looks heavily influenced by Sonett, but underneath … its a rear engine RWD car ;)
Therefore the front could be more sloped and look a little differently compared to SAAB

Another image

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