Skoda promo film showing Estelle 105 & 120

Skoda UK promo film showing how imported Skoda Estelle cars are dealt with prior to dealer delivery at Kings Lynn

[@emmakane7888]

Skoda like to check that all steering and brakes work correctly, that nothing is left to chance. LOL

[@mauricevanmourik1982]

Look at the colors, different trims and accessoiries... Double round headligts, single round headlights, rectangular headlights, vinyl roof, frontbumper with spoiler, alloy wheels, steel wheels with or without hubcaps, AMAZING! This must have been a beautiful sight ;-)

[@iangambo]

What a memory, I grew up around this place as my family run the car transporter company that is featured. Skoda was a great company to be involved with.

[@psisteak4122]

Built on blood and tears of us those, who lived in the country of origin, enslaved Czechoslovakia ...

[@DocRammstein]

@@psisteak4122 Nor should we exaggerate. It was not Siberia. In Czechoslovakia they were not slaves

[@psisteak4122]

@@DocRammstein Well, but definitely closer to slaves than to free people. I can tell, I am one of them .

[@Tirana44]

I owned three brand new Skodas during the 80s. A 120L5, 130LSE and lastly a Favorit. The first two were very reliable and fun to drive. I didn’t like the Favorit, I only bought it because the earlier models were not available here anymore. I kept it a year then sold it and bought a Lada, very pleased with it. Great video.

[@DocRammstein]

My first car was a 1983 120LS from my father

[@pryletoncyo]

Great cars, great tractors, great beer!

[@geecars6263]

The beer had a Skoda part number and could be ordered by dealerships...so we did 😂

[@krastyclown6620]

Great lorries as well…..

[@frantisekva9528]

Great food and beauty girls:]]]]

[@PrzemekM25]

Great Tatra lorries as well

[@DocRammstein]

Great Trucks and pretty girls

[@iixorb]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="366">6:06</a> Love the 80's synth music at the end! I used to compose stuff like that for teacher-training videos back in the day.

[@TheCleanersCupboard]

It’s a track called Motivation by Andy Clark from the KPM music library 1982, if you like this kind of stuff then check out KPM music.

[@iixorb]

@@TheCleanersCupboard Thanks :-) I'd never have found that !!!! :-)

[@ChrisFlegg]

The amount of times i walked by that place and never gave it a second thought to what they were doing! My Father worked at Beads, and Mother Linden electronics all within a stones throw. Its all change now, but there is still a Motokov house which is a nod to the past!

[@plszuts]

It was fun to watch this promo video and see how many extras the UK consumers had. As DJkayoo said, you never got these here in eastern countries, where this car originally came from. Here in Hungary you could hardly manage to chose the color of your car and you waited years for it even if you had the money. I have a Skoda Fabia combi (2007) nowdays and I really like it. Back then my parents had a Lada 1200S. Good old days. :)

[@PeterK1]

Love Hungary, Greetings from Slovakia :)

[@plszuts]

WinnipegosisTrail Thanks Bro, greetings from Hungary. :)

[@Rapiddriver80]

Nice and unique footage! Thanks for sharing it.

[@briansteffmagnussen9078]

They do not make cars with this kind of charm today. I do not care about the jokes or the top speed, The handling was one of the most entertaining thing with the Skodas. And they where allways easy and cheap to run.

[@briansteffmagnussen9078]

And by the way, There are plenty of space in the engine bay on these, Fairly enough for a V6 Alfa thing, maybe just some VW GTI. powerplant.

[@thoforn]

Yep.true, i had one 120 L a fun car to drive in the 80 's allways been passed,self over speedlimits on the roads..lol..

[@johnbower7452]

True; I had an Estelle 2nd hand before I had the Estelle 2, which had great handling. It was predictable and could be pushed if you knew how. You have to admit though that they do still have some character despite the VW take over. I had a Favorit in '92 and am now 20 odd years later looking forward to my new Octavia.

[@datathunderstorm]

I had 4 rear engined Skoda’s in my personal fleet. The first was an “A” Reg 1983 Super Estelle 120LE, Red / Orange colour with the snazzy air-dam bumpers and those spider alloys, code named “FOXBAT” (after the Mig-25 obviously). I added a colour coded whale tail spoiler I picked up at a boot sale for £1.00. It cost me £50 to have it sprayed! The 2nd was a Light Blue 1984 “A” Reg Estelle 120L, bought for scrap value with a blown head gasket engine, for £30. The ancient engine from FOXBAT went into it when that car was written off (not my fault - got a handsome insurance payout - more than the £595 I paid for it in 1989). This Estelle (code name: Voyager) also inherited FOXBAT’s whale tail (resprayed of course). It also gained alloys from an F Reg Estelle - and the whole interior from the same accident vehicle from a breakers yard. I had fun upgrading the interior seats, carpets, door panels and even the dashboard cluster which was literally plug and play! Then there was “Cappuccino” - a Black E Reg Skoda Rapid 130G Coupe that must have been flooded by sea water at some point. Bought it for £300, had the brake hoses and pipes ALL replaced due to unusual rust, and from a breakers yard, also replaced the boot and bonnet with cream coloured parts - hence the name “cappuccino”. When Cappuccino was written off (again, not my fault - great payout and I got to keep the car), the 1.3L engine was transplanted into Voyager, making it a 1984 1.2L Super Estelle with a 1.3L engine - but sadly a 4 speed gearbox. The last Skoda was a 1988 Thunderstorm Grey Rapid 130G with It’s engine already bored by a previous owner to 1.4L (don’t ask!). This Rapid Coupe was dubbed “The Millennium Falcon” due to the sleek shape of the body, and the cargo compartment in front of the vehicle. Driving M F was a blast! My wife drove “Voyager” and I had the “Millennium Falcon” concurrently. It was easily the best of the entire fleet! I eventually traded up to a cheap Honda Accord from a friend, and passed the M F to my sister who eventually ran it into the ground. The last Skoda to survive in the fleet was “Voyager” who was eventually rear ended at a Zebra crossing (my wife got a total of £2,000+ compensation for that). Even with a staved in rear end, Voyager still flew! My wife ended up in a Renault Clio Mk1 and I drove “Voyager” to my local Skoda dealer to be scrapped. I cried all the way there, actually stopping twice to sob my eyes out. Then broke down in tears again when handing over the keys - much to the amusement of my Skoda dealership - who really did understand how much I’d come to love those cars. I’d been with them for 10 years!! Thanks Empire Motors! Yes, I still miss my Estelle and Rapid Skodas. They were lovely cars, and served my young family very well indeed. 🥲

[@galimusic7164]

Unexpected alloy wheel at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a>. Nice cars, authentic. The magic of things reduced to the essential is undescriptable

[@paulocezarzorzi4859]

ITS FORMIDABLE . I LOVE OLD CARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[@volt8684]

Had several of these and would have one again in a flash if they still sold them. Total utalitarian transport -- a pleasure to own. Mine all did in excess of 100k and were sold on to others. The 130 coupe i had was really nice car

[@DocRammstein]

Well, what are you waiting for?. Run to buy a 130 Coupe and enjoy it

[@volt8684]

@@DocRammstein £££££😂

[@user-kz1co1no7d]

That's yesterday a beautiful time going

[@skodakatie7341]

Great video, Škoda is a great manufacturer, of honest dependable unpretentious cars, then, now and always!!!.

[@richardhrubes4585]

sorry but you must joking , right ? Skoda in this age was horibble brand with really owfull reputation in abroad - and very sad reputation in czechoslovakia for anyone who could compare that with any forign brand .

[@vratislavtupecjr.9498]

@@richardhrubes4585 export version was much better than Škoda for CZ market. Thanks got all cars are same now.

[@choudharyrk2404]

@@richardhrubes4585 shut 🖕

[@MrPizzababy79]

Mio padre ha avuto una skoda 120 ls dal 1985 al 2001 e andava benissimo ! Grande qualita' !!

[@gord307]

Wonderful. Looking at the body style I would estimate it to be around 1983, as 84 saw the introduction of the Estelle Two, and these Estelles have the new Rapid style rear panel and lights. Fantastic cars - I still use one of the later models for everyday transport. Thanks for posting!

[@stormytempest6521]

You can see the potential with Skoda back then ! now? WOW !👍

[@VinceVoyeur1]

Compare that with British Leyland cars, built with cheap steel that corroded quickly. In 1986, my Sister bought a 'B' reg Metro, from the previous year.After 2 years, she got rid of it. Rust on the front wings, on the 'spoiler' under the front of the car, bottoms of doors, the list was endless. Or the true story, from the 1970's, where the engine of a 'brand new' Marina fell out (on the way back from being bought at the showroom!), as only half of the required engine mounting bolts had been put in.The dealer didn't want to know. One good reason for the 'Sale of Goods Act' 1979. Even the 'old' Skodas were good cars, certainly better than Lada's. When it's minus 25c outside and your £70,000Range Rover refuses to start, as the electrics are b*ggered because of the cold, your old Lada/Skoda or Yugo would start 1st time.Also make a better job of the roads. The Yugo and Skoda held their values better than the Lada or FSO cars.

[@vratislavtupecjr.9498]

CZ had better cars, trucks, buses, trains than ussr. Living standard was better than in ussr too. (CZ, Poland, Hungary, etc... wasn't ussr, just socialistic rupublics.)

[@PrzemekM25]

@@vratislavtupecjr.9498 It was exactly as you write, many people still think these three countries were part of the Soviet Union, NO. Of these three countries, the best standard of living was then in Hungary, then Czechoslovakia and Poland. Comparing them all with the Soviet Union, it was so much better.

[@vratislavtupecjr.9498]

@@PrzemekM25 I know it from my dad. I was born I Czech Repulic 🇨🇿😆

[@DocRammstein]

@@edwardszzz really? 🤔🤔🤔

[@lazarbrzak3623]

Сјајан видео. Изузетна историјска марка. 💝 💝 💝

[@jigrodrigues]

Lovely cars!

[@schieteensklop]

Great video, like it !

[@BogdanSoferu]

Foarte interesant clipul felicitari !

[@brandywell44]

Ive owned all sorts of regular brand nice cars and always was teased about my Skoda 120L 4 speed but it was the best car I had in many ways. I had a second one, a 5 speed with vinyl roof and alloys and sunroof, this car was not as good as the first, especially the gearbox was not as easy to use. Great cars and across country on B roads would lead the way of most other cars. Happy Days

[@stevetaylor8698]

My first car, and a lot better than the rot falling off the line in Longbridge.

[@DocRammstein]

My first car was a 1983 120LS 4speed red colour, in Spain

[@megamega362]

Lovely little cars very underrated, also tractors underrated too both very easy to work on mainly straight forward mechanics unlike nowadays computer says no!.

[@MrSkoda105s]

very nice thanks!

[@fiestasiphil]

great video :)

[@hrvojeantoniobusic3345]

They look so beautiful... If only I could own one.

[@DurangoCzechoslovakia]

I don’t know about your country, but here in Czechia you can easily find some from late 80s, in decent shape for about 1500 dollars.

[@steveneugebauer2724]

Collected the odd car from there as a youn mechanic and also done a few training courses there too

[@petrhavlicek3594]

Na svou dobu to byla dobrá auta. Samozřejmě, že měly své chyby a ne jentak malé, ale byla to poctivá auta a ne nějaké koncernové typy jako je tomu dnes.

[@krfcz]

tyhle řady 742 měli příjít po tisícovce, pak by byl důstojný vývoij, ale protahovat koncepci až do 90 let to už byla ostuda a z nouze cnost

[@psisteak4122]

Už to nekuř, nedělá ti to dobře na rozumu ...

[@danielborja9500]

Současné vozy Škoda jsou jen Volkswageny s upravenou karoserií. Prodává se o něco levněji.

[@matthewmpr4172]

This is a real Czech Skoda, the current cars are only German VW

[@crist67mustang]

Sköda 120 was sold in my country, I remember very well available colors were orange, blue, yellow and white. I liked this car a lot, rear engine, very European shape. Now this brand is sold too, but it belongs to VW. Greetings from 🇨🇱 Santiago Chile SouthAmerica

[@johnmunro4952]

Took some stick for driving a Skoda Estelle 120 in the 90s. But I didn't care. It taught me a lot about driving and basic maintenance. Rear engine AND rear wheel drive kept you on your toes, especially if you didn't have anything in the front storage compartment and the steering could be a bit light.

[@radekchmelik8590]

o takle vybavenem aute si nasi mohli nechat jen zdat-spoilery,lita kola vcetne rezervy,listy chrom,nasavaci na kapote,druhe zpetne zrcatko,stresni okno,autoradio s panelem atd.jeste ze se doba zmenila a muzeme mit auto jako vsichni ostatni ve svete.

[@petrbielczyk2438]

+radek chmelik tj Škoda 120 LSE Super estelle, u nás myslím nebyla ani v Tuzexu

[@Petr_MB]

Pokud na něj máme. Většina Čechů je chudých jak kostelní myši. To se nezměnilo.

[@WeselyStur1]

a dokonca aj jeden stierač majú! :D

[@miroslavvondrak3320]

Komunisti potrebovali devizi.. Valuty.. Chapes

[@martindufek420]

Však kde by to tady bolševik vzal:-)) Tam z toho dělali "auto" až před předáním...

[@paullacey2999]

Back in the day you could have Skoda,FSO,Lada and Zastava,then Daewoo and Proton,Perodua and now sadly there is only one affordable car brand now-Dacia.Great cars and theyve got the bottom of the market to themselves.Why is nobody else building affordable cars now?I dont want a electronic laden expensive car and Im sure its not just me......

[@jondonnelly4831]

MG are pretty affordable.

[@FMC100]

Really shit,specjaly fso

[@jasonwilletts559]

It seems that the masses, rather lemming like, would prefer to pay a kings ransom for the latest overrated, overpriced fahrty German blandbox, which are full of faults, usually very labour intensive and expensive to rectify. All the German marques are trading on past reputations.

[@jirinohavica7024]

Super práce...!🎉

[@fredrike5276]

Love it

[@williammcauliffe7947]

Good cars very strong very reliable

[@billymcauliffe7855]

Always liked them and larda had one went every were no problem

[@AltarenGalil]

A very thorough "Czech" over xD

[@houndofulster12]

Are they wearing Czech shirts?

[@DocRammstein]

@@houndofulster12 The facilities and technicians that appear in the video are from the British importer of Skoda

[@give_me_my_nick_back]

wow and flatter are the most iconic sounds of 80s and 90s xDDD

[@michaelscoofield]

Tak proto ty dily u nas nebyly ... lezely v policich u dealeru v Anglii ;)

[@Petr_MB]

Za koruny se prodávalo až co zbylo. Přednost měly valuty. Dostatek zboží by taky ohrozil systém úplatků a podpultového prodeje, hlavní pilíře na kterých byl maloobchod za komančů vybudován. Tady je názorná ukázka jak to fungovalo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmcmGuaibt9bZI&t=17m4s

[@ctihodnymuz72]

Ani hovno, díly byly a jsou doposud po garážích. Prostě, plánované hospodářství vytvořilo, zákonitě, skoro všude, plánovaný nedostatek, všeho. A když něco bylo, člověk si to raději koupil dvakrát, třikrát, co kdyby nebylo. Takže jste měl doma rozdělovače, karburátory, vejfuky, vodní pumpy, těsnění, gumičky, pružinky, táhla, matičky .... aby bylo, když se vám to vysere.

[@magicnorse5223]

Back when Skoda made good and reliable cars.

[@psisteak4122]

Další pacient ....

[@JTV84]

i learnt to drive in an E reg 120L in 1995. it was the same colour as the last car on top of the last trailer in this video.

[@AllWheelsGood]

Well done!

[@MANSIKKAPUURO-jl9zm]

I LIKED IT

[@gerardburton3741]

I had 4 120L's and a Favourite. Loved them all. But found the plastic on the Favourite to be extremely flimsy.

[@neonskyline1]

I've had two, not fast but quite enjoyable

[@g8ymw]

Possibly the best of the "Commie cars" The workers at Skoda had (have) a pride in what they do

[@falseneutral7890]

Those were the pore man's Porsche 911s rear mounted engine and rear wheel drive... but that's where the similarities stoped haha! The Czechs cold only dream of the quality and trim on there Skoda' s, who could get there hands on one of those made for western export hit the jackpot!!

[@imaginoss2468]

Im a big fan of rear engine Skodas and this video is awesome

[@robertwa1975]

By the way, Škoda means in Czech "damage"! ;-)

[@SaintVincentNaSilnici]

Zetor !!!!

[@HBMPaladin]

My friend's family had an older model of Skoda, (rear engine) he said it was hell during summer to sit behind due to the warmth of the engine. I don't know, just saying as I heard.

[@jacky445]

im from slovakia and this cool alu wheels am newer seen

[@Petr_MB]

A lot of items were sold only for foreign currencies or at most in Tuzex.

[@BITTYBOY121]

There were so many Estelle's here now you don't see any of them anymore.... I guess they must have rotted away...

[@MANGO-do1nq]

I LIKE IT... ESTELLE IN ENGLAND LIKE LADA RIVA

[@Uni_Iris_1]

This is so strange, in the UK now there are only 4 120L's and I have one. But to see how many there used to be. It's almost shocking

[@davidmicka4333]

they were not that reliable and prone to rust and many of them were dead by 1995-1998

[@MR-_-FRANK-_-]

Still have yours a year on?

[@Uni_Iris_1]

@@MR-_-FRANK-_- of course I do! And I still love it

[@mayscough72]

I liked them always thought they were rather quirky and a bit left field

[@SteamboatWilley]

My dad had an Estelle.

[@zongihangi11]

Interestingly, the refueling port is not on the other side. Wasn't refueling uncomfortable?

[@niklasgroning5792]

Better quality control than British Leyland!

[@FMC100]

Ticket for too fast ride was not possible in this car 😁

[@scottm5425]

Adaptations for UK conditions? I'd have thought Russia was considerably more demanding or was it more that they were up against much harder competition than just Lada.

[@paulshirt4386]

I'm sure that the guy doing the training trained me sometime back around 1986. What is the building nowadays I wonder?

[@choudharyrk2404]

he's name makao

[@mansikkasuklaa]

i widhd id had some day skoda 120. vaz 2101. vaz 2102. vaz 2103. wartburg 353

[@jirkasirka52]

Why the cars have one wiper from factory?

[@j3xk72r9]

They only have one windscreen wiper!

[@janlala6599]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a> only one windshield wiper?

[@ferreiramiguel2910]

what machines the Skoda

[@rastislavmatej2283]

Som si všimol,že maju iba po jednom stierači...ale zato spatné zrkadlá na obidvoch stranách...a tie disky,čo dávali na anglické verzie,dnes su velká vzácnost.

[@dianacat3430]

The ABS 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 Airbags

[@Strasnilo]

Imao sam Skodu 110 LS, 1975 god. Prosto neunistiv auto, sa minimalnim odrzavanjem. Steta sto to vise ne postoji.

[@DrLoverLover]

After british "quality control" they were probably in alot worse shape than they were leaving the factory.

[@darrenwilson8042]

These were decent well engineers cars as we Lada's FSO's and later Perodua's and Protons all victims of the British class system where people took the pee out of cheap cars. I have a relative who took the pee out of my Favorit back in the day day who now claims his Superb is second only to BMW

[@jiri989]

předchudce rs :D

[@silverbolbo]

Shame they don't say the year this footage was produced...

[@josifstalin7808]

1982-1983

[@radekchmelik8590]

narazniky vypadaji jak prevleky-u nas pak s necim podobnym prisla firma ellri.taky sem schanel na 120 cely body kit.zustalo to u lemu blatniku,nasavace a ctyroke masky

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

Tohle jsou britské nárazníky. Na původní ocelový to nenapasuješ. Estelle a Super Estelle jsou auta pro britský trh s odlišnou výbavou karoserie. Totéž kola z lehkých slitin "Jupiter" a později "Apollo", Meteor" a další typy. U nás byly pouze "Otvíráky", ty byly made in ČSSR. Totéž koženková úprava střechy.

[@callummacpherson5818]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="51">0:51</a> The wing mirror has already fallen off!

[@serdartunaylmaz6763]

Also Skoda trams 🚈

[@emrekoc8727]

How sad to know all those people are dead now and their whole effort was for a living

[@peppetre]

Buona sera ho bisogno di una SKODA 120

[@Jeerka]

mě zaráží že anglánské verze měly jen jeden stěrač :D ...

[@hanspeter-cr6xk]

Pri prevoze k predajcom to bolo vedšinou i u nás tak.Bola taká doba keď človek odišiel od auta musel i stierače odmontovať inak mu ich niekto ukradol.

[@guktube]

but in uk they still drive on the wrong side of the road ;)

[@Arltratlo]

if you rather buy Skoda to a BL... that says it all....

[@internetresearchagency2238]

More reliable than british cars

[@juliocesartocuyo1479]

yo soi de venezuela y por casulida de la vida tengo un skoda favorit un trco de carro un burrito

[@RcNerd]

Now a budget Vw brand.

[@Petr_MB]

Budget, but more quality than the main brand.

[@MultiJerdna]

Czechoslovak "turtles".

[@advancelast1740]

Of course we all know why they had a heated rear window……😂

[@psisteak4122]

Why?

[@advancelast1740]

@@psisteak4122 🙄 to keep your hands warm when you are pushing them . It was nearly funny back in the 80s

[@martinbodo3192]

tak to je reklama este to nedoslo k zakaznikovi a uz tam v servise museli dotahovat sroby na novom voze,to je ale srot.

[@kiuchi5651]

+martin bodo Nauč se anglicky a pak plácej nesmysly...

[@martinbodo3192]

blbej ses ty ,Skoda vzdy bola a bude srot

[@martinbodo3192]

je spousta dobrych ,cenovovo dostupných a kvalitnych vozu,no skodovienky nebo bmw nebo francouzske papiraky to urcite nejsou .

[@kiuchi5651]

martin bodo Pokud ti přijde, že (příklad) Oktávka 1,9TDI je šrot, tak jsi padlý z velké výšky na hlavičku

[@rastislavmatej2283]

Už vtedy nás mal západ za chudákov,ludi druhej kategorie....na vývoz išli uplne iné,vybavené autá,čo sa nám v CSSR mohlo len snívat...

[@vilemmitlohner5810]

To samé je ale i s VAZ Lada. Na východních trzích ta auta byla prakticky bez výbav, ale k nám do ČSSR se Žiguli vyvážely už jako pro západní trh a byly lépe vybavené.

[@richardhewitt.easyvanlife.6957]

Cut hole in roof to make it a skip.what a pile of rubbish.I was involved with Jawa CZ motorcycles,4.000 miles and they were worn out.

[@chloedevereaux1801]

schkodah spares delivered in fiat and man vans... lol

[@Mr.-Wint]

Before nostalgic completely takes over remember this is a commercial film, - the Skoda was outdated in technique, - road behavior and finish only adequate...

[@richardhrubes4585]

jj tak to vypadá že škoda měla v UK další továrnu , která musela ty staré škodovky dodělat aby je vůbec někdo kupoval , a i přes to o nich dělali mnohé vtipy . O tom si mohl československý zákazník nechat leda zdát. on si musel vše dodělat doma. taky se tomu říkalo Škoda DD - dodělej doma . až na to že se u nás spousta náhradních dílů nedalo vůbec sehnat .

[@jozsefkacsa]

If you had to buy a Skoda in the UK in the 1970's and 80's it meant that you could Not afford any other Vehicle!

[@michaelhodgson1471]

What if people bought by choice

[@alex192560]

Jacky suhlasim s tebou :/

[@HEAD123456]

Jo sracky co zrezli za par let nechavali u nas, ale na importu si nechavali zalezet...

[@adrianwolski7781]

😄😄😄 Kurwa jakie to paskudne brzydactwo . Aż dziwi mnie to że pepiczki robią skode nadal 😄😄😄

[@michaelscoofield]

Tezce ohavny! Narazniky, cerny strechy a tak... fuj