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Laurin & Klement
Voiturette A
First car of the future Škoda; original in the Škoda Museum, one of five surviving originals in a Czech private collection
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Skola19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 44 Built
- Years
- 1905–1907
- Engine
- Two-cylinder petrol engine
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- 40 km/hFactory: 40 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Voiturette A was the first car built by Laurin & Klement in Mladá Boleslav, the company that later became Škoda. It turned a bicycle and motorcycle maker into a car manufacturer and laid the foundation for the firm's later model range.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionVoiturette A built/sold | 441 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Laurin & Klement, until then known for bicycles and motorcycles, presented the Voiturette A on 29 October 1905. It was approved for road use on 18 January 1906 and shown to the public at the Prague motor show in April 1906. The small car used a two-cylinder petrol engine driving the rear wheels through a cardan shaft, with chain drive available on request, on a ladder frame with rigid axles and semi-elliptic leaf springs. It was built from 1905 to 1907 and 44 were sold at 3,600 crowns each. The factory original is displayed in the Škoda Museum, and Škoda states that five original 1906 cars survive.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Voiturette A.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Two-cylinder petrol engine2 |
| Cylinders | 23Page states the first Voiturette types A, B and B2 had two-cylinder V-engines; the A is not described individually. |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Cardan shaft drive to the rear wheels (chain drive on request)2 |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 40 km/hFactory: 40 km/h2 |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Laurin & Klement Voiturette A (1905-1907) – Škoda Storyboard Level A
- 44 Voiturette A built/sold
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2
Laurin & Klement Voiturette A (1905–1907) - Škoda Storyboard (Slovak edition) Level A Škoda Auto · 2025-10-10
- petrol two-cylinder engine
- power transmitted to rear wheels by cardan shaft; chain drive on request
- reached speeds of up to 40 km/h
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3
Škoda Museum presents only surviving Laurin & Klement BSC sports car from 1908 Level A Škoda Storyboard (Škoda Auto press kit)
- Voiturette type A, B and B2 with two-cylinder V-engines built first
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