Škoda
Octavia TS / 1200 TS (Touring Sport)

Why it matters

The Octavia Touring Sport was a tuned version of the Octavia that carried Škoda back to international rallying in the early 1960s. In 1961 Esko Keinänen and Rainer Eklund won their class at the Monte Carlo Rally and finished sixth overall.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

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Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The TS came in 1960 with a 1,089 cc engine with two Jikov carburettors, and the TS 1200 followed in January 1962 with a bore of 72 mm and 1,221 cc. Private drivers, particularly Scandinavians, took it to the Monte Carlo Rally and 1000 Lakes Rally; in 1962 sixteen crews from eight countries entered the Monte in Octavias. More than 2,270 TS and TS 1200 cars were built between 1960 and 1964.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   Škoda Octavia Touring Sport (1960): Successful return to international rally courses Level A Škoda Auto a.s. (Škoda Storyboard) · 2026-05-14

   • More than 2,270 units of the Octavia TS and the Octavia 1200 TS rolled off the Mladá Boleslav production line
   • increasing the displacement to 1,221 cm³
   • an even higher compression ratio of 8.4:1
   • generated 55 hp at 5,100 rpm
   • 55 hp at 5,100 rpm
   • maximum torque of 86.2 Nm at 3,500 rpm
   • 86.2 Nm at 3,500 rpm
   • The second to fourth gear of the four-speed gearbox were synchronised
   • four wheels were individually suspended from the central tubular frame
   • a kerb weight of 920 kilograms
   • speeds of up to 130 km/h

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   ŠKODA OCTAVIA Touring Sport (1960): Successful return to international rally courses – Škoda Storyboard Level A

   • 2270 'more than 2,270' Octavia TS and Octavia 1200 TS built at Mladá Boleslav 1960–1964

   Accessed 2026-11-12