I had a pea green one with a black vinyl roof in 1994 when I was at college, my mums turkey cooking tray under the back end to catch the oil. Previous owner had fitted big flappy mudflaps on it and a ridiculously loud exhaust...it was an absolute bag of spanners but this was when I fell in love with Skoda and i still love the old school ones. Fantastic nostalgic video. 👍

Those seats didn't look quite that bad when I put those covers on 😆 There was another fabric used for the higher spec cars which lasted a bit better, especially on the 130 Rapids. There was also a UK dealer which fitted their own seat covers to their Estelles, and they lasted very well. Best of luck with the swappings. The dash swap should be quite simple once you have found the right nuts to undo! (from memory, just look for the ones fastening directly to the bulkhead, and not the bracket to the dash.)

1.8 K engine... you hooligan!😊. Must be scary going round corners with that suspension! I bought a 130GL new in 1988. Absolutely loved it! The only mod I did was to replace the original carb with a replacement,(not uprated), twin choke Weber carb. Best thing I ever did, it didn't go out of tune at all....damn I miss it 😬

I really like both of them. Being a Škoda enthusiast, and purist, I do prefer a factory original example, which would be the way I would go if I were fortunate enough to own one. I’m very fond of the 105/120/130 range, they evoke happy childhood memories❤.

as a modern Skoda owner, currently on my 2nd, soon to be 3rd, I do like the older Skoda's, especially the Estelle's. so I am going to subscribe, and binge watch all your Skoda vids!

if you looking for an update to the mirrors, the older FX4 london taxi electric mirrors work and look good on the estelle / rapid, main mod is to sand down the mounting block to fit the estelle door profile my 120 five is the same colour as the brown on, same fade to it, it oxidizes really quick after its polished up i find that the older S type steering box type seems to have a quicker lock to lock, obviously the estelles have the rack and pinion type but i have done a swap with that onto an s-type, when i couldnt get parts for the older ones, i might swap it back though,

Brilliant, looking forward to seeing some skoda swap tinkering! I would say you're inspiring me to work on my cars but I'm lacking time more than inspiration 😀

wheels Meteor in škoda 120 Five... and were produced Kopretiny... they look like beer openers

The first car I bought was a brand new 120L Five Skoda in red (although it was more orange!). The car was built like a tank and for the price was reliable motoring. The only thing I got fed up with was the lack of performance so after about 2 years I bought a new 130 Rapid in black. This is the car that What Car (if memory serves) stated handled like a Porsche 911! 😳

Our next door neighbour had a yellow Estelle when I was a kid. She offered it to me as a first car but I played it safe and got a Fiesta instead. I kind of regret that.

Looking forward to progress on your two Skoda’s.👍

It’s addictive. Too bad it isn’t original anymore. Take care of the Škoda’s. Greetings from the Netherlands.

Laughed at trying to get rear hub off with jammed keyway. Dragging around yard in circles behind f/truck. Bought mine back in the day £350. Off side of road sale. Sliding all over place on bench seat 😅😅 Begging the front end to grip in corners lol. Yours looks the business fella. Wicked swap. All the best with rest of build.

Maybe let hubbub have another go with this new engine