The Škoda 1000 MB with its rear-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive was a mainstay of the European one-litre class in the mid-1960s. The basic version of the model – known in its native Czechoslovakia as ‘Embéčko’ – was a four-door notchback. But there were also plans for a coupé, a roadster and a station wagon
While the coupe eventually became a reality, the roadster and wagon didn’t make it past the prototyping stage. The prototype 1963 Škoda Type 990 ‘Hajaja’ estate – the only example ever produced – is now a permanent exhibit at the Škoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav.