4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1952–60
NAMED MODELMilitary · Czech RepublicCzech Republic

973 Babeta, Czechoslovak army.

Every Babeta went to the Czechoslovak army; none was sold to the public.

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Sources & evidence
973 Babeta, Czechoslovak army — A Škoda 973 Babeta; every one built went to the Czechoslovak army.Alf van Beem · CC0 ↗
BASE VEHICLE973 Babeta (1952–56)BUILT BYŠkoda, Mladá BoleslavIN SERVICE1952–60OPERATED INCzech RepublicPRODUCTIONFewer than 50LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Fewer than fifty vehicles makes the Babeta one of the smallest production runs in the registry, and the reason it is so seldom seen.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1952–60s
ENGINEŠkoda 1.5-litre four, 49 bhpŠkoda 1.5 four
PRODUCTION RUNFewer than 50
COUNTRY OF ORIGINCzech Republic
OPERATED INCzech Republic
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINE973 Babeta
FAMILY973 Babeta
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEsoft
CATEGORYMilitary · Czech Republic

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Army Green

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Skoda 4x4s: the military pedigree behind Skoda's SUVs ↗Auto Express · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched