Skoda 1200 at Josefuv Dul Car Show, Liberecky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

Skoda produced the 1200 from 1952 to 1956 as either a 4-door sedan (seen here), a 2-door wagon (sometimes classified as a van), or a 4-door wagon. Although originally intended as a family car, it was also used as a fleet vehicle, most famously as an ambulance. The ambulances were obviously based on the wagon, with both the 2-door and the 4-door variants being used. These ambulances appeared in numerous Czech movies and TV shows, most notably the medical/paramedic show "Sanitka."

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The 1200 wasn't blazing fast, being available only with a very conservative water-cooled 1213cc I-4 engine, in a front/rear layout, that produced only 35 horsepower. This made the Skoda 1200 less powerful than a Ford Model A. Having said this, it matched the Model A's top speed of 105Km/h (65 m.p.h.). Czech roads in the 1950's were allegedly so bad, though, that it's unlikely this lack of performance was much of a problem, even for an ambulance. The 1200 was replaced for the 1957 model year with the 1201, which was so similar that it's easy to confuse the two models. The 1201 survived until 1961, when it was effectively replaced by the Octavia and the 1202, which only came as a wagon.

Speaking of the close resemblence between the 1200 and 1201, if someone can determine that this is a 1201, I can correct the title and caption. I'm assuming that this is a 1200 because of the large divider on the split windshield (which also appears to include a radio antenna on this specific car), which was downsized on the 1201 (by appearances), and not usually chromed.