It is in these days in Slovakia during the annual appointment with the KM 500 SLOVENSKÝCH, the “rally” of the vintage cars corresponding to our famous tour of the “Mille Miglia”. Mercedes, Lincoln, Tatra and Skoda cars are of course various protagonists of the event yesterday stopped in Teplice Trenčianske, allowing us to admire and [...]
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Slovak 500 km
July 16th, 2012
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Tatra in the Kaliningrad press
July 16th, 2012
Какие бы сложности не вставали на пути у чешских инженеров, они всегда находили изящное, а зачастую и необычное решение. На автозавод «Tatra» в 1923 году попал молодой и дерзкий инженер-конструктор Ганс Ледвинка. Согласно его разработке, замкнутая рама заменялась на расположенную по продольной оси трубу. Мотор жестко крепился с одного ее конца, задний мост — с [...]
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Tatra and other fire trucks on tour
July 16th, 2012
Zlin – Zlin Square of Peace in the afternoon ending point of the fourth Advertising Association Fire tours Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. This year’s ride, which was on Friday 29 June started in Czech Cieszyn, she graduated from the historic fire trucks that his crews traveled for four days a total of 320 kilometers. The [...]
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Remember Top Gear & Tatra?
July 16th, 2012
In the early Nineties I appeared on a car show for Channel 4 calledDriven, which was produced by my friend Muriel Gray. This was a show that used a lot of the same tropes that Top Gear would later employ. Muriel knew that I had a great affection for Tatra cars which were made in [...]
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Wonderful Phoenix photos
July 16th, 2012
http://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-56234950-tatra-vyrabi-mene-nez-loni#fotogalerie-gf139701-17-1386170
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AERODYNAMICS: FROM ART TO SCIENCE
July 1st, 2012
A new exhibit opening soon at the Petersen Automotive Museum will appeal to both the automotive enthusiast as well as those who love avant-garde design. Aerodynamics: From Art to Science opens June 16, 2012, and will run through May 27, 2013 in the museum’s Gordon R. Howard Gallery.
http://www.petersen.org/default.cfm?docid=1087
http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-best-of-the-web121/
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/at-petersen-cars-that-cheated-the-wind-if-not-always-gracefully/
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In need of a lot of courage
June 28th, 2012
http://hooniverse.com/2012/06/27/got-any-plans-for-this-tatraplan/
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Video: Jay Leno’s T 87
June 28th, 2012
Take a look at Jay Leno’s Czech-made Tatra T87, which pioneered ideas in streamlining, suspension and fuel efficiency.
http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/multimedia/videos/jay-lenos-garage-1938-tatra-t87/
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Silk Way Rally 2012: Loprais preparations + Video
June 28th, 2012
InstaForex Eurol Veka Team Tops the SWR 2012 Preparations by Testing Session in Slovakia
Under a close supervision of Peter Verluis, Eurol Veka MAN team owner and an experienced racing pilot himself, Ales Loprais was chasing the red MAN special for 800 kilometers of a grueling test ride in Slovak sands. Fans can distinguish some visual [...]
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Het Loo International Concours cntnd
June 27th, 2012
http://www.velocetoday.com/het-loo-2012/
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